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Origin: Italian

Meaning: Cheerful; Joyful

Those with Latin or Italian ancestry will love the adorable girl's name, Alegra. Meaning "cheerful" and "joyful," there's no better way of inspiring hilarious tickling sessions than by choosing a bubbly name like this. The Italian variant, Allegra, is curiously close to allegro, meaning "quick, lively tempo," which is why American prima ballerina Allegra Kent has such graceful moves on the stage. Many poets, from Lord Byron to George Gordon, named their children Allegra, so clearly, this name inspires talent—and this one-L version offers a sweet twist on the classic. Whatever baby excels at, and let's hope their first love is the fine art of sleep!