Italy boy names · with full meanings
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Italian Boy Names With Old-World Strength

Bring the soul of Italy home. Discover Italian boy names that pair confident sound with centuries of meaning — from Renaissance classics to modern Roman favorites. Every name includes its full meaning, origin, and the story behind it.

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339 names
A
15 of 88 names
Achille
French / Italian · Thin-lipped
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Adel
English / Finnish / German / Italian · Noble, serene, and gentle.
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Adriano
Latin / Italian · From Hadria, dark, rich
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Aeneas
Greek / Roman · Praising
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Agapito
Italian / Spanish · Love; loved; beloved; loving; affectionate.
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Agostino
Italian · Great, magnificent
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Albino
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · "White-skinned person" | Formal: "Person with absence of pigmentation"
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Alcide
French / Italian · Glory of Hera
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Aldo
Germanic / Italian / Spanish · Very Old
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Alessandro
Greek / Italian · Defender of men, protector
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Alessio
Greek / Italian · Defender of men, protector
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Alexandru
Romanian · Defender of mankind.
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Alfonso
Germanic / Italian / Spanish · Noble and Prepared
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Alonzo
Germanic / Italian / Spanish · Noble and Prepared
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Alphonso
Italian · 'Noble and ready for battle.'
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B
9 of 9 names
Bartolo
Italian · Italian form of Bartholomew.
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Basilio
Greek / Italian / Spanish · Regal
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Benedetto
Italian / Latin · The Blessed One
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Benigno
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Kind, wellborn
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Bernardino
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Bold, strong, brave, bear-like.
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Biagio
Italian · "Life" or "Vivo" or "Alive"
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Bogdan
Bulgarian / Croatian / Macedonian / Polish / Romanian / Russian / Serbian / Slavic / Slovene / Ukrainian · God Has Rendered
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Bonifacio
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Goodness, noble, courageous, victorious, blessed.
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Bosco
Italian · Wooded area, forest.
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15 of 24 names
Calia
Italian · Good or beautiful person
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Calogero
Italian · Short and formal meaning: "Beautiful voice or good speaker."
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Camillo
Italian · Camillus
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Carlo
Germanic / Italian · Free man, strong, manly
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Casimiro
Italian / Polish / Portuguese / Slavic / Spanish · Destroyer of peace
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Cassius
Latin / Roman · Empty
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Cecilio
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Blind
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Celestino
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Belonging to heaven
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Celso
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Exalted One
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Cesare
Italian / Latin · Head Full of Hair
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Cezar
Portuguese / Romanian · Imperial ruler or emperor.
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Cicero
Latin / Roman · Farming Peas
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Cipriano
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · From Cyprus
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Ciro
Greek / Italian · Sun, far-sighted, throne
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Claudius
English / Latin / Roman · Feeble Man
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D
15 of 17 names
Damiano
Italian · "One who tames" | Formal: "Tamer, subduer, or tamer of horses."
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Dani
Danielle / Danita / Hebrew / Italian · God is my judge
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Danilo
Croatian / Hebrew / Italian / Portuguese / Serbian / Slovene / Spanish · The Lord is My Judge
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Dante
Italian / Latin · Steadfast, Faithful
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Dario
Croatian / Italian · Possessing goodness
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Davide
Italian · Beloved, friend, or beloved friend.
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Demetrio
Greek / Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Follower of Demeter
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Desiderio
Italian / Spanish · Desired one
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Dino
German / Italian · Bear friend / noble
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Dionisio
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · God of wine and revelry.
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Django
Romani · I awake
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Dolce
Italian · Sweet
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Domenico
Latin / Italian · Belonging to God, born on Sunday
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Donatello
Italian / Latin · Donated
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Donato
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Given by God
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15 of 25 names
Edoardo
Italian · Wealthy guardian of prosperity.
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Egidio
Italian · "Shield of protection"
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Eleuterio
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · "Free" or "Freedom"
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Elia
Hebrew / Italian · God is Yahweh, devotes to God.
