Are you looking for the best Italian names for boys?
Whether you’re after traditional Italian names or something unique and exotic to give your baby boy, we’ve come up with a list to cover it all.
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In alphabetical order, you can choose from these 400+ Italian boy names with meanings to give your little boy.
Italian Boy Names That Start With “A”
Abramo – “multitudes” “father of many”
Adalberto – “noble” “bright”
Adalfieri – “noble oath”
Adelmo – “hard” / “preserving noble”
Ademaro – “wealth” / “fortune” / “fame”
Adriano – “a man from Hadria”
Agatino – “good”
Agapito – “beloved”
Agnello – “lamb”
Agostino – “to increase”
Agosto – “great and magnificent”
Agusto – “venerated”/ “majestic” / “dignified”
Alberto – “that who brings light thought his nobility”
Aldo – “old and wise” / “noble”
Alessandro – “defender of men”
Alessio – “defend” / “help”
Alfeo – “changing”
Alfonso – “ready, prepared, organized”
Alfredo – “elf” / “magical counsel” / “wise counselor”
Alonzo – “noble” / “ready”
Alvar – “elf army”
Alvino – “white, fair” / “noble” / “attracted to the mysteries of the nature”
Alvise – “famous battle”
Amaro – “bitter,” “unlucky,” or “disappointed”
Amato – “beloved of all” / “the dearest”
Ambrogio – “immortal” / “divine” / “old Greek”
Ambrosi – “immortal”
Amedeo – “lover of God”
Amerigo – “ruler of the home”
Anastasio – “resurrection”
Anatolio – “daybreak” / “beautiful sunrise”
Andrea – “manly”/ “masculine”
Angelo – “angel”/ “messenger”
Antonello – “that who comes first”
Antonio – “worthy of praise”
Arcangelo – “archangel”
Arlotto – “tramp” / “vagabond”
Armando – “army man”
Armani – “free man”
Arturo – “bear”
Augusto – “venerable”
Aureliano – “gilded”
Aurelio – “the golden one”
Avellino – “from hazelnuts”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “B”
Baiardo – “auburn-haired”
Baldassare – “God protect the king”
Bartolo – “son of a farmer”
Basilio – “noble,” “royal,” or “kingly”
Battista – “baptist”
Beffa – “trick”/ “prank”
Bello – “handsome”
Belvedere – “beautiful to see”
Beniamino – “son of the south”
Benigno – “friendly” / “kind”
Benito – “blessed”
Benvolio – “good-will” / “well-wisher” / “peacemaker”
Bernardo – “brave as a bear”
Bertrando – “bright and famous raven”
Bettino – “a person who is blessed”
Biaggio – “stutterer”
Bonaventuro – “good fortune”
Bosco – “shrub” / “undergrowth”
Brando – “sword”
Bravo – “courageously”
Bruno – “brown”
Bucca – “mouth”/ “a talkative person”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “C”
Caio – “rejoice”
Callisto – “most beautiful”
Calogero – “beautiful elder”
Calvino – “bald”
Camillo – “minister of God”
Carlino – “manly”
Carlo – “man”
Carmello – “garden” / “of song”
Carmellino – a diminutive of Carmello, which means “garden” or “of song”
Carmine – “garden” / “of song”
Caro – “dear”/ “beloved”
Cassio – “empty” / “vain”
Cecilio – “blind”
Cedro – “strong gift”
Celestino – “heavenly”
Celio – “divine”
Cencio – “victorious”
Ceron – “beekeeper”
Cesare – “kill” / “slaughter” / “overthrow” / “destroy”
Christiano – “follower of Christ” / “Christian”
Ciro – “like the sun”
Cirocco – “warm wind”
Claudio – “He who stumbles”
Clemente – “merciful” / “gentle”
Cleto – “invoked”
Constantino – “constant” / “steadfast”
Corrado – “courageous in his decisions” / “bold ruler”
Cosimo – “decency” / “order, organization” / “universe” / “beauty”
Cristallo – “Christ’s follower”
Cristoforo – “bearer of Christ” / “he who holds Christ in his heart”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “D”
Damiano – “one who subdues”
Daniele – “God is my judge”
Dante – “enduring” / “lasting”
Dario – “wealthy,” “rich” or “kingly”
Deangelo – “from the angel”
Demonte – “a man from the mountain”
Dino – “little sword”
Domenico – “belonging to God”
Donatello – “gift”
Donato – “given”
Davide – “beloved”
Dominico – “belongs to God”
Drago – “dragon”
Duran – “firm” / “enduring”
Durante – “to last or endure” / “stubborn”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “E”
Edmondo – “highly successful man” “productive man”
Edoardo – “rich guardian”
