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Italian Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Basino Little Basil; kingly/royal (diminutive form) Italian, Spanish Boy
Basta Enough; sufficient Italian Boy
Battistin Diminutive of Battista - 'little Baptist' / 'of the Baptist' (referring to John the Baptist) Italian Boy
Bellarmine Derived from the family name Bellarmino. Exact etymology is uncertain; likely from elements meaning 'beautiful' (bell-) combined with a martial/armour element (arm-), so roughly 'beautiful/esteemed warrior' or 'fine armour' (speculative). Italian Boy
Bellarmino Literally 'beautiful Armin' - often interpreted as 'beautiful/handsome warrior' or 'fine soldier' Italian Boy
Bello Beautiful; handsome Italian, Spanish Boy
Belveder Beautiful view Italian Boy
Belvedere Beautiful view Italian Boy
Bene Good, well; by extension 'blessed' (related to Benedict) Italian, Latin Boy
Benino Little benign/kind one Italian, Spanish Boy
Bepe Diminutive of Giuseppe (Joseph), meaning "God will add" or "God increases." Italian Boy
Bepi From Hebrew Yosef: "May God add" / "God will increase" Italian Boy
Beppe "May God add" / "God will increase" Italian Boy
Beppino Diminutive of Giuseppe, from Hebrew Yosef meaning "He will add" / "May God increase" Italian Boy
Bernadinio Brave/strong as a bear (with a diminutive sense: 'little Bernard') Italian, Spanish Boy
Bertuccio Little Berto - "little bright/renowned one" Italian Boy
Besso Unclear - no well‑attested standalone meaning; possibly a diminutive or nickname form Italian Boy
Bettino Little blessed one Italian, Latin Boy
Betto Diminutive of names meaning "blessed" (Benedetto) or "noble/bright" (Alberto/Roberto) Italian Boy
Biagino Little Biagio; ultimately from Blasius meaning "lisping" or "stammering" Italian Boy
Biago Lisping, stammering Italian Boy
Biase Derived from Latin Blasius, meaning "lisping" or "stammering". Italian Boy
Bimbo Little boy Italian Boy
Bobo Affectionate pet form or nickname with no single fixed meaning - typically a diminutive of names like Robert/Roberto or of names starting with 'Bo'; in child speech it can mean a minor hurt ('boo‑boo') French, Italian Boy
Bonaro Good-natured; kind; of good character Italian Boy
Bono Good Italian, Latin Boy
Bonzi Derived from the Latin root 'bonus' meaning 'good'; likely a diminutive or surname-turned-given-name implying 'good' or 'little good one'. Italian, Latin Boy
Bornani Likely derived from a family name or place-name; precise meaning uncertain Italian Boy
Braccio Arm; figuratively 'strong arm' or strength Italian Boy
Brigliadoro Golden bridle - metaphorically 'golden guide' or 'noble leader'. Italian Boy
Brunetto Diminutive of Bruno: 'little brown' (little brown-haired) Italian Boy
Buonaventura Good fortune / good luck Italian Boy
Cajetan From Gaeta (a coastal town in Italy) Italian, Latin Boy
Calvino Derived from Latin 'calvinus' meaning 'bald' or 'little bald one' Italian Boy
Candonino Little pure/white; diminutive of Candido Italian Boy
Carissimo Dearest; very dear; most beloved Italian Boy
Carlino Little Charles (from Karl: 'man' or 'free man') Italian Boy
Carollo Diminutive of Carlo/Carola - "little Charles" / "little free man" Italian Boy
Carolo Free man Italian, Latin Boy
Carrado Brave or bold counsel; wise advisor Italian Boy
Cataldo Mighty in battle / battle ruler Italian Boy
Catterino Pure Italian Boy
Cenobio One who lives in community; 'common life' (refers to communal/monastic life) Greek, Italian, Portuguese Boy
Cherubino Little cherub; 'little angel', angelic Italian Boy
Chesare Derived from the Roman family name 'Caesar', originally possibly meaning 'hairy' or 'long-haired', later associated with 'emperor'. Italian Boy
Chiaro Clear, bright Italian Boy
Chino In Spanish a nickname meaning 'curly-haired' or 'Chinese/relating to China'; in Japanese the meaning depends on the kanji used (e.g., 千乃 'thousand + of', 千野 'thousand field', 智乃 'wisdom + of'). Italian, Japanese, Spanish Boy
Cicerone From the Roman family name Cicero ('chickpea'); associated with the orator Cicero (connotations of eloquence). In Italian, cicerone also means 'guide'. Italian Boy
Ciceroni Derived from the Roman family name Cicero; associated with 'orator' and, in Italian, 'guide' (from 'cicerone'). Originally linked to 'chickpea' (Latin cicer). Italian Boy
Cino Little one; diminutive form 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