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Italian Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Lillo A diminutive form meaning ‘little’ or ‘young,’ often a pet form of longer names (e.g., Camillo, Emilio); can also be a family or place name Italian, Spanish Boy
Lione Lion; brave or lion-like Italian Boy
Lippi Lover of horses Italian Boy
Lippio Uncertain; if linked to Filippo, 'lover of horses' - otherwise likely a family/surname-derived name Italian, Latin Boy
Lippo Lover/friend of horses Italian Boy
Lodovico Famous warrior / renowned in battle Italian Boy
Lombardi “from Lombardy” / “of the Lombards” Italian Boy
Lombardo From Lombardy / a Lombard (person or family originating in the Lombardy region) Italian Boy
Lonato From Lonato - indicating origin or association with the town near Lake Garda Italian Boy
Longo Long, tall Italian Boy
Lonney Diminutive form tied to Alonzo or Leonard - generally suggesting 'noble' (from Alfonso/Alonzo) or 'lion/brave' (from Leonard). Germanic, Italian Boy
Lorenczo From Laurentum; crowned with laurel Italian Boy
Lorinzo Derived from Laurentius - 'man from Laurentum', associated with laurel / crowned with laurel. Italian Boy
Lornzo From Laurentum; crowned with laurel Italian, Spanish Boy
Lorynzo From Laurentum; 'crowned with laurel' Italian Boy
Lucano From Lucania (a region in southern Italy) Italian Boy
Luccio Light Italian Boy
Luchino Diminutive of Lucio/Luciano - 'little light' / 'light' Italian Boy
Ludano Famous, renowned Italian, Latin Boy
Luigino Renowned/famous warrior Italian Boy
Luzzasco Light (probable) Italian Boy
Lyonello Little lion / lion-like Italian Boy
Macerio Blessed, fortunate Italian Boy
Malagigi Possibly "bad Gigi" (from Italian mala 'bad' + Gigi, diminutive of Luigi); used as the name of a sorcerer in Italian epics Italian Boy
Mancio Diminutive/pet form of Manco - literally 'little Manco'. Historically associated with Latin mancus ('maimed' or 'one‑handed'), though the exact meaning is uncertain. Italian, Spanish Boy
Manfredi Man of peace / peaceful man Italian Boy
Manin No single widely established meaning; meaning varies by origin or is undocumented for the given-name use Italian Boy
Manno Generally a diminutive or pet form of Manuel/Emmanuel ('God is with us'); alternatively associated with the root meaning 'man' or 'person'. Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish Boy
Manricko Manly ruler; roughly 'ruler of men' or 'little ruler' (man + ric) Italian Boy
Manzo In Italian, from 'manzo' meaning 'young bull' or 'beef'; in Japanese (Manzō) the meaning depends on kanji but often uses elements meaning 'ten‑thousand', 'storehouse', or 'three'. Italian, Japanese, Spanish Boy
Marcantonio Combination of Marcus ('dedicated to Mars; warlike') and Antonius ('of the Antonius family; possibly 'priceless' or 'highly praiseworthy') Italian, Latin Boy
Marchelo Derived from Marcus, associated with the Roman god Mars - 'warlike' or 'dedicated to Mars.' Italian, Spanish Boy
Marsilio Of Mars; warlike or belonging to the god Mars Italian Boy
Marsilius Of Mars; belonging to the god Mars - warlike or martial Italian, Latin Boy
Marziano Of Mars; warlike; dedicated to the Roman god Mars Italian Boy
Marzio Of Mars; warlike, devoted to the Roman god Mars Italian Boy
Masaccio Augmentative/pejorative form of Maso - roughly "big/rough/clumsy Tom"; linked to Thomas meaning "twin" Italian Boy
Massimino Diminutive of Massimo, 'little great one' (little Maximus) Italian Boy
Massymo Greatest Italian Boy
Matto Generally treated as a form of Matthew - 'gift of God'. (Note: in Italian, 'matto' also means 'mad' or 'crazy') Italian, Latin Boy
Maurino 'Little Moor' or 'of the Moors' - derived from Maurus meaning 'Moor' or 'from Mauritania' Italian, Spanish Boy
Mauritio From Mauritius; originally meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'Moor' Italian, Latin Boy
Mauriz Derived from Latin Mauritius, meaning "dark-skinned" or "Moor". Italian, Latin, Slavic Boy
Medoro Meaning uncertain; best known as the name of a Moorish shepherd, lover of Angelica, in Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso Italian Boy
Miguelangelo Combination of 'Miguel' ('Who is like God') and 'Angelo' ('angel, messenger') - roughly 'God-like messenger' or 'who is like God, an angel'. Italian, Latin Boy
Millo Varies by origin: 'fill/earthwork' (Hebrew) or 'gracious/dear' (Germanic/Slavic); also used as a diminutive of Emilio/Camillo. Germanic, Hebrew, Italian, Slavic, Spanish Boy
Milone Derived from Milo: 'mild' or 'gracious' (sometimes linked to 'soldier') Italian Boy
Mimmo Diminutive of Domenico - "of the Lord" or "belonging to the Lord" Italian Boy
Mondo World Italian Boy
Montigo Probably 'of the mountain' or 'from the mountain' (related to 'monte' = mountain) Italian Boy

Italian Boys name popularity over time

Aggregated births across Italy, Switzerland, United States, Australia for every Italian-origin name in our dataset.

720
Names in this origin
2
With data in 2025
496
Births 2025
7,466,978
Peak year 0