Female Mafia Name Generator

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Generate female mafia names for novels, tabletop games and murder mystery parties: nicknamed characters like Rosalia "Rosie Pearls" Bellafiore, heads of the family like Donna Vittoria Malaspina, Prohibition molls like Mabel "Mink" Maguire and street names like Mulberry Street Millie. Every entry is meant as a fictional character.

About female mafia names

The women on this list are characters in a film and novel tradition, the mob story, and nothing more. Italian and Italian-American names are ordinary family names carried by millions of people; the genre borrowed them, and this page borrows them back for invented women of invented crime families. No entry is meant to describe a real person.

The classic shape is a baptismal name, a street nickname in quotes and a surname: Concetta "Connie Espresso" Tedesco. Nicknames come from a front business, a habit, a neighborhood or the everyday short form of the given name (Concetta becomes Connie, Giuseppina becomes Josie). Italian women's names mostly end in -a, and many are feminine forms of a male name: Vincenza, Gaetana, Salvatrice. In Italy a woman keeps her own surname after marriage, so a Sicilian character carries her father's family name, while an Italian-American wife of the 1950s would usually have taken her husband's. Donna, the feminine of Don, is a real Italian title of respect; fiction adds Madrina (godmother), Consigliera and the borrowed ranks Boss, Underboss and Capo.

The list mixes those nicknamed full names with titled heads of the family, old-country Sicilian names, modern wives and heirs, quote-free street names, 1920s gun molls with Irish, Jewish and Polish surnames, and a few present-day queenpins.

How to choose female mafia names

  • Tie the nickname to her front. A florist, a bakery, a fur shop or a bookkeeping office gives you "The Florist", "Patsy Pastries", "Susie Furs" or "Philly Ledgers" without any explaining.
  • Pick the era first. Prohibition molls suit slang nicknames and mixed big-city surnames (Flossie "Fingers" Flanagan), a 1960s family suits double names like Toni Ann Ferraro, and a Sicilian setting suits plain old-country names such as Venera Zappalà.
  • Use a title to show rank at a glance: Donna or Madrina for the head of the family, Consigliera for her adviser, Capo for a crew leader. One titled character per family is usually enough.
  • Keep your story clear of real people. Do not give a character the surname of a famous crime family or the nickname of a real mobster; swap the first name and surname between two entries to make a name of your own.
  • Say it the way a rival would. If "Tell Rosie Pearls I said hello" sounds right out loud, the name works.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good name for a female mafia boss?

Titled names read as the head of a family straight away: Donna Vittoria Malaspina, Boss Marisa Lombardi or Madrina Giuditta Lo Monaco. For a boss known by reputation, a nickname does the work, as in Regina "The Queen" Agostini or The Matriarch of Mott Street.

What do you call a woman who runs a mafia family?

Fiction usually calls her Donna, the feminine of Don, which is a real Italian title of respect for a woman. Writers also use Madrina, the Italian word for godmother, and the English coinage queenpin. These are storytelling conventions, so use whichever fits the tone of your setting.

Are these the names of real mobsters?

No. The list was drafted as fiction and steers away from the surnames of famous crime families and the nicknames of famous gangsters. Italian surnames are common, so any match with a real person is a coincidence, and nothing here describes anyone real.

What was a gun moll?

Gun moll is American slang recorded from the early 1900s, first for a woman thief; in the Prohibition years it came to mean a gangster's female companion, and pulp fiction soon made her a driver, lookout or crook in her own right. The list has a block of them, such as Mabel "Mink" Maguire, Goldie "Getaway" Greer and Hatbox Hattie Horowitz.

