Italian Dog Names

Lura

Recorded as a feminine given name in English (American)

Lusie

A diminutive form of the name Lucia, meaning light.

Macaroon

Maddalena

Italian form of Magdalene, a name formed from Magdala

Maestro

Italian for 'master' or 'teacher'; an honorific title of respect.

Maico

Recorded as a masculine given name in Brazilian Portuguese

Makka

Greenlandic form of Danish Margrethe, and Swahili borrowing of Arabic مَكَّة (makka)

Maldo

Mallo

Malto

A prefix referring to maltose; also a Dravidian language and people of India

Manni

Finnish given name, from medieval forms of Hermanni, Immanuel or Maunu

Mano

Karo Batak name, the source of Indonesian Mano

Manzo

Italian for beef or meat

Marcella

Feminine form of the Latin name Marcellus

Marcelo

Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus

Marea

Catalan and Spanish word for the tide, from Latin.

Marga

Diminutive of Margarete or Margaretha

Marianna

Combination of Maria and Anna

Mariella

Italian diminutive of Maria

Marisa

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese combination of Maria and Luisa.

Marra

Italian surname from marra, "hoe", an occupational name for a farmer

Marrone

Italian surname meaning "brown"

Marto

A name often associated with Mars, the Roman god of war.

Masco

Maso

Derived from the Latin word 'mānsu', meaning 'tame' or 'gentle'.

Massimo

Italian form of the Latin name Maximus, from maximus, 'greatest'.

Massino

A diminutive form of Massimo, meaning 'greatest' in Italian.

Mastro

Italian word for "master" or "craftsman"

Matteo

Italian form of Matthew, from Hebrew, meaning "gift of the Lord".

Matti

Finnish form of Matthew.

Matto

Mauro

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Maurus, a Latin name meaning "dark-skinned"

Meatballini

Medora

Created by Lord Byron for a character in his poem The Corsair (1814)

Mela

A feminine given name recorded in English, Galician and Polish; also a Sanskrit word for a fair or gathering.

Mella

Meaning 'a honey bee' in Italian

Melli

Italian for honey or sweet

Merano

A town in South Tyrol, Italy, known for its beauty and health resorts.

Merla

Blackbird in Italian

Mia

Diminutive of Maria; also the Italian word mia, meaning "mine"

Milan

From the Slavic element milŭ, "gracious, dear"; also the Italian city

Milani

Italian and Iranian surname, from the city of Milan or a variant of Melanie

Milena

Feminine form of Milan, from Proto-Slavic *milъ, "dear, kind"

Mili

Galician shortening of milicia

Mille

Italian for thousand

Mima

Borrowed into English from Japanese 美馬 (Mima)

Mimmi

A diminutive form of names like Mimmie or an affectionate term in Italian.

Minelli

Italian surname, from the pet form Minello of the personal name Mino

Mino

A short form of various names, often used in Italian culture

Mirella

Italian form of Mireille

Mirica

From the Slavic element mirŭ, "peace, world", with a diminutive suffix

Misto

Catalan word, borrowed from Spanish mixto

Mizzi

Maltese surname; German diminutive of the female given name Maria

Moka

Recorded as a feminine given name in Japanese and Egyptian Arabic

Molina

Derived from Italian, meaning 'mill' or 'grinding'

Mona

Anglicised form of Muadhnait; also a Scandinavian short form of Monica

Monaco

A city-state on the French Riviera known for its gambling and luxury.

Mondi

Mondo

Mondo is Italian, Ido and Esperanto for world; in English it is from Japanese 問答 (mondō).

Moni

A diminutive form of names like 'Simone' or 'Simona', often used as an affectionate nickname.

Monte

Either a diminutive of Montgomery and other names beginning with Mont, or the Spanish or Italian word for "mountain"

Monti

Given name recorded in English and in European Spanish

Monza

A city in Italy known for its racetrack.

Moriz

Italian for a diminutive form of the name Maurice.

Morri

Mossa

Muggi

Naldo

Derived from the Germanic name 'Arnwald', meaning 'eagle power' or 'strong as an eagle'.

Nalli

Nallo

A mountain in Sweden, in Northern Sami Njállu, meaning "the needle"

Nanco

A surname

Nanela

Nanzo

Nappo

Italian term meaning 'nappy' or 'nap'

Nasso

Italian diminutive of a name or nickname.

Nedda

An affectionate form of the name 'Eden', often representing paradise.

Nelio

A diminutive form of 'Cornelio', which means 'horn' in Latin.

Nella

Short form of Antonella

Nelli

Russian, Ukrainian, Finnish and Hungarian form of Nellie

Nellina

Nello

A diminutive form of the name ‘Antonello’, often used in Italy.

Nelo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Nenna

Recorded as a given name in Swedish and Sardinian; no meaning is documented in the sources checked.

Nenno

Nera

Feminine given name recorded in Croatian, Medieval Italian and Soviet use

Neri

Hebrew נֵרִי, "my candle"; Italian form of Ranieri

Nerina

Probably from the Greek Nereids, the sea nymphs

Nerla

Nero

Roman cognomen probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigorous"; also a short form of Raniero, coinciding with Italian nero, "black".

Neroli

Neroli oil, an essential oil from the blossom of the bitter orange tree

Nerza

Nestro

Netti

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Dutch

Neve

Anglicized form of Niamh

Nevio

An Italian variant of the name Nevius, which is of unknown origin.

Nica

Recorded as a feminine given name in several languages; no meaning is documented

Nicco

A diminutive form of the name Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people.'

Nicla

No documented meaning; recorded as an Italian feminine given name

Nicolai

Danish and Norwegian variant form of Nicholas

Niena