Italian Dog Names

Mama mia! These are the best Italian dog names on the internet. Show your culture by giving your pooch a classic Italian name.

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• Abele

  Meaning: breath
• Abelie

  Meaning: honeysuckle
• Abramo

  Meaning: father of a multitude
• Achille

  Meaning: he who embodies the grief of the people
• Adalberto

  Meaning: Bright nobility
• Adalfieri

  Meaning: noble oath
• Adalina

  Meaning: little noble
• Adamo

  Meaning: earth and 'red
• Adolfo

  Meaning: noble wolf
• Adone

  Meaning: lord
• Affonso

  Meaning: noble and ready
• Agapeto

  Meaning: beloved
• Agata

  Meaning: good
• Agostino

  Meaning: venerable
• Alba

  Meaning: White; sunrise, dawn
• Alberta

  Meaning: bright nobility
• Alda

  Meaning: noble
• Alessa

  Meaning: defender of mankind
• Alessia

  Meaning: defender
• Allegra

  Meaning: cheerful and lively
• Annetta

  Meaning: grace
• Arabella

  Meaning: Answered prayers
• Arturo

  Meaning: Bear-man; noble and courageous.
• Aurelio

  Meaning: golden
• Baldovino

  Meaning: brave friend
• Basilio

  Meaning: king
• Benedetto

  Meaning: blessed
• Benigno

  Meaning: kind
• Brunhilda

  Meaning: Warrior woman
• Calandra

  Meaning: skylark
• Calogera

  Meaning: beautiful elder
• Capri

  Meaning: Italian island; wild boar.
• Celia

  Meaning: Heaven
• Chiara

  Meaning: bright
• Coco

  Meaning: Cook. it is also used as a nickname for names long names that begin with 'co-.
• Colombina

