Italian boys names

[Pregnantagain7]

Hi I'm expecting my fourth dc my family are Italian and my children all have Italian-ish names, so names that have Italian origins but not really unusual so they are continually mispronounced or misspelled. I think I'm very aware of this because I have a very Italian name that is quite unusual here and people always have problems with. So I need a boys name can anyone help?

Two I'm considering are Rocco and Carlo what do you think?

Milo? A favourite of mine.

He he cote I have a Luca already but don't worry it is a very popular name! :)

Think it's the capital of Chile? Saint Iago condensed.

We named ds during the world cup/Wimbledon - might be worth watching some hunky Italian men football or something for inspiration?

DH is Italian. DS is called Cosmo (FIL is Cosimo). Like Rocco a lot. Also Alessandro (prefer Alex as nn).

Marco
Paolo

Italian Niccolo in ds1's class at school. Don't think it causes any confusion but I guess it might get shortened to Nick when he's older.

Ezio (assasins creed) or Ennio (morricone)

Dante ?

Vito is a very cool name!

Rocco is lovely, I also like Matteo

Lorenzo
Salvatore
rafa
dante
Gabriel

all lovely imo

Cosmo. Best name ever.

I was going to say Vito as well.

I taught in Italy, boys names I can remember are

Lorenzo
Giacomo (really popular)
Guilio
Damiano
Alessandro
Federico
Florin (not sure of the origins of that one)
Michele
Samuele
Marko

Michele is nice but won't work in the UK (will be called Michelle). Samuele will be called Samuel as the 'e' is hard for non-Italians (DH's name ends with an 'e' and he usually drops it for English speakers to make it easier for them). The 'G' names also have a pronunciation problem.

Never heard of Santiago in Italy .... So think it's Spanish.

Anjou you have great taste!!

Thanks Oriunda! I've only just seen up thread that you have the same biased opinion/excellent taste as me.

Meant to say, OP, Rocco is great. Are you sure you can't be persuaded on Ludo? Ludovico is fantastic!

You've already got my other favourite Italian name, Luca. How about...

Arlo
Ignacio/Ignazio nn Iggy
Nico
Santo

Hmmm... can you tell I like names ending in -o?!

Wow some really cool names suggested, Vito has already been used on one of our dcs already! I love nico and Cosmo/ cosimo however dp not that keen humph!
After such a positive response to Rocco I think we are def leaning towards that, with Santino as a middle name I think. :)

Oriunda- that's a prob we have found with a lot of names i love Nicola, Andrea, and Giovanni but the would be mis-pronounced and the first two are girls names here.

Tell me about it .. I have an Italian male name and the problems I have when in Italy! Refusing my credit card because 'it's my husbands', twin room instead of double being booked etc etc.

I knew a Daniele at school and even though most were tolerant he did get some ragging for having a "girl" name

Love Michele pronounced Mickellay though :)

Rio

That sounds a nightmare oriunda! Purplepidgin that's why I'm so conscious of not going too unusual, as I said in my op my name is very italian and unusual here people have only usually heard of one person with the same name and she looks like a dogs dinner haha!
I spent all my teenage years wishing I was called Claire or Jane! Quite like it now though :)

I love ludo, if I had any Italian links I'd use it :)

I like Rocco.
Also, Alessandro,Riccardo, Paolo,Dante.

I like Rocco.
Also, Alessandro,Riccardo, Paolo,Dante.

Two little Italian boys I know are
Luca and Tomasso.