Italian Last Names
- Feliciano
- Pasi
Origin:
Finnish variation of Basil, GreekMeaning:
"regal"Description:
A Gen X name in the Nordic region from which it hails.
- Papa
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"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:
ItalianMeaning:
"Easter"Description:
While Pasquale is a fairly common Easter name for boys, the female girl version is virtually undiscovered.
- Lauri
- Madia
- Grande
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"large"Description:
For your Starbucks order, not your baby.
- Angeli
- Rivera
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"bank, shore"Description:
An appealing Spanish surname that also works as an elaboration of cool nature name River.
- Bartoli
- Raffaele
- Bianco
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"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 surnameMeaning:
"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:
LatinMeaning:
"mottled"
- Rubino
- Maggio
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"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:
HebrewMeaning:
"my candle"Description:
Gender-neutral choice ideal for a child born during Hanukkah.