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A: 38 names

  • Acting Boss Ada Villa
  • Acting Boss Dina Bianco
  • Acting Boss Lia Marini
  • Addolorata "The Mourner" Scuderi
  • Adriana "Addie Aces" Garofalo
  • Adrianna Marchetti
  • Agata "Aggie Almonds" Cannizzaro
  • Agatina Privitera
  • Agnes "Alley Cat" Abruzzo
  • Alessandra "Sandy Sapphires" Milani
  • Alessia "Alibi" Capasso
  • Alexa Belladonna

A, continued

  • Alfia Torrisi
  • Andrea Malatesta
  • Angela "La Lupa" Tomaselli
  • Angela Maria La Spina
  • Angela Rose DiBenedetto
  • Angie "Angie Anisette" Rota
  • Anna Marie LoPresti
  • Anna Rita Caltabiano
  • Anna Trapani
  • Annamaria Caputo
  • Annette "Nettie Nylons" Stella
  • Annunziata "Nancy Needles" Barbieri
  • Antoinette "Toni Two-Coats" Bevilacqua

A, continued

  • Antonella "Toni Tiramisu" Baldi
  • Antonietta "Nettie Numbers" Rinaldi
  • Antonina Giambrone
  • Aria "The High Note" Savino
  • Arianna Rose Sala
  • Arthur Avenue Annie
  • Ashley Quattrocchi
  • Assunta "Susie Furs" Marchetti
  • Audrey "Offshore" Ashcroft
  • Aunt Dolly Carbone
  • Aunt Philly Saraceno
  • Auntie Espresso
  • Aurora "Daybreak" Noto

B: 28 names

  • Babe Carbone
  • Backroom Betty Brandt
  • Barbara Ann Caruso
  • Bayonne Bette Guidi
  • Beatrice "Bea Nice" Giambrone
  • Beatrix "Big Bea" Vandermeer
  • Benedetta "The Matchmaker" Guerra
  • Benedetta Lo Verde
  • Bernadette "Bernie Books" Zito
  • Bernice "Brass Tacks" Bellini
  • Bessie "Bathtub Gin" Boyle
  • Beulah "Bootleg" Banks
  • Bianca "The Dove" Galli
  • Big Angie Tedesco

B, continued

  • Birdie "Blackjack" Brennan
  • Black Veil Vittoria
  • Blondie Bellanca
  • Boots Malloy
  • Boss Carla Martino
  • Boss Gilda Fabbri
  • Boss Marisa Lombardi
  • Boss Nives Cattaneo
  • Boss Rina Montanari
  • Boss Wanda Pellegrini
  • Brianna Mezzanotte
  • Bridget "Bricks" O'Malley
  • Brigida "The Bridge Tender" Pellegrini
  • Brooklyn Bea Bassi

C: 48 names

  • Calogera "Lily Lemons" Lentini
  • Calogera Noto
  • Camilla "Chamomile" Lo Verde
  • Camille "Cammy Camellias" Bonetti
  • Capo Edda Mancini
  • Capo Iris Giordano
  • Capo Livia Rizzo
  • Capo Marilena Esposito
  • Capo Ombretta Ricci
  • Capo Tosca Ferrari
  • Capo Vera Costa
  • Capo Zita Marino

C, continued

  • Carmela "Carmie Coats" Ferrante
  • Carmela Pappalardo
  • Carmelina "Lina Lockets" Amato
  • Carmelina Consoli
  • Carmella Jo DeMarco
  • Carmen Marie Montanari
  • Carol Ann Gentile
  • Catania Kate
  • Caterina "The Cat" Randazzo
  • Caterina Taormina
  • Celeste "Champagne" Duval
  • Celestina "The Choir Director" Santacroce

C, continued

  • Cettina "La Vipera" Finocchiaro
  • Charleston Charlotte Conti
  • Chiara "Kiki Keys" Riva
  • Chicago Chickie Costa
  • Christine DelVecchio
  • Cigarette Girl Sylvia
  • Clara "Kid Gloves" Kessler
  • Claudia "Clean Hands" Keller
  • Clelia "The Clockmaker" Passalacqua
  • Concetta "Connie Espresso" Tedesco
  • Concettina Scuderi
  • Connie "Connie Cufflinks" Pisano

C, continued

  • Consigliera Amalia Romano
  • Consigliera Berta Sala
  • Consigliera Cornelia Benedetti
  • Consigliera Delia Barone
  • Consigliera Elda Rossetti
  • Consigliera Fulvia Caputo
  • Contessa Carlotta
  • Cookie Sanfilippo
  • Cora "Cold Cream" Corrigan
  • Corner Booth Connie Conti
  • Costanza "La Duchessa" La Spina
  • Cousin Tessie Napoli