  Meaning: dove
• Dafne

  Meaning: laurel
• Dante

  Meaning: Steadfast
• Dario

  Meaning: Wealthy
• Davide

  Meaning: beloved
• Debora

  Meaning: bee
• Demetrio

  Meaning: Loves the earth
• Desi

  Meaning: Longing
• Diamante

  Meaning: diamond
• Dino

  Meaning: Little old sword
• Dorotea

  Meaning: gift of God
• Drago

  Meaning: dragon
• Duilio

  Meaning: war
• Edmondo

  Meaning: protector of prosperity
• Egidio

  Meaning: kid
• Elario

  Meaning: joyful
• Elda

  Meaning: Battle
• Elena

  Meaning: Torch
• Elma

  Meaning: helmet
• Elmo

  Meaning: Helmet
• Eloisa

  Meaning: hale-wide
• Elpidio

  Meaning: hope
• Emiliana

  Meaning: rival
• Emiliano

  Meaning: rival
• Ennio

  Meaning: favorite of God
• Enzio

  Meaning: home-ruler
• Ercole

  Meaning: glory of Hera
• Ermete

  Meaning: of the earth
• Erminia

  Meaning: of the earth
• Ernesta

  Meaning: battle
• Estachio

  Meaning: fruitful
• Ettore

  Meaning: Loyal
• Eugenio

  Meaning: Well-born
• Eustachio

  Meaning: fruitful
• Ezio

  Meaning: Home-ruler
• Ezzelin

  Meaning: little noble one
• Fabio

  Meaning: Bean
• Fabrizio

  Meaning: craftsman
• Fabrzia

  Meaning: craftsman
• Fedele

  Meaning: faithful
• Felipe

  Meaning: Happy
• Feliza

  Meaning: happy
• Ferro

  Meaning: iron
• Fiammentta

  Meaning: fire
• Filberto

  Meaning: very bright
• Fina

  Meaning: Dawn
• Fino

  Meaning: burning one and serpent
• Fiore

  Meaning: flower
• Fiorella

  Meaning: little flower
• Fiorenzo

  Meaning: blossoming
• Firmino

  Meaning: steadfast
• Flavio

  Meaning: Yellow hair
• Fons

  Meaning: noble and ready
• Fulvio

  Meaning: yellow
• Gaspare

  Meaning: treasure bearer
• Gennaro

  Meaning: January
• Gerolamo

  Meaning: holy name
• Gervasio

  Meaning: spear servant
• Giacinto

  Meaning: hyacinth flower
• Giampaolo

  Meaning: small
• Giorgio

  Meaning: farmer
• Giraldo

  Meaning: spear ruler
• Giustina

  Meaning: fair
• Grazia

  Meaning: agreeable
• Gregario

  Meaning: watchful
• Guiditta

  Meaning: praised
• Gustavo

  Meaning: Meditation staff
• Imelda

  Meaning: all warrior
• Italia

  Meaning: calf
• Jemma

  Meaning: precious stone
• Jolanda

  Meaning: violet flower
• Lalia

  Meaning: well-spoken
• Lauretta

  Meaning: little laurel tree
• Leopoldo

  Meaning: people-bold
• Lessie

  Meaning: Taken from the English name 'Lassie.
• Letizia

  Meaning: happiness
• Lia

  Meaning: weary
• Liborio

  Meaning: free
• Loredana

  Meaning: laurel grove
• Loreto

  Meaning: laurel wood
• Lothario

  Meaning: loud warrior
• Luciana

  Meaning: light
• Luciano

  Meaning: light
• Lucrezia

  Meaning: wealthy
• Ludovica

  Meaning: famous warrior
• Lupo

  Meaning: Italian for 'wolf
• Mafalda

  Meaning: mighty in battle
• Malvolia

  Meaning: ill-will
• Marcella

  Meaning: defense
• Margherita

  Meaning: pearl
• Maria

  Meaning: rebelliousness
• Marietta

  Meaning: little rebel
• Marta

  Meaning: Lady
• Maura

  Meaning: Dark
• Melania

  Meaning: black
• Milana

  Meaning: grace
• Mirella

  Meaning: to admire
• Natale

  Meaning: birthday
• Nereza

  Meaning: darkness
• Nerina

  Meaning: water
• Nero

  Meaning: wise warrior
• Nestore

  Meaning: homecoming
• Nevio

  Meaning: spotted
• Nilda

  Meaning: armored warrior woman
• Noelia

  Meaning: day of birth
• Noemi

  Meaning: my delight
• Orabella

  Meaning: golden beauty
• Ornella

  Meaning: flowering ash tree
• Orsina

  Meaning: bear
• Orsola

  Meaning: little bear
• Ovidio

  Meaning: sheepherder
• Palmira

  Meaning: pilgrim
• Palmiro

  Meaning: palm tree
• Pancrazio

  Meaning: all power
• Paola

  Meaning: Small
• Paolo

  Meaning: small
• Peride

  Meaning: wager
• Perla

  Meaning: pearl
• Petronel

  Meaning: little rock
• Piero

  Meaning: stone
• Pino

  Meaning: pine tree andcurly
• Poldi

  Meaning: people-bold
• Ponzio

  Meaning: of the sea
• Porfirio

  Meaning: purple
• Prada

  Meaning: Italian luxury fashion house; meadow.
• Primo

  Meaning: first
• Prospero

  Meaning: Success
• Rachele

  Meaning: ewe
• Raimonda

  Meaning: wise protector
• Raul

  Meaning: Wise wolf
• Remigio

  Meaning: oarsman
• Remo

  Meaning: swift
• Renato

  Meaning: reborn
• Rico

  Meaning: Home-ruler
• Rinaldo

  Meaning: wide ruler
• Roberto

  Meaning: Bright fame
• Rocco

  Meaning: Rest
• Rosabella

  Meaning: beautiful rose
• Rosalva

  Meaning: rose of dawn
• Rosanna

  Meaning: rose and 'grace or 'graceful rose
• Rosella

  Meaning: rose
• Rosetta

  Meaning: little rose
• Rufino

  Meaning: Red-haired
• Ruggero

  Meaning: famous spear
• Sandra

  Meaning: Defender of mankind
• Sandro

  Meaning: defender of mankind
• Saveria

  Meaning: new house
• Savio

  Meaning: clever
• Selvaggia

  Meaning: wild
• Serafina

  Meaning: Burning one
• Serafino

  Meaning: burning one orserpent
• Sergio

  Meaning: Sergeant
• Severiano

  Meaning: stern
• Severo

  Meaning: stern
• Silvano

  Meaning: from the forest
• Silvia

  Meaning: from the forest
• Sofia

  Meaning: wisdom
• Stefania

  Meaning: crown
• Stefano

  Meaning: crown
• Sylvana

  Meaning: from the forest
• Tacito

  Meaning: silent
• Taddeo

  Meaning: courageous
• Tammaro

  Meaning: things of being famous
• Tatiana

  Meaning: father
• Tecla

  Meaning: glory of God
• Teodosio

  Meaning: gift-giving
• Thorello

  Meaning: young bull
• Tino

  Meaning: small
• Tiziano

  Meaning: of the Titans, who were giants in Greek mythology
• Uberto

  Meaning: bright heart
• Ugo

  Meaning: Mind, heart, spirit
• Ulisse

  Meaning: to be angry
• Umfredo

  Meaning: giant peace
• Valentino

  Meaning: Healthy andstrong
• Valeria

  Meaning: to be strong
• Venice

  Meaning: Italian city.
• Versace

  Meaning: Fashion name
• Vicenzo

  Meaning: conquering
• Vinicio

  Meaning: vine
• Violetta

  Meaning: violet
• Vitalia

  Meaning: of life
• Vito

  Meaning: To be full of joy or energy.
• Viviana

  Meaning: Alive; lively
• Xaviero

  Meaning: a new house
• Yedda

  Meaning: Contending battle
• Zeta

  Meaning: little girl