Rare Italian Names for Boys

The progenitor of the English name Guy, Gaetano has a lot more gusto.

Ravello is an Italian town on the Amalfi Coast. It's a popular travel destination and was a favorite spot for many notable creatives, including Virginia Woolf, Greta Garbo, and Tennessee Williams.

Widely used in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, has an air of generosity and could easily be adopted here.

Agostino is the Italian form of this increasingly popular ancient name.

A Latinate name with a lot of dash and bravado.

This name taken from one of the legendary founders of Rome suddenly feels more possible for a baby in the English-speaking world, with the rise of many Rome-related names, from Roman to Romy to Romilly and Romaine.

Unusual Italian name for boys that relates both to the vividly stylish Viv names such as Vivienne and Viveca, and to the Italian musician Vivaldi.

One of Jacob’s perkier variations.

Think Harry with a go-getter ending.

Strong and rhythmic Italian form of Samson

One of the many rhythmically appealing Italian names newly up for consideration, with more substance than the modelly FABIO. Variations: FABIO, FABIAN, FABRIZIO

Italian variation of Leon.