1770+ Boy Names Ending in O

Leonato is one of the main characters in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing -- the noble governor of Messina on whose property most of the play takes place. His daughter Hero and niece Beatrice are the two main female romantic leads in the play. His character is ambiguous; he starts out friendly and amiable, but he reacts very harshly to rumors that his daughter has lost her "honor" before marriage. Still, this could be an unusual and striking way to get to the extremely popular Leo.

Has diverse associations: the long-term Communist head of Yugoslavia, one of Michael Jackson's older brothers, and an animated Disney character -- none of them a very strong recommendation.

Ülo was derived from the ancient Finnic name Ilo, meaning "joy," although today it is associated with the modern Estonian word ülev, "noble."

Name invented for a spirit fox character on the Disney Channel TV show Sofia the First.

Short but punchy — Ayyo would make a cool and unusual choice as -o ending boy names become more and more stylish.

Roreto is a handsome Italian place-name that is reminiscent of and might be shortened to the Irish Rory.

A variant of Estonian Riivo, of uncertain meaning, that fits right in with cool water names like River and Rio.

The name of the eponymous Hobbit, Bilbo is said by Tolkien himself to be "of unknown meaning". It’s also an unusual place name: Bilbo is the local Basque name for the city of Bilbao.

Nacio is attractive and energetic -- one of the most appealing Spanish nickname names. Songwriter Nacio (born Ignacio) Herb Brown wrote many American standards, including Singin' in the Rain.