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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.

Johari

Meaning: jewel

Origin:Arabic and Swahili from Persian
8261
Eztli

Meaning: blood

Origin:Nahuatl
7909
Hattak

Meaning: man

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
5997
Miguel The name Miguel is of Spanish origin and the...
Origin:Spanish and Portuguese variation of Michael
1332
Ziv

Meaning: brilliance

Origin:Hebrew
2620
Tygo The meaning of Tygo is 'luck' or 'fortune' a...
Origin:Dutch form of Tycho
2043
Adriano

Meaning: man from Adria

Origin:Italian
2046
Umberto

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Italian variation of Humbert
2618
Amedeo

Meaning: lover of God

Origin:Italian form of Amadeus
2918
Kristof

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:Slavic variation of Christopher, Greek and Latin
6386
Padraig

Meaning: patrician, noble

Origin:Irish
2176
Pim

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Dutch diminutive of Willem or William
2198
Guillaume The meaning of Guillaume is 'resolute protec...
Origin:French variation of William
2540
Tibor

Meaning: of Tibur (Tivoli)

Origin:Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene
2681
Ilya

Meaning: the Lord is my God

Origin:Russian variation of Elijah
577
Rui

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:Portuguese diminutive of Rodrigo
760
Alexei

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Russian, Greek
803
Misha The name Misha is Hebrew and the meaning of ...
Origin:Russian, diminutive of Mikhail
2220
Aram

Meaning: high elevated

Origin:Hebrew
1867
Taj

Meaning: crown

Origin:Arabic
1994