Italian Dog Names

Salina

Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Selina

Salko

Finnish word salko, from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "slat"

Salo

Finnish surname of Laine type, literally meaning "wilderness", "grove"

Salto

Spanish word salto, borrowed into English as Salto

Sando

Italian term for 'sandwich'

Sandoro

Sandria

Not documented; recorded as a rare feminine given name in American English

Sandro

Short form of Alessandro (Italian) or Aleksandre (Georgian)

Santini

Italian surname, a diminutive of the surname Santi

Santino

Diminutive of Santo, Italian for "little saint"

Santo

A surname from the Romance languages

Santra

Recorded as a rare Greek given name and as an Indian surname

Sappo

Sarina

Diminutive of Sara, or sometimes a variant of Serena

Sassa

Swedish diminutive of Astrid, Alexandra or Sara.

Sassi

An Italian surname, also a Finnish variant of Saksi

Sasso

Italian word for "stone"

Savio

Italian word meaning "wise"

Sayena

Schico

Seffa

Italian origin, meaning 'cup' or 'vessel'.

Sella

Recorded as a rare feminine given name in Swedish and in African use

Selmo

Semmo

Senda

Sento

Finnish clipping of asento, "attention, ten-hut"

Seppi

Italian surname and Swiss German given name, both related to Joseph

Serafina

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Seraphina, from seraph, a high-ranking angel.

Serella

Serenella

An Italian feminine given name

Sereno

From Spanish sereno, calm or serene

Sergio

A name derived from the Latin 'Sergius', meaning 'to serve'.

Serina

Variant of Serena

Sesta

Recorded as a feminine given name in Emilian-Romagnol

Setti

Recorded as a given name in Telugu; also an Italian surname

Siano

Sienna

An English word meaning "orange-red", from the city of Siena in Italy

Sillo

Silvana

Feminine form of Silvanus; Latin for 'one who lives in the forest'

Silvi

Italian patronymic surname from the personal name Silvio

Simo

Finnish and Serbian form of Simon

Simona

Feminine form of Simon

Simone

French and Italian feminine form of Simon, from the Hebrew Shim'on.

Sippo

Recorded as a rare Finnish masculine given name

Sirena

Italian form of Latin Siren, from Ancient Greek Seiren

Sirocco

Italian and English word for a Mediterranean wind from the Sahara

Sito

Recorded as a Galician masculine given name; no meaning documented

Skippo

Socco

Soffi

A diminutive form of Sofia, meaning wisdom

Soffie

Recorded as a Limburgish feminine given name

Solo

Recorded as a given name in Norwegian (rare), feminine

Sonia

Variant of Sonya, a diminutive of Sofiya, from Greek Sophia, "wisdom"

Sonni

Sorelly

A diminutive form of the Italian name 'Sorella', meaning 'sister'.

Sorriso

Galician word for "smile", from Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin subrīsus

Sorro

Spartaco

Italian masculine given name, the italian form of spartacus

Speranza

Italian word for hope; Italian cognate of Esperanza

Spinelli

A family name of Italian origin, often meaning 'little spine'

Stassi

Italian diminutive form of Anastasia

Stellina

Italian diminutive of stella, "star"

Struppo

Tacco

Italian for heel, from taccone; also a military abbreviation for tactical coordinator

Taddeo

Italian form of Thaddeus

Tasso

A name possibly derived from the Italian word for 'badger'.

Tatira

Tauro

Tempesta

Tesoro

Tino

Short form of Valentino, Martino and other names ending in tino

Tivoli

From the name of the Italian town Tivoli, a Roman summer resort

Tolli

Toni

A short form of names derived from Antonius, such as Antonio or Antonia

Tonno

Tony

Short form of Anthony

Toretto

Surname of Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise

Toro

Bull in Spanish and Italian

Tosca

A name rooted in Italian meaning 'an arch' or 'to touch'.

Tosti

An Italian surname, a patronymic or plural form of Tosto

Trevi

Recorded as a rare given name in english, for either gender

Trico

Tuscany

A region in central Italy known for its landscapes, art, and history.

Tuttu

Italian for all or everyone

Tyber

Ugo

Italian form of Hugh; Igbo, meaning "eagle"

Urso

User-submitted: a masculine given name recorded in Medieval German

Vada

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Vai

A term of endearment meaning 'go' or 'to come' in various languages

Valentino

Italian form of Valentinus

Valintina

Derived from the Latin word 'valens', meaning 'strong' or 'healthy'.

Vanna

Italian short form of Giovanna; Khmer name meaning "colour", from Sanskrit varṇa.

Venezia

Italian city located on a lagoon famous for its canals.

Vento

Italian word for wind

Ventura

Short form of Buenaventura, or from Spanish ventura, "fortune"

Venza

Verdell

Given name, from French vert and Latin viride, "green, growing"

Verona

A city in Italy known for its romantic history and as the setting for Shakespeare's play 'Romeo and Juliet'

Vico

Italian short form of Lodovico

Vieno

Finnish word meaning "gentle"