1770+ Boy Names Ending in O

A cool and rare Welsh nickname, though it may put some people in mind of the Banana Boat Song.

Venetia and even Venice are more common, though this could work.

Tarvo has two potential origin stories. The first is that it derives from the Old Finnish word tarvas, meaning "wild aurochs," a wild species of cattle that is now extinct. The second possible derivation is from the Estonian tarv, meaning "energy."

Heard in both Italy and Spain, Tulio could make a more unusual alternative to Julio. Or with the rediscovery of many Roman names, you might want to go to the original Tullius, the middle name of the philosopher and statesman Cicero.

Don't let the long-nose connotations put you off. Cyrano feels so current with names like Theo, Leo, Cypriano and Cyrus finding fans again and even the fictional character has so many redeeming features (poet, musicians, self-made man).

A nickname for Isak, the Nordic variation of Isaac.

Less familiar than Giorgio or Giovanni, Giuliano has a lot of captivating Latin charm.

Thảo is a unisex, though primarily feminine, name in Vietnam.

Common Japanese name rising for both sexes in the US.

An exceedingly friendly every-guy nickname that could rise alongside the likes of Ike, Sid, and Ned.

See THOMAS.

Ido is a multicultural name seldom heard in modern America but popular in the Middle East. As transliterations, Ido and its other form Iddo are equally correct.

Mauro, a Top 100 name in Spain and Puerto Rico, is etymologically unrelated to the girls' name Maura, but that won't stop many English speakers from drawing the comparison.

Patrick Lafcadio Hearn was born on the Greek Island of Lefkada, the origin of the name he used as a first. But as a writer, he was known as Koizumi Yakumo, a collector of Japanese folk tales and ghost stories. Truly an international choice.

This name of the patron saint of Naples would make an apt choice for a New Year's baby, or one with Neapolitan roots.