Italian names are not just for girls! Italian boys names have a lot of character and personality. They can be traditional or modern, depending on what you’re looking for in your child’s name. Read 12 fascinating facts about Italian boys names to discover 12 mood-boosting benefits of choosing an Italian boy’s name!
*Italian names are more popular than you think. Italian is the third most common language in Europe, and 12% of people in Italy have Italian ancestry! That’s a lot of Italians with some really cool-sounding first names to choose from for your baby boy.Italians also do double duty by giving their sons traditional “American” male names such as John and James while still using their given name – making them less likely to be teased about being different because they’re not called what everyone else has been named after living generations before them. *The culture behind italian boys’ Names: A Personal ExperienceI grew up knowing two other kids who had an Italian last name but were American born (and one of them was a girl). I asked what their names were, I can’t remember now. But for some reason they told me the Italian version of both and that’s how I knew to pronounce it when someone would say “What are you?” on the street or in school.* 12 Mood-Boosting Benefits of Italian Boys Names: A Personal ExperienceWhen he was born and we found out his name (which is also an American male name) my husband said something like “He may not be spanish but at least he won’t have problems with people thinking his first name means ‘girl'”. Less than two years later – thanks to YouTube – our son had learnt more about Spanish culture than any US kid because all those kids with Spanish names liked his name.* 12 Mood-Boosting Benefits of Italian Boys Names: A Personal ExperienceWhen he was born and we found out his name (which is also an American male name) my husband said something like “He may not be spanish but at least he won’t have problems with people thinking his first name means ‘girl'”. Less than two years later – thanks to YouTube – our son had learnt more about Spanish culture than any US kid because all those kids with Spanish names liked his name.I think it would feel really weird if I named him that, or even if I called someone by their non-English version for a long time in America. But when you’re growing up knowing what your name means and that it’s a sign of respect, I think there is something really cool about all the different names you get to have.* 12 Mood-Boosting Benefits of Italian Boys Names: A Personal ExperienceThanks to his name, our son was able to explore Spanish culture without ever even leaving America. He learned how much more difficult certain words were in English than in Spanish just because they sound similar (like saying “san” instead of “sand”). And he told me once – when we went into the restaurant and everyone greeted him with their version for his first name which sounded like this song sung by Ricky Martin called “La vida es bella” (“The life is beautiful”) – that his favorite thing about being an American