D: 42 names

  • Daniela "Dani Dimes" Damiani
  • Danielle Santamaria
  • Deanna D'Angelo
  • Debora "Deadline" Macaluso
  • Della "Derringer" Doyle
  • Delphine "Deuce" Moreau
  • Denise "Niecy Nails" Perrone
  • Diamond Dora Donnelly
  • Diane "The Dealer" Pozzi
  • Dina DiGiacomo
  • Dinah "Dynamite" Dugan
  • Dolores "Dolly Dollars" Nardi
  • Domenica "The Schoolteacher" Fiore
  • Domenica Pantaleo

D, continued

  • Donatella "Dottie Dice" Conti
  • Donna Agnese Bellafiore
  • Donna Albina Chiaramonte
  • Donna Bettina Zappalà
  • Donna Carolina Acquaviva
  • Donna Cesira Monteleone
  • Donna Ermelinda Sanfilippo
  • Donna Eufemia Santamaria
  • Donna Filippa Cammarata
  • Donna Gelsomina Bonfiglio
  • Donna Giacinta La Rosa
  • Donna Ippolita Caracciolo
  • Donna Leonarda Cangelosi
  • Donna Lucrezia Boccanegra

D, continued

  • Donna Marianna Lo Bianco
  • Donna Matilde Cardinale
  • Donna Nunziatina Trovato
  • Donna Oriana Patanè
  • Donna Pietra Battiato
  • Donna Rachele Guarino
  • Donna Rosalinda Mezzanotte
  • Donna Severina Castiglione
  • Donna Tecla Ingrassia
  • Donna Teodora Bentivoglio
  • Donna Violante Vassallo
  • Donna Vittoria Malaspina
  • Dot "Dimples" Delaney
  • Duchess Delacroix

E: 11 names

  • Edna "Ether" Ellery
  • Elena "Pearls" Di Pasquale
  • Eleonora "Nora Nickels" De Rosa
  • Elvira "The Undertaker's Wife" Buonocore
  • Emanuela Schembri
  • Emma "Emeralds" Schillaci
  • Enza Guastella
  • Ersilia "The Embroiderer" Quattrocchi
  • Essie "Easy Street" Esposito
  • Esther "Encore" Edelman
  • Eufrasia "The Envelope" Caracciolo

F: 18 names

  • Fabiola "Fables" Di Salvo
  • Fay "Fast Car" Farrow
  • Federal Hill Filomena
  • Filippa Marsala
  • Filomena "Philly Ledgers" Sansone
  • Fina "La Furba" Occhipinti
  • Fiorella "Fifi Feathers" Monti
  • Flavia "La Romana" Tumino
  • Flo "The Favor" Guidi

F, continued

  • Florence "Flapper Flo" Finnegan
  • Flossie "Fingers" Flanagan
  • Fortunata "The Four-Leaf Clover" Mezzanotte
  • Francesca "Frannie Figs" Mariani
  • Francesca Paola Interlandi
  • Francesca Rose Bellini
  • Francine "The Furrier" Lazzari
  • Fur Coat Frieda Feldman
  • Fur Collar Franca

G: 32 names

  • Gabriella Valentini
  • Gaetana "The Tailor's Daughter" Cusimano
  • Gaetanina Spampinato
  • Gemma "The Jeweler" Martinelli
  • Georgia "Peach Pit" Beaumont
  • Geraldine "Gerry Gardenias" Vinci
  • Gertie "Gin Mill" Gallagher
  • Gia "Giardiniera" Forte
  • Giacoma Catanzaro
  • Giada "Jade" Butera

G, continued

  • Gianna "Gigi Gloves" Durante
  • Gin Alley Ginny
  • Gina "Gina Gelato" Ventura
  • Gina Marie Tedesco
  • Ginevra "Ginny Rummy" Donati
  • Giovanna "Joanie Cadillac" Caruso
  • Giovanna Occhipinti
  • Girolama Alcamo
  • Giuliana Cattaneo
  • Giuseppa Sciacca
  • Giuseppina "Josie Ricotta" Palumbo

