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Cool International Boy Names

Cool international boy names from Italy and Ireland, Scandinavia to the Middle East and beyond include a wide variety of choices. Some of these international names for boys, such as Cruz and Orion, are cool in the US and abroad, but many have yet to be discovered by American parents.

Along with Orion and Cruz, other cool boy names from around the world in the US Top 1000 include Aarav, Gunnar, Joaquin, Luciano, Mateo, Roman, Santiago, and Soren. Aurelio, Laszlo, Elio, and Wolf are among the more unique choices that we expect to be hearing on more American babies in the coming years.

You may want to choose an international boys' name that reflects your family's ethnic heritage or represents a culture you love. Or you may simply be looking for unique boys' names and want to consider international names as one source. Here, a selection of cool boy names from around the world.

Aarav

Meaning: peaceful

Origin:Hindi
116
Arjun

Meaning: bright, shining, white

Origin:Hindi
311
Lars

Meaning: crowned with laurel

Origin:Scandinavian from Latin Laurentius
357
Hamza

Meaning: lion or strong

Origin:Arabic
376
Raoul

Meaning: wolf-counsel

Origin:French variation of Ralph
249
Lev

Meaning: heart; lion

Origin:Hebrew, Russian
188
Lucien

Meaning: light

Origin:French form of Lucian
189
Dimitri

Meaning: follower of Demeter

Origin:Russian from Greek Demetrius
192
Leif

Meaning: heir, descendant

Origin:Scandinavian
201
Dion

Meaning: child of heaven and earth

Origin:Diminutive of Dionysius, Greek
207
Koa

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Hawaiian
246
Fritz

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:German, diminutive of Friedrich or Frederick
668
Sven

Meaning: youth

Origin:Scandinavian
667
Timo

Meaning: honoring God

Origin:Norwegian, Finnish, German, and Dutch variation of Timothy
886
Olivier

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:French
930
Xavi

Meaning: new house or bright

Origin:Catalan diminutive of Xavier, Basque or Arabic
946
Bruno

Meaning: brown

Origin:German
413
Niko

Meaning: victory of the people

Origin:Finnish variation of Nichoals; diminutive of Nikolaos, Greek
1029
Aurelio

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Italian variation of Aurelius
363
Santiago

Meaning: Saint James

Origin:Place-name or Latin
497