Italian Dog Names

Nilo

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Neilos, and of the Nile River

Ninana

Ninna

A variant of Nina, a female given name of uncertain deeper origin.

Nino

Short form of names ending in -nino, such as Giannino and Antonino

Niola

Nizzo

Nocciolina

Italian diminutive of nocciola, 'hazelnut'

Noemi

Form of Naomi in several languages

Nolli

An Italian-language surname

Nona

Latin nonus, "ninth", for the nine months of pregnancy; Georgian form of Nonna

Norica

Romanian feminine given name, recorded as rare

Norie

A variation of the name 'Norina'.

Norina

Italian diminutive of Nora

Noris

A variant spelling of the surname Norris

Notti

A type of tteok in Korean cuisine; also a surname

Novara

Name of an Italian city in Piedmont, capital of the province of Novara

Nufo

Nutella

Italian brand name for a sweetened hazelnut cocoa spread; a rare English given name

Nuti

Ocarina

Italian ocarina, a wind instrument of the vessel-flute family, also called a potato flute.

Oddi

Recorded as a masculine given name in Old Norse

Olanda

Olenda

Oletta

Derived from the Italian word 'oletta' meaning 'little olive' or 'olive branch'

Olina

A variation of the name 'Olive', which symbolizes peace and beauty

Olio

Means a mixture or medley; it refers to a diverse collection.

Oliv

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Oliva

Latin name meaning "olive"; used in english and french

Oliviana

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Romanian

Ombra

The Italian word for shadow

Omina

Not documented; recorded as an Uzbek feminine given name

Onda

Japanese surname written 恩田

Ondi

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in American usage

Ondy

Orco

Italian orco, a masculine noun from Latin Orcus

Ordella

Orella

Aragonese word inherited from Latin ōricula, a variant of auricula.

Oria

Italian form of Aurea

Orino

Orio

Orlando

Italian form of Roland

Orlo

A diminutive form of the name Orlando, meaning 'famous land'

Ornela

Recorded as a feminine given name in Albanian

Oro

Spanish for "gold"; also used as a given name, nickname or surname

Orro

Orsen

Orsi

Italian variant of 'bear'

Orsina

Feminine form of Orsino

Orsino

Derived from Italian, often interpreted as 'bear cub'

Orso

Italian form of Ursus, from Latin ursus, meaning "bear".

Ortessa

Orzo

Italian for 'barley'; a short-cut pasta shaped like a large grain of rice

Oschi

Osco

Italian, from Latin Oscus, Osci

Ossi

Diminutive of Osmo, Oskari and other names beginning with Os

Osso

Ostra

A type of shellfish; also means 'oyster' in Italian.

Ottina

Paccia

Pacco

Paccos

Pacifico

Italian form of the Late Roman name Pacificus

Pacino

Italian surname derived from the name 'Benedetto', meaning blessed.

Pado

Palermo

The capital and largest city of Sicily, in Italy (Sicilian: Palermu)

Pallo

A name derived from Italian meaning 'ball' or 'spherical object'.

Pamina

A character in the opera 'The Magic Flute' by Mozart, representing love and innocence

Pana

Recorded as a masculine given name in Inuit mythology

Panlo

Panna

A type of sweet dessert in Italian cuisine

Pantera

Italian for 'panther'

Paola

Italian feminine form of Paul

Paolo

Italian form of the Latin name Paulus (Paul)

Papina

Parlo

Pasca

A user-submitted entry records it as a feminine given name in Medieval Italian

Pasco

Italian name meaning 'Easter'

Pasqual

Catalan form of Pascual and Venetian variant of Pasquale, from Latin paschalis, 'pertaining to Easter'

Pasta

Patto

Italian for pact or agreement

Patzo

Peddi

Not recorded as a personal name; a 2026 Telugu-language film title

Pedina

Italian for pawn (in chess)

Pela

Pella

Derived from a term meaning 'a small cup' or 'to hold'.

Pelle

Italian for skin or hide

Peppe

Diminutive of Giuseppe

Peppi

Diminutive of Giuseppe; Finnish form of Pippi

Peppino

Italian diminutive of Giuseppe

Peppo

A former name of the soft drink Mr. Pibb

Perdi

Perdo

Perla

Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl

Pesto

Italian paste of basil, olive oil, cheese, pine nuts and garlic

Picco

Italian word and surname meaning "summit" or "peak".

Piccola

Italian for small or little

Piccolo

Italian for "small, little", a nickname from the word piccolo

Picolino

Piera

Italian feminine form of Peter.

Pillo