Italian Boy Names
522 italian boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
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Italian boy names sound like they belong to someone confident and warm — rich, rolling, and full of style. The favorites lead: Luca, Leonardo, Lorenzo and Matteo.
For extra flair there’s Enzo, Giovanni, Emiliano and Romeo, while Angelo, Marco, Dante and Nico are effortlessly cool.
Every name below opens to its full page — its sourced meaning, U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you choose.
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Teofilo#12152 in the U.S.Teofilo is the Spanish and Italian form of Theophilus, from Greek theos ('god') and philos ('fr▶Adante#12163 in the U.S.Adante reads as an A- opening joined to Dante, and it also echoes the Italian musical term 'and▶Albino#12208 in the U.S.Albino is an Italian and Spanish personal name from Latin 'Albinus', a derivative of 'albus', '▶Viviano#12214 in the U.S.Viviano is the Italian form of Vivian, from the Latin Vivianus ('alive; lively'), rooted in viv▶Vicenzo#12221 in the U.S.A spelling of the Italian Vincenzo, itself from the Latin Vincentius (vincere, 'to conquer') — ▶Yovanny#12260 in the U.S.A Latin American spelling of Giovanni, the Italian John, ultimately from the Hebrew Yochanan, '▶Adonte#12271 in the U.S.Adonte is best read as a coined name pairing an A- opening with Donte, an American form of Dant▶Antoino#12281 in the U.S.Antoino reads as a variant, most likely a transposed spelling, of Antonio, from the old Roman f▶Arthuro#12315 in the U.S.Arthuro is a respelled Arturo, the Spanish and Italian form of Arthur, made to look closer to t▶Sisto#12335 in the U.S.Sisto is the Italian form of Sixtus, a name borne by several early popes. It derives either fro▶Rino#12361 in the U.S.Rino is a traditional Italian short form, clipped from longer names that end in -rino - among t▶Anjelo#12363 in the U.S.A respelling of Angelo, from Greek 'angelos' ('messenger') by way of Latin and Italian — 'angel▶Arelio#12382 in the U.S.Arelio reads as a modern respelling or coinage echoing Aurelio (from Latin 'aureus', 'golden');▶Arlando#12385 in the U.S.Arlando reads as a form of Orlando (the Italian form of Roland, from Germanic 'hrod' + 'land', ▶Aliano#12390 in the U.S.Aliano reads as an Italian/Spanish-flavored name — an elaboration of Ali or Aliano, also an Ita▶Amedeo#12409 in the U.S.Amedeo is the Italian form of Amadeus, from Latin amare ('to love') and Deus ('God'), meaning '▶Amidio#12411 in the U.S.Amidio is an Italian name and surname, likely tied to Amidei or to Amedeo ('lover of God'), and▶Anello#12428 in the U.S.Anello is an Italian name and surname meaning 'ring; little ring,' also a variant of Aniello (f▶Anghelo#12429 in the U.S.Anghelo is a spelling of Angelo, from Greek angelos, 'messenger; angel.' The gh spelling reflec▶Alexsandro#12436 in the U.S.Alexsandro is a spelling in the family of Alessandro and Alexandre, the Italian and Portuguese ▶Armondo#12451 in the U.S.Armondo is a spelling of Armando, the Italian/Spanish form of Herman, from Germanic hariman ('a▶Bernardino#12477 in the U.S.Bernardino is a Spanish and Italian diminutive of Bernard, from Germanic 'bern' (bear) and 'har▶Aviano#12491 in the U.S.Aviano is the name of a town in northeastern Italy, adopted as a modern given name. As a person▶Costello#12507 in the U.S.From the surname Costello — in Ireland an anglicizing of Mac Oisdealbhaigh, and in Italy a name▶Avanti#12540 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Avanti, one of the great ancient kingdoms of India, centred on the city of Ujjain▶Biagio#12541 in the U.S.Biagio is the Italian form of Blaise, from the Latin blaesus ('lisping; stammering'). It honors▶Brasi#12562 in the U.S.Brasi is an Italian surname; as a given name it reads mostly as a pop-culture