Efisio – “Ephesus, an ancient greek city”
Egidio – “young goat” (kid)
Egiodeo – “squire”
Eligio – “the chosen one”
Elio – “one who has the power of the sun”
Eliodoro – “gift from the sun”
Eliseo – “God is my salvation”
Elmo – “God’s helmet”
Elpidio – “hope”
Emanuele – “God is among us”
Emberto – “bright warrior”
Emesto – “serious”
Emmanuele – a spelling variation of Emanuele, which means “God is among us”
Emiliano – “work” / “industrious”
Emilio – “rival”
Enrique – “a person who owns large estates and rules them”
Elvio – “helvius”
Enea – “the praised one”
Enrico – “home ruler”
Enzo – “ruler of the estate”
Epifanio – “manifestation” / “appearance”
Erasto – “beloved”
Ercole – from Hercules, which means “Hera’s glory”
Ermes – “pile of stones” “boundary maker”
Este – “someone from the East”
Ettore – “to hold” “to possess”
Eugenio – “noble”/ “born well”
Ezio – “he who is like an eagle”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “F”
Fabiano – “bean farmer”
Fabio – “bean”
Fabrizio – “craftsman”
Fahroni – “blacksmith”
Fantino – “baby boy”
Faro – “lighthouse”
Fausto – “a man of luck”
Favio – a variation of Fabio, which means “bean”
Fedele – “a faithful”
Federigo – “peaceful ruler”
Feliciano – “happy”
Felix– “blessed with luck” / “fortune” / “success”
Ferdinando – “brave traveler”
Ferdino – “peace through bravery”
Ferruccio – “one with the iron sword”
Fico – “a man who is like a fig”
Fidelio – “he who is truthful and faithful” / “fidelity”
Fiero – “a fiery man”
Figaro – “a daring and cunning man”
Filadelfo – “brotherly love”
Filiberto – “an extremely bright person’
Filippo – “lover of horses”
Fiorello – “little flower”
Fiorenzo – “flourishing”
Flaminio – “keeper of the flames”
Flavio – “blond”
Francesco – “free man”
Frediano – “cold” / “heartless person”
Fulgenzio – “shining”
Fulvio – “yellow” / “tawny”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “G”
Gabriel – “God is my strength”
Gaetano – “a man from Gaeta” (a city in central Italy)
Gallo – “rooster”
Gaspare – “a wealthy person”
Gasparo – a variation of Gaspare, which means “a wealthy person”
Gastone – “guest” / “stranger”
Gavino – from Gabium, an ancient city in Italy
Gedo – “God is love”
Geomar – “famous in battle”
Georgio – “agriculturist” / “farmer”
Gennarino – a diminutive of Gennaro, which means “January”
Gennaro – “January”
Gerardo – “strong spear”
Giacomo – “the supplanter” / “the replacer”
Giambattista – Italian for “John the Baptist”
Gian – “God is gracious” / “God is merciful”
Giancarlo – a combination of Gian and Carlo, which mean “God is gracious” and “free man,” respectively
Gianni – “God is gracious” / “God is merciful”
Gianluca – a combination of Gian and Luca, which means “a gift of God born under the sunrise”
Gianluigi – a combination of Gian and Luigi, which means “a gift of God” and “renowned warrior”
Gianmarco – a combination of Gian and Marco, which means “gracious” and “war-like”
Gianpaolo – “a small gift from God”
Gianpiero – a combination of Gian and Marco, which means “God is gracious” and “rock”
Giasone – “healer”
Gideone – “destroyer” / “he that bruises”
Gilberto – “bright pledge”
Gildo – “sacrifice”
Gio – “the Lord is gracious”
Gioacchino – “established by God”
Giona – “dove”
Giordano – “to flow” / “to descend”
Giorgiono – a diminutive of Giorgio, which means “farmer” or “earth worker”
Giorgio – “farmer” / “earth worker”
Giosia – Italian form of Joshua, which means “Yahweh is salvation”
Giotto – “immortal”
Giovanni – “God has shown favor”
Gitano – “Gypsy” / “wanderer”
Graziano – “grace”
Gregorio – “watchful” / “alert”
Gino – “well-born” / “noble”
Gioele – “Yahweh is my God”
Giorgio – “earth worker” / “farmer” / “agriculturist”
Giosue – “God Rescues”
Giuliano – “devout to Jupiter”
Giulio – “youthful” / “downy”
Giuseppe – “God will increase”
Giusto – “upright”
Goffredo – “God’s peace”/ “the one who will live in peace and give peace to others”
Gualtiero – “strong ruler” / “commander of the army”
Guglielmo – “resolute protector”
Guido – “wood”/ “guide”
Guntero – “fighter” / “warrior”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “H”