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Eligio
Italian / Spanish · Chosen, elected or selected.
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Elio
Greek / Italian · Sun, sun god, shining one
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Eliseo
Italian / Spanish · God is my salvation
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Elmo
Germanic / Italian · A Helmet
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Elpidio
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · "Helpful and Hopeful One."
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Emanuele
Hebrew / Italian · God Accompanies Us
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Emidio
Italian · Form of Emygdius
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Emilian
Romanian · Rival
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Emiliano
Italian · Work
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Emilio
Latin / Spanish / Italian · Rival, eager
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Enrico
Germanic / Italian · Home ruler, estate ruler
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F
15 of 17 names
Fabio
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Bean Farmer
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Fabrizio
Italian / Latin · Skilled Worker
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Faustino
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Meaning: Lucky, fortunate, blessed.
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Fausto
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Fortunate
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Federico
Germanic / Italian · Peaceful ruler, peace and power
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Felice
Italian · Happy, fortunate, joyful, lucky, blessed.
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Feliciano
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · "Happy, fortunate, lucky, successful."
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Fendi
Italian · Split
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Ferdinando
Italian · Noble, courageous, ready for peace.
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Fidelis
Roman · "Faithful, loyal, trustworthy, reliable."
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Filiberto
Italian · Brilliant, famous, bright, renowned.
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Filippo
Greek / Italian · Lover of horses
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Fiore
Italian / Latin · Flower, blossom
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Flavio
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Golden-haired
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Fortunato
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Lucky or fortunate.
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15 of 23 names
Gaetano
Italian / Latin · From Gaeta
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Galileo
Italian · From Galilee
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Gavino
Italian / Latin · Coming From Gabium
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Gennaro
Italian · January
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Geovanni
Italian · God is gracious
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Geronimo
Greek / Italian · Sacred name, holy name
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Giacomo
Hebrew / Italian · Supplanter, held by the heel
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Gian
Hebrew / Italian · God is gracious
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Giancarlo
Hebrew / Italian · God is Merciful
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Gianfranco
Italian · Italian name meaning "John-Frank"
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Gianluca
Italian · God's gracious gift to humanity.
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Gianmarco
Italian · Italian name meaning "John-Mark" or "Gifted Defender"
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Gianni
Hebrew / Italian · God is gracious
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Gianpaolo
Italian · Italian name meaning "God is gracious"
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Gino
Latin / Italian · Well-born / famous warrior
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H
1 of 1 name
Hercules
Greek / Roman · Hera's Glory
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6 of 6 names
Ignazio
Italian · Ignazio means "fiery" or "ardent."
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Ilario
Italian · Cheerful, happy
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Ioane
Romanian · God is gracious.
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Isaia
Italian · The name 'Isaia' means "Yahweh is salvation."
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Isidoro
Italian / Spanish · Gift of Isis: Prosperous.
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Italo
Italian · From Italy
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J
4 of 4 names
Jacobus
Dutch / Hebrew / Latin / Roman · Following After
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Janus
Latin / Roman / Faroese · Passage of Arches
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Junius
Roman · Young, youthful, young at heart | Formal: Youthful, vigorous, youthful spirit
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Juno
Latin / Roman · Young Woman
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15 of 15 names
Lamberto
Italian · Lamb-like, From Land of Lambs | Formal: Bright, Renowned Army Warrior
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Lando
Germanic / Italian · Famous land, renowned in the land
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Lauro
Italian · From Laurentum
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Leandro
Greek / Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Strong Like The Lion
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Legna
Italian · Angel
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Leopoldo
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Noble, courageous ruler or bold.
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Liborio
Italian · Liborio: Free, liberated, independent.