pick, tied to the▶Decarlo#12566 in the U.S.Decarlo pairs the popular De- prefix with Carlo, the Italian form of Charles (from a Germanic w▶Ancelmo#12598 in the U.S.A Spanish and Italian form of Anselm, from the Germanic 'ans' (a god) and 'helm' (helmet, prote▶Capone#12602 in the U.S.Capone is an Italian surname, most famous through gangster Al Capone; as a nickname surname it ▶Dalessandro#12609 in the U.S.Dalessandro is the Italian surname D'Alessandro, meaning 'of Alessandro' or 'son of Alessandro,▶Celio#12611 in the U.S.Celio is an Italian name from the Latin Caelius, a Roman family name tied to caelum, 'heaven; s▶Cesario#12614 in the U.S.Cesario is an Italian name derived from Caesar/Cesare (the Roman name/title for 'emperor'). It ▶Dimarco#12617 in the U.S.Dimarco reads as the Italian surname Di Marco, 'son of Marco' or 'of Marco', used as a first na▶Ciano#12637 in the U.S.An Italian short form of names ending in '-ciano', such as Luciano ('light') or Feliciano ('luc▶Anastasio#12651 in the U.S.Anastasio is the Italian and Spanish masculine form of Anastasia, from the Greek anastasis, mea▶Gaspare#12672 in the U.S.Gaspare is the Italian form of Gaspar or Caspar, a name traditionally understood as 'treasurer'▶Dantae#12686 in the U.S.A spelling of Dante, a short form of Durante, from Latin 'durans', 'enduring; steadfast; lastin▶Darrio#12691 in the U.S.A spelling of Dario, the Italian/Spanish form of Darius, from Old Persian Darayavaush, 'possess▶Elpidio#12706 in the U.S.A Spanish and Italian name from the Late Latin/Greek Elpidius, from elpis ('hope'). Borne by ea▶Elissandro#12707 in the U.S.A form of Alessandro (the Italian Alexander), from the Greek Alexandros, 'defender of men; prot▶Demico#12717 in the U.S.A modern blended name joining a 'De-' prefix with Mico or Amico (Italian 'amico', 'friend'). A ▶Elmo#12773 in the U.S.An Italian short form of Erasmus (from Greek erasmios, 'beloved, desired'), best known through ▶Geovannie#12788 in the U.S.Geovannie is a phonetic respelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, which comes from the ▶Demarko#12789 in the U.S.A modern coinage on the De- prefix plus Marco, echoing the surname DeMarco, 'of Marco' (Marco, ▶Greco#12789 in the U.S.Greco is an Italian surname from greco, 'Greek', originally marking someone of Greek origin or ▶Enzio#12818 in the U.S.Enzio is an Italian name, a fuller form of Enzo, generally linked to the German Heinz (a short ▶Ettore#12830 in the U.S.Ettore is the Italian form of Hector, from the Greek Hektor, 'holding fast' or 'steadfast.' Hec▶Giorno#12852 in the U.S.The Italian word 'giorno', 'day' (from Latin 'diurnus'). Also known as Giorno Giovanna, a chara▶Govanni#12855 in the U.S.Govanni is a spelling variant of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from the Hebrew Yohanan, '▶Gianpaolo#12859 in the U.S.Gianpaolo is an Italian double name fusing Gian, a short form of Giovanni (John, from Hebrew Yo▶Fortunato#12872 in the U.S.From the Latin Fortunatus, 'lucky, fortunate, blessed by fortune', carried into Italian and Spa▶Gangelo#12880 in the U.S.Gangelo reads as a modern coinage, most likely a blend of Gian (a form of John, 'God is graciou▶Geraldo#12887 in the U.S.Geraldo is a Spanish and Italian form of Gerald, from Germanic roots ger ('spear') and wald ('r▶Giangelo#12890 in the U.S.Giangelo reads as a modern coinage, most likely a blend of Gian (a form of John, 'God is gracio▶Givonni#12894 in the U.S.A contemporary respelling of the Italian Giovanni, itself a form of John ('God is gracious'). A▶Deanglo#12922 in the U.S.Deanglo is an African American coined name that fuses the popular De- prefix with Angelo, the I▶Ignazio#12961 in the U.S.The Italian form of Ignatius, traditionally linked to the Latin ignis ('fire') and read as 'fie▶Ilario#12963 in the U.S.The Italian form of Hilary, from the Latin hilaris ('cheerful; merry'), meaning 'cheerful' or '▶Fredrico#12972 in the U.S.Fredrico is a spelling of Federico, the Italian and Spanish form of Frederick, from the Germani▶Ronrico#12974 in the U.S.Ronrico is a modern blend joining Ron (from Ronald, 'ruler's counsel') with Rico, the lively sh▶Jangelo#13042 in the U.S.Jangelo is a modern blend joining a Ja- or Jan- opening to Angelo, the Italian name from Greek ▶Joncarlo#13052 in the U.S.Joncarlo is a compound of Jon (a form of John, 'God is gracious') and Carlo (the Italian Charle▶Jhovany#13119 in the U.S.A respelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious'. The▶Johncarlo#13133 in the U.S.A joined given name written as one word: John, from Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious', plus Car▶Jamarco#13137 in the U.S.Jamarco is a modern American compound joining the popular Ja- prefix with Marco - the Italian f▶Jencarlo#13138 in the U.S.Jencarlo is a modern Latino compound joining a Jen-/Jean- element to Carlo, the Italian and Spa▶Jobany#13146 in the U.S.Jobany is a Latin American spelling of Jovany/Giovanni, the Italian form of John. John comes th▶Maestro#13338 in the U.S.Maestro is the Italian word for a master - especially a great musician, composer, or teacher, f▶Kristiano#13339 in the U.S.Kristiano is a K- spelling of Cristiano, the Italian and Portuguese form of Christian, from Lat▶Lamberto#13362 in the U.S.Lamberto is the Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Lambert, a Germanic name from land ('la▶Laurenzo#13372 in the U.S.Laurenzo is an English respelling of Lorenzo, the Italian and Spanish form of Latin Laurentius,▶Lesandro#13376 in the U.S.A short form of Alessandro/Alejandro (from the Greek Alexandros), 'defender of men; protector.'▶Leano#13381 in the U.S.Leano is a modern name with an Italian-sounding tail. Most families read it as a Leo name — Lat▶Leno#13385 in the U.S.Leno is a short Italian-style name. It works as a clipped form of names ending in -leno or -eno▶Livio#13404 in the U.S.Livio is the Italian form of Livius, the name of an ancient Roman gens — the family of the hist▶Loris#13410 in the U.S.Loris is used in Italy, Slovenia and Croatia. It is most often explained as a short form of Lor▶Lucchese#13412 in the U.S.Lucchese is the Italian word for a person from Lucca, the walled Tuscan city — a surname of ori▶Maurio#13432 in the U.S.Maurio extends Mauro with an added -io ending; Mauro itself comes from the Latin maurus, descri▶Natale#13433 in the U.S.Natale is an Italian name meaning 'Christmas', from Latin natalis (dies), '(day) of birth' - th▶Marchello#13454 in the U.S.Marchello respells the Italian Marcello, from Latin Marcellus, 'little Marcus' — Marcus from Ma▶Milani#13521 in the U.S.Milani is an Italian surname meaning 'from Milan', used as a given name. In the U.S. it is far ▶Liborio#13542 in the U.S.Liborio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Latin Liborius, a saint's name of uncertain but ▶Nando#13580 in the U.S.A short form of Fernando (and Italian Ferdinando), from the Germanic Ferdinand — elements usual▶Oceano#13639 in the U.S.From Italian and Spanish oceano, 'ocean,' ultimately from Greek Okeanos — in myth the vast rive▶Oro#13665 in the U.S.From Spanish and Italian oro, 'gold' (Latin aurum). A plain, bright word-name; the same syllabl▶Pier#13691 in the U.S.A Dutch (Frisian) and Italian form of Peter, from Greek petros, 'rock; stone' — the name Jesus ▶Primo#13702 in the U.S.From Italian primo, 'first,' from Latin primus — traditionally given to a firstborn son. In Spa▶Ricci#13709 in the U.S.Ricci is an Italian surname meaning 'curly-haired,' from riccio, 'curly.' Used as a first name ▶Remo#13716 in the U.S.An Italian form of Remus, in Roman legend one of the twin founders of Rome (Romulus and Remus);▶Raffaello#13717 in the U.S.The Italian form of Raphael, from Hebrew Refa'el — 'God has healed.' Raphael is one of the arch▶Romio#13735 in the U.S.A modern respelling echoing Romeo, an Italian name originally meaning 'a pilgrim to Rome' and m▶Romualdo#13795 in the U.S.From the Germanic name Romuald, built from hrom ('glory; fame') and wald ('rule; power') — 'glo▶Orlo#13802 in the U.S.Orlo is a rare antique name most often connected to the Latin/Italian sense of 'gold' (compare ▶Samuela#13813 in the U.S.The Italian and Fijian masculine form of Samuel, from the Hebrew for 'God has heard' (or 'name ▶Severo#13843 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Severus, from the Latin severus, 'severe; stern; serious.' A st▶Saverio#13848 in the U.S.The Italian form of Xavier, which comes from the Basque place name Etxeberria — etxe ('house') ▶Severiano#13862 in the U.S.From Latin Severianus, an extension of Severus — 'stern; serious; grave'. The Roman cognomen wa▶Severino#13863 in the U.S.From Latin Severinus, a diminutive-style extension of Severus, 'stern; serious; grave'. Saint S▶Sicario#13891 in the U.S.Sicario is the Spanish and Italian word for a hired killer — a hitman or assassin. It descends ▶Torre#13891 in the U.S.Torre reads two ways: as a spelling of Tory, the pet form of Salvatore ('saviour', Latin) or Vi▶Sonnet#13913 in the U.S.The English word sonnet — a fourteen-line poem — from Italian sonetto, 'little song', a diminut▶Romolo#13920 in the U.S.Romolo is the Italian form of Romulus, the legendary twin who, with Remus, founded Rome and bec▶Umberto#13921 in the U.S.Umberto is the Italian form of Humbert, from Germanic 'hun' (often read as 'warrior' or the Hun▶Taddeo#13943 in the U.S.The Italian form of Thaddeus, the name of one of the twelve apostles (Jude Thaddeus). Its root ▶Samuele#13980 in the U.S.Samuele is the Italian form of Samuel, from the Hebrew Shemuel, usually read as 'God has heard'▶Toliver#14006 in the U.S.Toliver is an anglicized spelling of the surname Taliaferro — an Italian-rooted name meaning 'i▶Ugo#14054 in the U.S.The Italian form of Hugh, from the Germanic element hug, 'mind; heart; spirit'. A long-establis▶Venicio#14070 in the U.S.An Italian and Spanish name usually read as 'of Venice; Venetian', from Latin Venetius, the nam▶Tavio#14091 in the U.S.A short form of Octavio (Latin Octavius, 'eighth'), a name once given to the eighth child or bo▶Zio#14109 in the U.S.The Italian word zio, 'uncle,' also used as a short, punchy given name; separately it echoes Zi▶Yobani#14161 in the U.S.A Latin American respelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God i▶Yovany#14166 in the U.S.A Latin American respelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God i▶Urbano#14169 in the U.S.Urbano is the Italian and Spanish form of Urban, from Latin urbanus meaning belonging to the ci▶Zino#14228 in the U.S.Zino has more than one route. In Italian it works as a diminutive ending clipped from longer na▶AleandroAn Italian-styled form of Alessandro (Alexander), from the Greek 'defender; protector of the pe▶ArenzoA modern coinage echoing Renzo and Lorenzo — Italian names from Laurentius, 'from Laurentum; la▶AvilioAvilio reads as an Italian-styled name, familiar from fiction (Avilio Bruno of the anime '91 Da▶BennitoA spelling of Benito, the Spanish and Italian short form of Benedict, from the Latin benedictus▶LenzoLenzo reads as a short, Italian-flavored form of Lorenzo (from the Latin Laurentius, 'from Laur▶LuciannoLucianno is a double-n spelling of the Italian Luciano, from the Latin Lucius, 'light' - noted ▶NovanniA modern coinage that blends the sound of Giovanni ('God is gracious') with the bright word Nov▶
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Popular Italian boy names include Luca, Leonardo, Lorenzo, Matteo, Enzo and Giovanni. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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