1770+ Boy Names Ending in O

Otieno is more commonly seen as a surname among the Luo people of Kenya and Eastern Africa. The surname was derived from the given name — Atieno is the feminine version.

Sounds like a name from an old science fiction movie -- but this god of letters invented writing, and so might interest parents who are writers or professors.

Armando definitely makes Herman cooler and Mando or Mondo makes it cooler still. While Mando is usually short for Armando, it can be an abbreviation for any name containing Mando or Mondo.

Saint's name that emanates amore.

Attractive name from the Old Testament. Adino was one of David's "mighty men," though texts do disagree on his name.

Tico is a diminutive of Alberto, but on the soap opera One Life to Live, Tico Santi's full name was Augustico.

This appealing Italian name is associated with the great Florentine painter and architect Giotto di Bondone, a major force in the Italian Renaissance.

Udo is the Igbo word for peace, and, in Nigeria, is a name usually reserved for men. Related names include Akudo, Udoka and Udo-Amaka.

Kosmo is easy to spell, pronounce, and understand, yet most English speakers would spell this uncommon name Cosmo.

A heck of a lot cooler than Larry.

A common animal name in Finland, it could work as an alternative to Otto or Otis.

This Latinate form of Bernard hovered in the lower regions of the US Top 1000 from the late 1940s until 2006, possibly inspired by the character in West Side Story. It remains popular in Portugal and it does have a little more flair than the grandpa style Bernard.

Appealing, lively, and distinctive.

The first name of the influential pre-Renaissance Sienese painter (pronounced DOO-chee-o) is a simple but lively modern possibility.

Related to the surname Nunez, Nuno has several possible meanings, including grandfather, ninth, squire, tutor, or monk.

Orson is being rediscovered and Orsino is every bit as attractive.