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Livio
Italian · Envious
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Lorenzo
Italian · From Laurentum
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Luca
Latin / Italian · Light, bringer of light, luminous
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Lucian
Latin / Romanian · Light of The Day
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Luciano
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Light of The Day
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Lucio
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Light of The Day
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Luigi
Germanic / Italian · Famous warrior, famed in battle
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Lukah
Italian · Man from Lucania
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M
15 of 19 names
Marcello
Latin / Italian · Of Mars, warlike, little warrior
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Marciano
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · "Warlike" or "Martial" | Formal: "Belonging to Mars" or "Warrior"
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Marco
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Rendered To Mars, Warlike
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Marinus
Dutch / Roman · "Of the sea; marine."
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Mario
Latin / Italian · Of Mars, warlike, Roman clan
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Martino
Italian · "Warrior" or "dedicated to Mars."
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Massimiliano
Italian · Greatest or greatest successor.
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Massimo
Latin / Italian · The greatest, most excellent
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Matei
Romanian · Gift of God.
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Mattia
Hebrew / Italian · Gift of God, gift of Yahweh
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Maurizio
Italian / Latin · A Dark Skinned Person
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Mauro
Latin / Italian · Dark, Moorish, from Mauretania
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Maximus
Latin / Roman · The Great
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Mercury
Roman · Roman messenger god
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Michelangelo
Hebrew / Italian · Michael, The Angel
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5 of 5 names
Napoleon
Germanic / Italian · From Naples
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Narciso
Greek / Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Numb and Sleepy
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Nico
Greek / Italian · Victory of the people
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Nino
Georgian / Italian · Little boy or child.
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Nunzio
Italian · Messenger, bearer of good news.
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O
7 of 7 names
Onda
Italian · Wave
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Onofrio
Italian · "Protector or defender of peace." | Formal: "Guardian of peace."
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Orazio
Italian · Italian name meaning "timekeeper" or "hour".
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Oria
Italian · "Golden" or "Golden One".
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Orlando
Germanic / Italian · Famous land, renowned in the land
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Otho
Roman · Prosperous, wealthy, prosperous ruler.
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Ovidio
Italian / Spanish · Servant of God | Formal: Devoted servant of God
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13 of 13 names
Panfilo
Italian · Beloved by all; dear to all.
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Paolo
Greek / Italian · Small, humble, modest one
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Pasquale
Italian / Latin · Easter-related
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Pastor
Latin / Roman / Spanish · Spiritual leader
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Pax
Roman · Peaceful
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Piero
Greek / Italian · Rock, stone, steadfast
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Pietro
Greek / Italian · Rock, stone, steadfast
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Pio
Italian / Latin / Portuguese · Pious
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Pius
Latin / Roman · Pious or Holy
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Placido
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Calm or Placid
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Porfirio
Italian / Latin / Spanish · Purple
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Primo
Italian / Spanish · First, foremost, top, leader.
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Primus
Latin / Roman · First
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Q
2 of 2 names
Quintus
Latin / Roman · Fifth
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Quirino
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · A spearman, a warrior
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14 of 14 names
Raffaele
Hebrew / Italian · God has healed
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Remigio
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Remigio means "oarsman" or "rower".
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Remo
Italian · Calming, peaceful, meditative, tranquil, serene.
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Renzo
Latin / Italian · From Laurentum, laurel
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Rinaldo
Italian · Courageous and noble.
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Rino
Italian · Simple and formal description: strong and powerful river.
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Rocco
Germanic / Italian · Sleep or Rest
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Rocko
Italian · Rest
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Roma
Italian · From Rome
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Romano
Italian / Latin · Coming From Rome
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Romeo
Italian / Latin · Coming To Rome
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Romolo
Italian / Latin · From Rome
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Romulus
Latin / Roman · From Rome
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Rufino
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Red-haired, famous.
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15 of 25 names
Sabella
Hebrew / Italian · My God is an oath, devoted
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Sabino
Italian / Latin · Wise
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Salvator
Latin / Roman · Savior
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Salvatore
Latin / Italian · Saviour, rescuer, the one who saves
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Sandro
Greek / Italian · Defender of men, protector
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Santino
Italian / Latin · Saint
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Saturn
Roman · Roman god of agriculture, liberation.