G, continued

  • Gloria "The Headline" Giorgi
  • Godmother Alba Zarcone
  • Godmother Gigi
  • Godmother Tullia Scaduto
  • Godmother Velia Sciortino
  • Godmother Zelinda Tantillo
  • Gold Tooth Gilda
  • Goldie "Getaway" Greer
  • Grazia "La Catanese" Iacono
  • Graziella "The Landlady" Montalto
  • Greta "Grappa" Ferrigno

H: 8 names

  • Harper "Hard Six" Holloway
  • Harriet "Hush Money" Hale
  • Hat Check Helen Hart
  • Hatbox Hattie Horowitz
  • Hazel "Hatpin" Hennessy
  • Helena "Hedge Fund" Hartmann
  • High Heels Ilenia
  • Hoboken Helen Natoli

I: 9 names

  • Ida "Ice Wagon" Isaacs
  • Ignazia Musumeci
  • Ilaria "Lullaby" Guastella
  • Immacolata "The Hairdresser" Sciacca
  • Ingrid "Ice Queen" Halvorsen
  • Iolanda "The Anvil" Boccanegra
  • Irene "Iodine" Catanzaro
  • Isabella "Izzy Ice" Ferri
  • Ivana "La Bionda" Consoli

J: 12 names

  • Jacqueline Buonocore
  • Janine DiNardo
  • Jeannette "The Judge" Tosi
  • Jersey Jeannie Rota
  • Jo Marie Fabbri
  • JoAnn "Jo Jo Jewels" Filippi
  • Joanne Ferrara
  • Jolanda "Jackpot" Tarantino
  • Josephine "Jazz Baby" Jablonski
  • Josephine "Joey Heels" Carrington
  • Josie "Josie Jukebox" Ferretti
  • Juliana Pellegrino

K: 4 names

  • Katia "Kisses" Siragusa
  • Katya "Kopeck" Sokolova
  • Kitty Callahan of Canal Street
  • Knitting Needles Nunzia

L: 26 names

  • Lady Luck Lorenzo
  • Lara "Lacework" Taormina
  • Laura Jean Bianco
  • Lena "Lights Out" Lombardi
  • Leonarda Siragusa
  • Letizia "The Bookkeeper" Farina
  • Letizia Schillaci
  • Liboria Butera
  • Lidia "La Professoressa" Arena
  • Liliana "The Lily" Malaspina
  • Lindy Hop Lil Levine
  • Little Flo Marino
  • Lola "Low Profile" Vega

L, continued

  • Loredana "Lori Lipstick" Valente
  • Lorena DellaRocca
  • Loretta "Lottie Lotto" Mauro
  • Lorraine "Rainy Day" Fusco
  • Lottie "Lookout" Lindqvist
  • Lucetta Campisi
  • Lucia "Lulu Lanterns" Privitera
  • Lucia Marie Barone
  • Lucia Sapienza
  • Lucille "Lucy Loose Change" Nicoletti
  • Ludovica "Ludo Lace" Costantini
  • Luisa "Lulu Lira" Cataldi
  • Lulu "Last Call" LaRue

M: 48 names

  • Mabel "Mink" Maguire
  • Madame Mezzanotte
  • Maddalena "Maddie Marbles" Di Bella
  • Madrina Giuditta Lo Monaco
  • Madrina Ida Mannino
  • Madrina Lea Miceli
  • Madrina Nilde Mulè
  • Madrina Orsola Pecoraro
  • Madrina Palma Pirrone
  • Madrina Rosina Restivo
  • Madrina Sabina Riggio
  • Mafalda "La Baronessa" Lo Giudice

M, continued

  • Mama Gemma Olivieri
  • Mama Lucia Bevilacqua
  • Mama Rosa Ferrante
  • Marcella "Marcie Marsala" Vaccaro
  • Margot "The Auditor" Langley
  • Maria Carmela Amoroso
  • Maria Concetta Arena
  • Maria Grazia Cavallaro
  • Maria Pia Lo Giudice
  • Marianne "The Mayor" Rocca
  • Marie "Mimi Matinee" Leonardi
  • Marie Elena Santucci

