Rare Italian Names for Boys
- Donato
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"given by God"Description:
Widely used in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, has an air of generosity and could easily be adopted here.
- Orazio
- Corrado
Origin:
Italian variation of ConradDescription:
A Latinate name with a lot of dash and bravado.
- Romolo
Origin:
Italian variation of RomulusDescription:
This name taken from one of the legendary founders of Rome suddenly feels more possible for a baby in the English-speaking world, with the rise of many Rome-related names, from Roman to Romy to Romilly and Romaine.
- Basilio
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of Basil, GreekMeaning:
"regal"Description:
A rare and romantic take on Basil.
- Como
Origin:
Italian place-nameDescription:
Singer Perry is long gone, but the beautiful northern Italian lake conjures up a clear and tranquil image.
- Venezio
Origin:
Italian place-nameDescription:
Venetia and even Venice are more common, though this could work.
- Severino
- Vivaldo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"who dominates the will"Description:
Unusual Italian name for boys that relates both to the vividly stylish Viv names such as Vivienne and Viveca, and to the Italian musician Vivaldi.
- Fabiano
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"bean"Description:
One of the many rhythmically appealing Italian names newly up for consideration, with more substance than the modelly FABIO. Variations: FABIO, FABIAN, FABRIZIO
- Zacheo
Origin:
Italian variation of ZacharyDescription:
Zacheo is an Italian last name that is occasionally seen as a first name. Also used in Brazil (where it can be pronounced Za-shey-o), it could prove a little-known (to English speakers) alternative to Zachary.
- Arrigo
Origin:
Italian variation of Henry and HarryMeaning:
"estate ruler"Description:
Think Harry with a go-getter ending.
- Canto
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"song or stanza"Description:
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.
- Leonzio
- Lazzaro
- Ferrando
- Vitale
- Leonzo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"lion"Description:
Italian variation of Leon.
- Oratio
- Columbano