Ina
Nollaig
Naomh
Aithne
Inis
Mary
Irish-Italian names for boys
Bruno
Oscar
Additional Irish-Italian results
Masculine Irish names that may also be Italian words
The following names often appeared in Italian language web pages. That means that they are either Italian words, or names which are very familiar to Italian speakers.
Masculine Italian names that may also be Irish words
These names often appeared in Irish language web pages.
Irish word ending matches
Masculine Irish names often end with -an. Below are Italian names ending with the same word ending.
Italian word ending matches
Masculine Italian names often end with -io or -no. Below are Irish names with one of those word endings.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the Irish name on the left, and the Italian name on the right.
Irish-Italian names popular in both
Names from this page that appear in the official baby name statistics of both a Irish-speaking and a Italian-speaking country.
| Name | Irish | Italian |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar | #25 boys Northern Ireland 2025 | #186 boys Switzerland 2025 |
| Bruno | #395 boys Northern Ireland 2025 | #105 boys Italy 2024 |
Featured in baby name books
Bruno
Bruno is a German name meaning βbrown,β or brown-haired, with one source adding βbear.β Bruno is also glossed as βdark-skinned.β
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Boys, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book
Oscar
Oscar is commonly explained as English for βdivine spearβ or βspear of the gods.β Oscar is also authentically Irish, meaning βdeer loverβ; in legend Oscar, son of OisΓn, became the mightiest of the Fianna, and the name spread to Scandinavia as Oskar.
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Boys, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Irish Names for Children
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All of the suggested Irish-Italian names on this page are matched solely on their written form β pronunciation may differ.