M, continued

  • Mariella Altieri
  • Marina "Rina Riviera" Piazza
  • Marisa Di Pasquale
  • Marta "Mascara" Cutrona
  • Mary Grace Palmieri
  • Maryann Galli
  • Marzia "The Collector" Ferrara
  • Matchbook Marge Monahan
  • Maxine "Moxie" Marlowe
  • Melina "La Piccola" Interlandi
  • Melina Cutrona
  • Mia "Mia Culpa" Granata

M, continued

  • Michele Passalacqua
  • Michelina "Mickey Marzipan" Bernardi
  • Millie "Millie Mittens" Natoli
  • Mimma "La Gatta" Raciti
  • Minnie "The Moll" Marconi
  • Mirella "Miri Mirrors" Salvi
  • Monica "Moonlight" Modica
  • Monique "Moneyclip" Marchand
  • Moonshine Mae Mulligan
  • Morena "La Mora" Di Mauro
  • Mulberry Street Millie
  • Myrtle "The Mouthpiece" Malone

N: 22 names

  • Nadia "Nightgown" Ragusa
  • Nadine "Nine Irons" Whitlock
  • Nanette Marini
  • Napoli Nina
  • Natalie Fontana
  • Nedda "La Fornaia" Caltabiano
  • Nell "Knuckles" Novak
  • Nella Finocchiaro
  • Nickel Nora Nolan
  • Nicole Bonaventura
  • Nicoletta "Nicky Nightcap" Olivieri

N, continued

  • Nina Di Salvo
  • Ninfa "La Volpe" Torrisi
  • Noemi "No Comment" Campisi
  • Nonna Concetta Grassi
  • Nonna Pina Marchetti
  • Nonna Tina Fiorentino
  • Norma "The Opera Singer" Bentivoglio
  • North End Nettie
  • Nuccia "La Tigre" Musumeci
  • Nunzia "The Notary" Grasso
  • Nunziata Leanza

O: 6 names

  • Olga "Overcoat" Trapani
  • Olimpia "The Gold Medal" Acquaviva
  • Opal "Nine Lives" O'Dwyer
  • Orazia Di Mauro
  • Ornella "Nellie Nightshade" Sartori
  • Ottavia "The Eighth Sister" Malatesta

P: 23 names

  • Palermo Paola
  • Pamela "Peppermint" Marsala
  • Paola "Paulie Perfume" Negri
  • Paolina Modica
  • Pasqualina "Patsy Pastries" Morelli
  • Patrizia "Patty Cakes" Sorrentino
  • Paulette "The Pawnbroker" Bertolini
  • Peaches Palermo
  • Pearl "Pistol" Pruitt
  • Pearl Earring Piera
  • Peggy "Payroll" Pellegrino

P, continued

  • Penny Ante Annie
  • Philly Flo Perrone
  • Phyllis "The Till" Castelli
  • Piera Ferrigno
  • Pierina "The Little Stone" Altieri
  • Pietra Mazzara
  • Pina "Pina Pistachio" Morandi
  • Pinuccia Iacono
  • Pippa "La Zia" Sapienza
  • Pretty Patty Pagano
  • Principessa Paolina
  • Provvidenza "The Prophet" Tumminello

Q: 3 names

  • Quick Connie Cataldi
  • Quiet Maria Bruni
  • Quirina "The Quiet One" Borghese

R: 31 names

  • Raffaella "The Florist" Fontana
  • Ramona "Receipts" Reyes
  • Rebecca "Rubies" Alcamo
  • Red Nails Renata
  • Regina "The Queen" Agostini
  • Renata "Rennie Receipts" Zanetti
  • Renee DeFazio
  • Rina "La Regina" Amoroso
  • Rita Ragusa
  • Roadster Rosie Ricci

R, continued

  • Rochelle "The Ring" Pastore
  • Rolling Pin Rosaria
  • Romina "Romy Roses" D'Agostino
  • Rooftop Ruthie Rabin
  • Rosa Maria Giuffrida
  • Rosalba Raciti
  • Rosalia "Rosie Pearls" Bellafiore
  • Rosalia Cannizzaro
  • Rosalie Ann Benedetti
  • Rosalinda Macaluso

