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Italian Names that Start With O

Updated October 2026

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There are 19 Italian names that start with the letter O for boys and girls, including Orlando, Oriana, Ottavio, Ornella, Ottavia, Oria, Orfeo, Orsino, Otello, Ottone, Oliviero, Orso, Ortensia, Orly, Orsa, Orsola, Orazio, Oratio, and Onofredo.

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Orlando
Italian variation of Roland
"famous throughout the land"
Orlando, the ornate Italianate twist on the dated Roland, with a literary heritage stretching back to Shakespeare and before, has appealing book-ended o's, and is open to combination with almost any…
Oriana
Latin
"dawn; gold"
Oriana is a dashing medieval name, with a meaning similar to Aurora. At this point, though, Oriana is much more unusual than Aurora and makes a unique choice if you're searching for names that mean…
Ottavio
Italian, “eighth”
Spirited Italian form of Octavius
Ornella
Italian
"flowering ash tree"
Like many a popular name, Ornella is a theatrical creation. Italian playwright Gabriele d'Annunzio created this name for his dramatic heroine in the 1904 play La Figlia di Iorio. Ornella is a…
Ottavia
Italian, variation of Latin Octavia
"eight"
Softer and more romantic than Octavia, this is a name once used when it wasn't uncommon for families to have eight children. A possible substitute for the epidemically popular Olivia.
Oria
Hebrew, Italian variation of Aurea, Latin
"my God is light; golden"
From Hebrew, Oria is a variation of Oriya, created by combining Ori meaning "light" with yah indicating God. From Italian, it is a variation of the Latin Aurea, a golden Saint name, once popular in…
Orfeo
Italian variation of Orpheus
See ORPHEUS.
Orsino
Italian variation of Orson
"bearlike"
Orson is being rediscovered and Orsino is every bit as attractive.
Otello
Otello is a masculine Italian name best known as the Italian form of Shakespeare's character Othello. The name gained prominence through Giuseppe Verdi's opera 'Otello,' based on Shakespeare's…
Ottone
Ottone is a masculine name with Italian origins, serving as the Italian form of Otto or Otho. It derives from Germanic roots, meaning 'wealth' or 'prosperity.' Historically significant, Ottone was…
Oliviero
Oliviero is a masculine name of Italian origin, serving as the Italian form of Oliver. The name ultimately derives from the Latin 'olivarius,' meaning 'olive tree planter,' symbolizing peace,…
Orso
Italian form of Urs, Latin
"bear"
Familiar in France where it ranked in the Top 400 in a recent year, Orso is related to the English Orson, Swiss Urs, and astronomy-inspired Ursa. Derived from the Latin ursus , it is the Italian word…
Ortensia
Latin
"of the garden"
Variant of Hortensia, an unusual floral name and the name of a secondary character in Roald Dahl's Matilda .
Orly
Short form of Orlando, Aurelius, Örlygur, or Orlin, or from Hebrew
"famous land; golden; battle, war; eagle; light for me"
Conventionally used as a light-inspired, feminine Hebrew name — also spelled Orli — Orly may also be interpreted as an nickname for the Italian Orlando, the Latin Aurelius, the Icelandic Örlygur, and…
Orsa
Italian variation of Ursula
"little female bear"
The advantage of Orsa over the arguably-more-attractive Ursula is that it breaks the tie to the hideous she-witch of The Little Mermaid. Orsa definitely feels more ready for modern life now that…
Orsola
Italian variation of Ursula
"little female bear"
Orsola is chic in Italy in a way that Ursula is not in the U.S. And English speakers will inevitably hear this chic, sleek name as Ursula, condemned to purgatory as the name of the hideous sea-witch…
Orazio
Orazio is an Italian masculine name derived from the Latin 'Horatius,' which was a Roman family name of uncertain origin. It's the Italian equivalent of Horace, possibly connected to the Latin word…
Oratio
Oratio is a masculine name with ancient Roman roots, derived from the Latin word 'orare,' meaning 'to speak' or 'to pray.' It's closely related to the more common Horatio, famously borne by…
Onofredo
Onofredo is a rare masculine name with Italian and Spanish origins. It derives from the Germanic name Hunfrid, composed of elements meaning "giant" or "bear" and "peace," similar to the English name…

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