European Boy Names

Christos

Clement, the name of fourteen popes and several saints, has a pleasantly, positive, slightly antiquated feel, like the phrase "clement weather." 
 Clement C. Moore wrote the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," Clement Attlee was a prominent post-World War II British Prime Minister, and Clement Greenberg was the art critic who promoted Abstract Expressionism.
 The hero of Thomas Hardy's The Return of the Native is Clement Yeobright, known as Clym rather than the usual Clem.

Clement

This Roman Emperor's name may once have been considered too grand for a baby but in an era of children called Atticus, Augustine, Valentine, Caspian, Thaddeus, and Maximus, Constantine might just be read for a comeback. Briefly popular in the early 1900s in the US, Constantine is better known in other forms: the feminine Constance, for instance, or international variations, such as the French and Romanian Constantin and the Russian, Serbian, Finnish, and Bulgarian Konstantin 
 Derived from the Latin constans meaning "steadfast", it is notably associated with Constantine the Great, the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity and issued the Edict of Milan, which proclaimed religious tolerance throughout the empire. Constantine was also the name of three medieval Scottish kings.
 A modern bearer is Constantine Maroulis, singer and actor and American Idol finalist. The 2005 horror film Constantine featured a hero by that surname.
 
Nicknames Conn, Conny, Coco, and Stan might be used.

Constantine

most popular European boy names in the US

 are typically Spanish or Italian in origin and follow the trend of 

. Other European names for baby boys have been introduced through pop culture — the once-rare Basque name Iker has become an international sensation, for instance, thanks to Spanish soccer player Iker Casillas.

 include Alvaro, Bruno, Dario, Emilio, Leandro, Leon, Noe, Sergio, and Vincenzo. Uncommon boy names with European origins include Diogo, Maxence, Pim, and Zente.

Our list of European names for boys contains 

, as well as those that celebrate your family's culture.

European Boy Names - boy names with origins in the countries and cultures of Europe including italian, french, spanish, irish, greek names, with origins, meanings, and popularity. (Page 11)