315 Italian Boy Names

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

Leonida is the modern Italian form of the name of the ancient Spartan king. Though names that end in a or the a sound are usually feminine, there are several examples popular in recent years -- Luca, Joshua, Noah -- that make this more plausible for a boy.

Naples-born Enrico Caruso was one of the greatest opera singers of all time. Recordings of his powerful singing voice are still in circulation today, nearly 100 years after his death.

Phonetic Dante.

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

A singular selection, noteworthy for its connection to the great sixteenth-century Italian epic poet, Torquato Tasso.

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.

Benvenuto Cellini, the great Italian sculptor and writer -- a true Renaissance man -- could inspire this creative choice.

A nickname that sounds like a nickname.

The water, period.

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

This is an outside possibility for opera-lovers, with the additional eco/color factor.

A Latinate name with a lot of dash and bravado.