International Baby Names · Nature, Place and Word Names
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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Italian
"to leap, bounce, jump"
A high energy Italian word name.
"beauty"
Beauty con brio italiano.
"wellborn"
More often heard as a surname in Italy, this could make an interesting path to Ben.
"white"
Although the female version Bianca has long been accepted as a name outside Italy, maybe it's time to consider this boy color name.
Italian word name
One way to encourage some cheers for your little one, but not recommended.
"vivacity, zest"
Musical term with a lot of energy.
Italian, musical term
Cadenza takes the popular CADENCE and gives it a more operatic flourish.
English, Greek
A spin on Calia or Calla, with a lot of fashionable sounds.
"cane, reed"
Not as well known as Calla Lilies, the Canna Lily is a tropical plant with large leaves and showy flowers; there was a 6th century Welsh Saint Canna, and it's also the name of a Scottish island.
"song or stanza"
A canto is a literary term denoting a long passage in a poem. Dante's Divine Comedy is broken into such cantos. As a name, Canto packs in literary credentials with pithy punch.
"caress"
An appealing, affectionate Italian word name, with several possible nicknames.
Italian version of Columba
"dove"
This spelling used in Italy and Spain shares the peaceful meaning of dove with the more familiar Columba. It's a Top 35 name in Chile.
"countess"
There's a craze for royal names right now, including Royal itself, so c'mon down, Contessa, and join Prince, King, Duke, Royalty -- the whole blue-blooded gang. Bonus: Short form Tess or Tessa makes…
Italian, meaning unknown
A word that could conceivably be used as a name.
"sweet"
Dolce is the Italian word for "sweet," derived from the Latin word dulcis of the same meaning. It's a rare feminine first name in Italy, more often seen as a surname, as in that of Domenico Dolce,…
"wealth"
A medieval Italian name that could work in modern times.
Hungarian river name or Icelandic
"eiderdown"
Duna refers the Hungarian word for the Danube River or to the Icelandic term for the down of a duck. Duna also bears a resemblance to both Dune and Djuna. In this era of word names and invented…
Italian place name
This delicate Umbrian place name would make a unique path to Ellie.
"ellipse"
An Italian word name much more attractive than in English.
"blacksmith"
If you're looking for a really unusual international occupational name, this could be it!
