Italian Dog Names

Gioele

Italian form of the name Joel

Gioia

Means "joy" in Italian

Giorgio

Italian form of George, meaning 'farmer' or 'earthworker'

Giorno

Italian for "day"

Giovanni

Italian form of John, from Hebrew Yôḥānān, "Yahweh is gracious"

Giro

Gironimo

Gismo

Gispo

Gissa

A name of Italian origin that can mean 'to be at peace'.

Gittano

Giulia

Italian feminine form of Julius, from Latin Iulia

Glato

Golfo

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Greek

Gonni

Gozo

Recorded as a masculine given name in medieval english

Grano

Italian and Spanish word for "grain"; a surname borrowed into English

Greco

From Italian greco (Latin Graecus), an ethnonym meaning "Greek"

Gredo

Grismo

Grocco

Gucci

An Italian luxury fashion house founded in Florence in 1921

Guido

Latinized form of Wido, from an Old High German root meaning "wood"

Guildo

Gusto

Recorded as a masculine given name in Sami

Guzzo

An Italian surname

Hanno

Meaning 'brave' or 'daring' in some contexts.

Harlekin

A character in Italian commedia dell'arte usually portrayed as a clever servant

Harlequin

From Old French Herlequin, a demon in French passion plays; the commedia dell'arte stock character

Henzo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Icco

Idana

Recorded as a rare modern Hebrew feminine given name

Iella

Italian word of Romanesco origin

Ilano

A mononym of the South African television personality Langelihle Gumede

Ilari

Finnish form of Hilarius, from a Latin word meaning "cheerful, jovial"

Ilaria

Italian feminine form of Hilarius

Ilario

Italian form of the Latin name Hilarius

Ilmo

Recorded as a given name in Finnish and Estonian

Imelda

Derived from the Germanic name, meaning 'the powerful fighter'.

Inizio

Isaro

Issabella

A variant spelling of Isabella, recorded as a given name in American English.

Issi

Greenlandic for "cold"; also recorded as an English given name

Ita

A name used in various cultures, often meaning 'little one' or 'beloved'.

Itano

Izellah

Izola

Slovene name of a town in Slovenia; recorded in English as a rare feminine given name

Izzabella

Derived from the name Isabella which means 'devoted to God' or 'God is my oath'.

Izzi

Izzo

An Italian name often associated with 'God's gift'.

Izzybella

Jasso

Jausi

Jolanda

Dutch, Slovene and Croatian form of Yolanda and Italian variant of Iolanda

Jorso

Juli

Hungarian short form of júlia

Juliet

Anglicized form of giulietta or juliette

Kamillo

Kanelli

A name derived from the Italian word for cinnamon, 'cannella', suggesting sweetness and warmth.

Kapri

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Kardo

Kare

A village in Serbia, a surname, and a Scandinavian given name

Karlo

Croatian, Slovene and Georgian form of Charles

Kasso

A variant of the word 'casso', meaning 'case' in Italian

Kiano

No documented meaning; recorded as a given name in Japanese and English

Kiara

Variant of Ciara 1 or Chiara

Klarissa

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Kontessa

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English

Kordo

Kosimo

KöRlie

Lago

Lallo

A Finnish name, recorded as a variant of Lalli

Lambo

Short for Lamborghini, a luxury sports car brand

Lanza

Italian surname from Latin lancea, "spear" or "lance"

Lanzo

Old German form of Lance

Latte

Leola

Feminine form of Leo

Leonardo

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Leonard

Leonora

Italian short form of Eleanor.

Leta

Of the name meaning 'joyful' or 'happy'

Letta

Italian surname and African given name

Lia

Italian, Portuguese, Georgian and Greek form of Leah; also a short form of names ending in -lia.

Lidia

Derived from the name of a historical region in Asia Minor, associated with beauty and elegance.

Liliana

Latinate form of Lillian

Lilla

Hungarian diminutive of Lívia or Lídia; also derived from Elizabeth

Limona

Lino

Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Galician form of Linus; also a short form of names ending in -lino.

Lorenzo

The Italian form of Lawrence, meaning 'from Laurentum', a place in Italy known for its laurel trees.

Loretta

Perhaps a variant of Lauretta or Loreto, or a diminutive of names beginning with Lor

Lotti

A diminutive of Charlotte or Liselotte

Luca

Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, from Luke.

Luce

Italian and French variant of Lucia; also the Italian word for light.

Luci

Diminutive of Luca or Lucia, or a variant of Lucy

Lucia

Feminine form of the Latin name Lucius, from lux, light

Luciana

Feminine form of Lucianus

Lucio

Italian and Spanish form of the Latin name Lucius

Luigi

Italian form of Louis

Luisa

Feminine form of Luis, from the Germanic elements hlod "fame" and wig "combat"

Lunetta

No documented meaning; recorded as an Italian feminine given name