Heraclito – “drawn to the sacred”
Herberto – “bright fighter”
Heriberto – “illustrious warrior”
Hieronomo – “sacred name”
Horatio – “hour” / “season” / “time”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “I”
Ignazio – “fiery one”
Innocenzio – “innocent”
Isaias – “God is salvation”
Italo – “Italian”
Ivano – “God is gracious”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “J”
Jacopo – “Holder of Heel”
Januario – a variation of January, which means “a worshipper of the Roman god Janus”
Janus – the Roman god of doors, gates, and transitions
Julius – “Jove’s child” / “devoted to Jove”/ “soft-haired” / “downy-beared”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “K”
Kara – “beloved”
Krystallo – “Christ’s follower”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “L”
Lamberto – “a person who comes from the bright lands”
Lauro – “a boy who comes from the place where laurel trees grow”
Lazzaro – “God is my helper”
Leandro – “he who is like a lion”
Leonardo – “brave lion”
Leopoldo – “he who has the bravery of the people”
Lodovico – “famous warrior”
Lorence – “from the place of lime trees”
Loretto – “a boy from the ancient Italian city Laurentum”
Loris – “from laurentum”
Lotario – “soldier of the people”
Luca – from Lucania, former name of southern Italian of Basilicata
Luccan – “a man from Lucca” (a central Italian city)
Luce – “light giver”
Luciano – “light”
Lucio – “the one that brings light”
Ludo – “light”
Ludovico – “an illustrious fighter”
Luigi – “a renowned warrior”
Luigino – a diminitive of Luigi, which means “a renowned warrior”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “M”
Macario – “happy”
Maceo – “gift of God”
Manfredi – “strength” and “peace”
Mano – “hand”
Manuel – “God is among us”
Manzi – “who raised steers”
Marcello – “a person whose strength is compared to the hammer”
Marcio – “he who is from Mars”
Marco – “He who is at war”
Mariano – “a hostile war-like man”
Mario – “sad, bitter person”
Marino – “a man of sea”
Marquise – “a hereditary title below duke”
Martelli – “hammersmith”
Marzio – “war-like”
Massa – “burden”
Massimilliano – “the greatest one”
Massimo – “greatest”
Matta – “gift of God”
Mateo – “gift of God”
Matteo – “gift of God”
Mattia – “gift of God”
Mauro – “Moorish” (to describe dark-skinned)
Maurizio – “he who has dark skin”
Maximo – “the greatest of men”
Mazota – “compassionate” / “loving”
Michele – “the angel who carries messages of God”
Michelangelo – “Michael the Archangel”
Mirco – “glorious”
Monaco – “monk,” or “someone serving a monastery”
Monte – “steep mountain”
Moreno – “dark-skinned”
Mossimo – “the largest” / “greatest of all”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “N”
Napoleone – “he who resembles a dwarf or a fairy”
Narciso – “of the sea” / “anything limitless in quantity or volume”
Nario – “a cheerful person”
Natale – “‘Christmas” / “birthday”
Nazario – “he who belongs to Nazareth”
Nazarius – a variation of Nazario, which means “he who belongs to Nazareth”
Nicolas – “victorious people”
Nello – “priceless” / “unexpected worth”
Neri – “deciding warrior”
Nero – “demanding”
Nestore – “explorer” / “tourist”
Nevio – “mole” / “birthmark”
Niccolo – “a multitude of winning”
Nico – “god of success or triumph”
Nino – “child” / “boy”
Noé – “rest” / “repose”
Nunzio – “the one who brings good news and messages”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “O”
Odoacer – “wealthy and vigilant”
Odovacar – “wealthy and vigilant”
Olivino – “a reminder of olive”
Onofre – “he who fights for peace or harmony”
Onofredo – “peaceful warrior”
Onofrio – “defender of peace” / “protector of harmony”
Orazio – “prayer”
Oreste – “of the mountains”
Orfeo – “the darkness of light”
Orlando – “famous land” / “the accomplishment of the multitude”
Ottone – “brass instrument”
Orsino – “bear-like” / a diminutive of Orso, which means “bear”
Orso – “bear”
Otello – “wealthy”
Ottavio – “eighth”
Ovidio – “an individual who is like a sheep”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “P”
Palmiro – “pilgrim”
Papa – “father” / “pope”
