Italian Last Names

  1. Feliciano
    • Pasi
      • Origin:

        Finnish variation of Basil, Greek
      • Meaning:

        "regal"
      • Description:

        A Gen X name in the Nordic region from which it hails.
    • Papa
      • Origin:

        Maori
      • Meaning:

        "earth"
      • Description:

        A baby girl named Papa might cause some confusion, but the Papa (or Papatuanuku) of Polynesian mythology is the mother or earth goddess.
    • Pasqua
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "Easter"
      • Description:

        While Pasquale is a fairly common Easter name for boys, the female girl version is virtually undiscovered.
    • Lauri
      • Madia
        • Grande
          • Origin:

            Italian
          • Meaning:

            "large"
          • Description:

            For your Starbucks order, not your baby.
        • Angeli
          • Rivera
            • Origin:

              Spanish
            • Meaning:

              "bank, shore"
            • Description:

              An appealing Spanish surname that also works as an elaboration of cool nature name River.
          • Bartoli
            • Raffaele
              • Bianco
                • Origin:

                  Italian
                • Meaning:

                  "white"
                • Description:

                  Although the female version Bianca has long been accepted as a name outside Italy, maybe it's time to consider this boy color name.
              • Lucchese
                • Origin:

                  Italian surname
                • Meaning:

                  "from Lucca"
                • Description:

                  Lucchese is a luxury cowboy boot company that was founded in San Antonio by the Lucchese brothers. The Luccheses were Sicilian immigrants, but their surname originally denoted someone from Lucca, a Tuscan city.
              • Pinto
                • Origin:

                  Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "mottled"
              • Rubino
                • Maggio
                  • Origin:

                    Italian
                  • Meaning:

                    "May"
                  • Description:

                    Interesting last-name-first possibility, evoking the springtime month; also a sports-hero connection to baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Could make an interesting way to honor Grandma May or Mary with a boy's name.
                • Olivi
                  • Petrini
                    • Description:

                      A Greek way to say Peter.
                  • Marciano
                    • Neri
                      • Origin:

                        Hebrew
                      • Meaning:

                        "my candle"
                      • Description:

                        Gender-neutral choice ideal for a child born during Hanukkah.