The Italian word for "Little Sun" as a name?

qquito

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Feb 14, 2010, 7:10:56 PM2/14/10

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Hello, Everyone:

The Italian word for the sun is "sole". Is there a single Italian word
that means "little sun"? If there is not, how would you form such a
word as in the way from "Roberto" to "Robertino" or from "Cielo" to
"Cielito" (Spanish in this case). I want to find such a word in
Italian as a pet name for either a boy or a pet that means "little
sun" or "small sun".

Thank you for reading and replying!

--Roland

PaulJK

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Feb 15, 2010, 12:16:24 AM2/15/10

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Well you can call your pet Pocosole as in "poco sole" (little sun).
Or make up "sole" > "solino" as in "padre" -> "padrino" :-)

pjk

Ekkehard Dengler

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Feb 15, 2010, 2:03:12 AM2/15/10

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PaulJK wrote:
> qquito wrote:
>> Hello, Everyone:
>>
>> The Italian word for the sun is "sole". Is there a single Italian
>> word that means "little sun"? If there is not, how would you form
>> such a word as in the way from "Roberto" to "Robertino" or from
>> "Cielo" to "Cielito" (Spanish in this case). I want to find such a
>> word in Italian as a pet name for either a boy or a pet that means
>> "little sun" or "small sun".
>>
>> Thank you for reading and replying!
>
> Well you can call your pet Pocosole as in "poco sole" (little sun).

That would mean "not enough sunshine", unless I'm very much mistaken.

> Or make up "sole" > "solino"

That seems a better idea. I'm not sure how usual "solino" is, but cf.

http://lemieorchidee.fotoblog.it/archive/2008/12/08/egretta-alba-si-scalda-a
l-solino.html:

"Egretta alba si scalda al solino".

Regards,
Ekkehard

Marco Turconi

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Feb 15, 2010, 6:58:18 AM2/15/10

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"solino" is not used, and it does not sound good, although it is
grammatically correct; the reason being that it is the same as "little
sole" in italian "piccola suola".

A better way to say "little sun" in just one word could be "soletto"...
but there is a phrase "solo soletto" that means: "really alone".

I think it's better you choose a different name.

ranjit_...@yahoo.com

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Feb 15, 2010, 1:51:02 PM2/15/10

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On Feb 14, 7:10 pm, qquito <qqu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, Everyone:
>
> The Italian word for the sun is "sole". Is there a single Italian word
> that means "little sun"? If there is not, how would you form such a
> word as in the way from "Roberto" to "Robertino" or from "Cielo" to
> "Cielito" (Spanish in this case). I want to find such a word in
> Italian as a pet name for either a boy or a pet that means "little
> sun" or "small sun".

sole piccolo.

Ekkehard Dengler

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Feb 16, 2010, 2:41:17 AM2/16/10

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Port. "solinho" would fit the bill nicely. Port. <nh> is pronounced like
Ital. <gn>.

Regards,
Ekkehard

Marco Pagliero

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Feb 19, 2010, 7:43:27 AM2/19/10

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On 15 Feb., 01:10, qquito wrote:
> The Italian word for the sun is "sole". Is there a single Italian word
> that means "little sun"? If there is not, how would you form such a
> word as in the way from "Roberto" to "Robertino" or from "Cielo" to
> "Cielito" (Spanish in this case). I want to find such a word in
> Italian as a pet name for either a boy or a pet that means "little
> sun" or "small sun".

The only diminutive of "sun" I know to be used in reality is
"solicello" and that means more a "weak" sun than a "small" sun.

I think there was at least a racehorse with this name (or was that a
jumper?) however, so if you like the sound you can use it for a pet or
a boy and then explain that it means a friendly, caressing sun as
opposite to a fierce, ardent one.

Greetings
Marco P