Paolo – “small” / “humble”
Paolucci – “small” / “humble”
Paride – “wager”
Pasqual – “born on Easter”
Pasqualino – a diminutive of Pasqual, which means “born on Easter”
Patrizio – “noble” / “patrician”
Paulus – “small” / “humble”
Pellegrino – “pilgrim” / “holy man”
Peppino – from Joseph, which means “he will add” or “to increase”
Petro – “stone” / “rock”
Petronillo – “king of the rock”
Piccolo – “one who is small” / “sweet flute”
Pierluigi – a meshing of Pier, which means “rock;” and Luigi, meaning “famous warrior”
Piero – “rock”
Pietro – “solid like a rock”
Pino – “Yahwe will add another son”
Pio – “a dutiful person”
Placido – “calm” / “quiet”
Plinio – “skillful”
Plucca – “full of light”
Proinsias – “free man”
Primus – “firstborn”
Prospero – “properous” / “lucky” / “according to one’s wishes”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “R”
Raffaele – “healer”
Rafaello – “healed by God”
Raimondo – “mighty protector”
Raul – “wolf counsel”
Remigio – “rower, oarsman”
Remo – “rower, oarsman”
Renato – “born again” or “rebirth”
Rene – a variant of Renato, which means “born again or rebirth”
Renz – “laurel” / “award”
Renzo – “third son”
Riccardo – “strong” / “dominant”
Rinaldo – “one whose power is in his wisdom”
Rizzo – “a person with curly hair”
Roberto – “bright” / “glorious”
Rocco – “crow”
Rolando – “the most famous and legendary of all men”
Romano – “a man born in Rome”
Romare – “a person who is from Rome”
Romario – “one who is a pilgrim to Rome”
Romeo – “settler or wayfarer to Rome”
Roreto – name of a northwestern Italian village
Roque – “firm as a rock”
Rossano – “a man who brings the dawn’s light”
Rosario – “rosary”
Rudolpho – “famous wolf”
Rufino – “a red-haired man”
Ruggero – “famous spear”
Ruggiero – “famous fighter with a spear”
Russo – “a red one”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “S”
Salvatore – “savior”
Salvatorio – “savior”
Salvo – “saved”
Salomone – “peacekeeper” / “man of peace”
Samuel – “it was told by the Lord”
Samuele – “you were heard by God”
Sandrino – “defender of the people”
Sante – “holy”
Santino – “little saint”
Santonio – “priceless”
Saviero – “splendent”
Savino – “one of the Sabines” (an ancient Italic people that lived in the central Apennine Mountains)
Savio – “wise or learned”
Seneo – “old”
Sergio – “attendant” / “servant”
Severiano – “he who is stern”
Severo – “the severe one”
Sigismondo – “one who is a victorious defender”
Silvano – “he who lives in the woods”
Silvino – “a man from the forest”
Silvio – “lover of the woods”
Stefano – “he who wears a crown”
Stephano – a spelling variation of Stefano, which means “he who wears a crown”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “T”
Taddeo – “a gift of God”
Teo – “God”
Teodoro – “God-given”
Teodosio – “given by God”
Terenzio – “one who instigates”
Terzo – “third”
Tino – “little one” / “junior”
Tiziano – “the honored one”
Toppa – “keyhole” / “patch”
Tullius – “downpour, heavy rain”/ “fountain jet”
Tatuini – “one who is corrupted”
Timoteo – “God’s honor”
Tito – “one who is saved” / “of the giant”
Tommaso – “twin”
Tommasino – a diminutive of Tommaso, which means “twin”
Tonino – “one whose price is never estimated”
Tristano – “riot, tumult”/ “sad, sorrowful”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “U”
Uberto – “bright mind, intelligent” / “bright spirit”
Umberto – “renowned warrior” / “bright warrior”
Urbano – “one who lives in the city”
Ucello – “bird”
Ugo – “mind” / “intellect”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “V”
Val – “good health”/ “strong and powerful”
Valentino – “Brave” “strong”
Vero – “real” / “true”
Vico – short form of Lodovico, which means “famous warrior”
Vincenzo – “to conquer” / “to prevail”
Vito – “life”
Vitus – “lively”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “X”
Xaviero – “savior”
Xiomar – “famous in battle”
Italian Boy Names That Start With “Z”
Zan – “clown”
Zanebono – “the good son”
Zanipolo – “little gift of God”
Zavier – “savior”
Zeno – “sky” “to shine”
Zucchero – “sugar”
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