Here’s the big list of male Italian dog names. You’re sure to find one or a few perfect Italian boy dog names to fit!
Alfredo – Italian – A counselor. Other animals come to this male dog for advice.
Allegro – A musical term meaning fast. This boy dog is built for speed.
Androcles – A legendary Roman slave who ran away from his master. He came across a lion suffering with a thorn in his paw. Androcles pulled the thorn from the lion’s paw. He later faced the same lion in the Roman Arena and the lion spared his life.
Augustus – The 1st emperor of Rome. This male dog is a natural alpha leader.
Bambino – An Italian child. One of the more popular male Italian dog names.
Bravo – “I deserve praise all the time.”
Caesar – The title of the Roman emperors from Augustus to Hadrian. One of the more distinguished Italian male dog names.
Caligula – The mad Roman emperor who claimed to be all gods at once.
Caruso – “My canine operatic abilities are legendary.”
Casanova – This Italian male dog has a girlfriend on every block.
Catania – A port on the coast of Sicily.
Cicero – A famous Roman statesman and orator who lived from 106 – 43 B.C.
Columbus – “I like to discover things that are already discovered.”
Dante – A great Italian poet of the Middle Ages. He wrote the “Divine Comedy.”
DaVinci – A great artist of the Italian Renaissance. The Mona Lisa was one of his most famous paintings.
Fiorello – Italian – Little flower. A great name for any male toy-breed of dog.
Galileo – This boy dog loves to gaze at a starry sky.
Genoa – The largest and busiest port in Italy. It was the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
Gladiator – “I’ll go paw to paw with any creature.”
Gucci – A good name for your very expensive Italian male dog.
Guido – This boy dog loves singing operas in the rain.
Hadrian – The Roman emperor who built the famous wall in northern Britain.
Julian – The last Roman emperor to persecute the Christians.
Julius – A youthful man with a downy-beard.
Lares – The spirits that guard the household, according to the ancient Romans.
Largo – A slow, stately passage of music.
Legato – A musical term meaning smooth, successive tones with no interruptions.
Lorenzo – Italian – Crowned with laurels. He might one day be the “Best in Show.”
Luciano – Italian – Light bringer.
Luigi – Italian – Famous warrior. This boy dog is well known for his courage.
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Machiavelli – The famous Italian politician. He advocated dark and crafty means for maintaining and keeping power.
Malta – An island country south of Sicily.
Marco – Italian – A warrior. A great name for your male guard dog.
Nero – “My full name is Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus.” One of the most ruthless male Italian dog names.
Octavian – He became the first Roman emperor and was then called Augustus.
Ovid – A famous Roman poet.
Pantheon – A Roman temple built to honor all the gods. A good choice for any large male dog.
Papa – “You can always tell me your problems.”
Parma – A city in northern Italy.
Parmesan – This boy enjoys cheese-flavored treats.
Pascal – Italian – One who is born on Easter. A great name for the boy dog that you adopt during the Paschal season.
Primo – Italian – Of the best quality. An excellent name for any pure-bred male dog.
Remus – He and his twin brother Romulus were the legendary founders of Rome.
Rocky, Rocco – The Italian stallion. Who needs brains with all those muscles?
Roman – “I’d probably look pretty good in a toga.” One of the classic Italian male dog names.
Romulus – He and his twin brother Remus were the legendary founders of Rome.
Santo – Italian – Holy.
Scipio – A branch of the prominent Roman family – the Cornelii.
Stefano – Italian – Crown.
Tacitus – This Roman is considered one of the greatest historians who ever lived.
Trajan – A Roman emperor who was born in Spain and expanded the Empire. Explore more male dog names that start with T.
Venice – A city in northern Italy that’s built on many islands. It has canals in place of streets over much of its area. A good name for your water-loving boy dog.
Verdi – A famous Italian opera composer.
Vespasian – The Roman emperor who built the Colosseum.