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Saturnino
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Latin name meaning "born of Saturn."
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Saverio
Basque / Italian · New Home
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Savino
Italian · Variant of "Sabino"; Sabine descent.
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Savio
Italian · "Savio" means "wise" or "clever."
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Sebastiano
Italian / Latin · From Sebastos
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Serafino
Hebrew / Italian · The One That Burns
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Sergio
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · One Who Serves, Attendant
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Severiano
Italian / Spanish · Serious, severe, stern, strict, solemn.
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8 of 8 names
Teofilo
Italian / Portuguese · God's friend, beloved by God.
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Timoteo
Greek / Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · One Who Honors God
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Tino
EtAl / Italian / Justino / Martino / Spanish · Luck, fate, wealth
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Tito
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Honored
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Tommaso
Aramaic / Italian · Twin
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Tonio
Italian / Latin · Worthy of Admiration or Praise
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Tullio
Italian · Flood, peaceful, or hill
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Tyde
Italian · Artistic, creative person or gift
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U
3 of 3 names
Ugo
Germanic / Italian / Spanish · Intelligent
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Umberto
Germanic / Italian / Spanish · Bright Fighter
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Urbano
Italian / Spanish · Urban; city dweller.
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12 of 12 names
Valentino
Latin / Italian · Strong, healthy, vigorous
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Valerio
Italian / Latin / Portuguese / Spanish · Powerful, Strong
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Vali
Latin / Romanian · Powerful, Strong
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Vasco
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Someone from the Basque region
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Victor
Latin / Romanian · Man of Victory
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Vincenzo
Latin / Italian · Conquering, prevailing, victorious
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Vinicio
Italian / Latin / Spanish · Wine
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Vinicius
Roman · Winery, Vine, Or Wine.
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Virgilio
Italian / Portuguese / Spanish · Messenger of ancient Roman gods.
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Vito
Italian / Latin / Spanish · Full of Life
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Vittorio
Latin / Italian · Victory, conqueror, triumphant
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Vlad
Romanian / Russian / Slavic / Belarusian · Great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world
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Z
2 of 2 names
Zeno
Greek / Italian · Of Zeus
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Zia
Arabic / Latin / Italian · Radiance, light, splendor, righteousness.
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Italy boy names — Questions & answers

Everything you need to know about choosing a Italy name.

It's the rhythm. Italian boy names like Marco, Leonardo, Matteo, and Lorenzo carry musical confidence — strong without being heavy, classical without feeling old.
Italy's current top picks include Leonardo, Francesco, Tommaso, Lorenzo, and Alessandro — names that have been favorites for generations and aren't going anywhere.
Almost all of them. Leo, Marco, Matteo, Luca, and Enzo read naturally in English. Even longer names like Alessandro pronounce intuitively for American speakers.
Leonardo (after da Vinci), Raffaele (after Raphael), Donatello, Michelangelo, and Lorenzo (after the Medici prince) all carry the weight of Italy's golden age.
Plenty. Leo, Enzo, Luca, Marco, and Nico all pack confident character into a few letters. Easy to say, impossible to forget.
Massimo means greatest, Aurelio comes from golden, Valentino means strong and worthy, and Vittorio means victor. Names with weight in their meaning.
Deeply. Francesco (after Saint Francis), Giuseppe (Joseph), Antonio (Anthony), and Giovanni (John) are all rooted in centuries of Catholic tradition.
Leo, Matteo, Luca, Antonio, and Marco have all become beloved American picks — Italian roots, easy fit, instant character.
Yes. Cosimo, Dante, Emiliano, Salvatore, and Vincenzo all carry Renaissance gravity and the air of an old Italian family.
NameHub has a full collection of Italian boy names organized by meaning, region, and popularity — every name comes with its full story and authentic pronunciation.