615+ Italian Names for Girls and Boys

Paola is the Latinate version of Paula. Its intriguing sound could make it more appealing than the English standard.

Venetia, the name of the region encompassing Venice, has a radiant, picturesque authenticity, as do the related Venezia and Venice.

Alfonso was a royal name in Spain as far back as the 7th century, but it is rarely heard outside the Hispanic community in the US.

Prettier than Joy and just beginning to be used here.

An underused member of the Lily group of names. The spelling makes it clear you want it to rhyme with Willa.

This form of Joseph is an enduring classic in Italy. In the States it's been hovering under the radar for decades, unlike popular boy Giovanni. It could honor a grandpa Joe, and we think the traditional diminutive Beppe is pretty cute.

Lucca first entered the US Top 1000 in 2012 and has been trending upwards.

Familiar via such notable Marios as Lanza, Cuomo, Andretti, Puzo, and Van Peebles, this Italian name has been fully integrated into the US.

Shakespeare's Tempest has kept the name Prospero alive.

Alfredo, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variation of Alfred, is most familiar as the romantic lead in Verdi's evergreen opera La Traviata. On a less romantic note, Alfredo is also the name of a pasta sauce.

Sicily is a lilting Italian place-name that sounds like the elegant British Cicely -- which you might consider a plus or a minus.

See PHILOMENA.

Fashionably Continental and much fresher than Dominique, though it's been used since the Middle Ages. Dominica can be spelled any number of ways, from Dominika to Domenica, but we prefer this version.

This makes Milan sound like less of a place, more of a name.

Ugo is very common in Italy, but here it might call to mind that little Yugoslavian car.

The Spanish and Italian variation of the sophisticated French Delphine is also the word for "dolphin".

A name that relates to Concepcion and the Virgin Mary, but feels a good deal more secular.

Derived from Italian bello "beautiful" and vedere "view", Belvedere is a dramatic name that was used for a cartoon hound dog in George Webster Crenshaw's comic strip by the same name, which ran from 1962 to 1995.

Italian names like Gianna, Giovanna, Giulia, and Giuliana are being used increasingly by trendy baby namers — whether they have Italian roots or not. The Gi standing in for the more conventional J at the beginning seems to automatically make a name more appealing to some.