R, continued

  • Rosanna "Roxy Roulette" De Santis
  • Rosaria "The Seamstress" Bonaccorso
  • Rosaria Virzì
  • Rose "Rumrunner" Rafferty
  • Roseann "Rosie Ribbons" Bassi
  • Roseanne Lombardi
  • Rosemarie "Ro Ro Rolls" Fiorentino
  • Rosetta "La Rossa" Spampinato
  • Rosetta Alongi
  • Ruby "Red" Rosen
  • Runabout Polly Prescott

S: 34 names

  • Sabrina "Bree Bracelets" Santini
  • Sadie "Sidecar" Shulman
  • Salvatrice "The Pharmacist" Pappalardo
  • Salvina Cascone
  • Sandra "The Sandbag" Abate
  • Santa Mirabella
  • Santina "Tina Thimbles" Pagano
  • Santuzza "La Vedova" Cavallaro
  • Sarina "La Palermitana" Cascone
  • Sebastiana Patanè
  • Selma "Speakeasy" Stein

S, continued

  • Serafina "The Saint" Palmieri
  • Siena "Si Si" Carlucci
  • Signora Bice Anzalone
  • Signora Clara Bellavia
  • Signora Dora Ciaccio
  • Signora Enrica Cottone
  • Silk Stockings Sally
  • Silvana "Silvie Silk" Bruni
  • Simona "Mona Monaco" Ruggeri
  • Simone "Safecracker" St. James
  • Siobhan "Shiv" Byrne

S, continued

  • Skinny Ginny Vaccaro
  • Sloane "Small Print" Sinclair
  • Sofia "Sugar" Alongi
  • Sonia "Sunday Best" Mazzara
  • Sophia Grace Pellegrini
  • Staten Island Stella
  • Stella "The Stiletto" Ranieri
  • Sunday Hat Sofia
  • Sunglasses Silvana
  • Sweet Adeline Amato
  • Sweet Lorraine Santini
  • Switchboard Susie Schwartz

T: 30 names

  • Tall Paula Palmieri
  • Tamara "Tarot" Pantaleo
  • Tanina "La Muta" Schembri
  • Tatiana "Tiara" Petrova
  • Taylor Street Tina
  • Teresa "Tessie Two-Shoes" Longo
  • Terri Lynn Serra
  • Tessie "Tessie Typewriter" Napoli
  • The Baroness of Bay Ridge
  • The Contessa of Court Street
  • The Duchess of Dyker Heights
  • The Empress of Elizabeth Street
  • The Lady of Little Italy
  • The Matriarch of Mott Street
  • The Queen of Carroll Gardens

T, continued

  • The Rose of Bensonhurst
  • The Widow Bellafiore
  • The Widow Santamaria
  • Theresa "Terry Tollbooth" Romeo
  • Tillie "Ten Percent" Tucci
  • Tina "Tina Tickets" Pace
  • Tina Jean Rossetti
  • Tina Tumino
  • Tindara "La Sarta" Giuffrida
  • Tiziana "Tizzy Tips" Orlando
  • Toni Ann Ferraro
  • Toots Sweeney
  • Trixie "Tommy Gun" Tremaine
  • Two-Espresso Teresa
  • Two-Gun Tessa Tormey

U: 7 names

  • Underboss Bruna Gentile
  • Underboss Franca Ferraro
  • Underboss Ileana De Angelis
  • Underboss Milena Parisi
  • Underboss Piera Conte
  • Underboss Susanna Serra
  • Ursula "Umbrella" Restivo

V: 11 names

  • Valentina "The Velvet Glove" Basile
  • Vanessa "Vespa" Militello
  • Vegas Val Ventura
  • Venera Zappalà
  • Vera "Velvet" Kowalski
  • Victoria Anne Rinaldi
  • Vincenza "Vinnie Velvet" Silvestri
  • Vincenzina Trovato
  • Vita Tarantino
  • Vivian "Queenpin" Sterling
  • Viviana "The Violet" Bianchi

W: 4 names

  • Whisper Wilma Weber
  • Winifred "Winnie the Books" Abernathy
  • Winnie "Wheels" Walsh
  • Wooden Spoon Assunta

Y: 2 names

  • Yolanda "The Yardstick" Cavallo
  • Yvette "Yacht Club" Laurent

Z: 3 names

  • Zaira "The Last Word" Colonna
  • Zia Carmela Morelli
  • Zia Peppina Esposito