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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.

Yoshi

Meaning: good, respectful

Origin:Japanese
1631
Tai

Meaning: great extreme

Origin:Chinese
1269
Dara

Meaning: oak tree; wealthy; leader; star

Origin:Irish, Persian, Punjabi, Khmer
3560
Talako

Meaning: eagle

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
4052
Kostini

Meaning: wise

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
7702
Xerxes

Meaning: hero among heroes

Origin:Persian
957
Nikos The name Nikos is of Greek origin. This name...
Origin:Greek, diminutive of various names beginning with the element Niko-
3026
Eduardo

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:Spanish and Italian variation of Edward
1850
Ivar

Meaning: yew wood, archer

Origin:Norse
775
Torquil

Meaning: Thor's cauldron

Origin:Scottish from Norse
1831
Ender

Meaning: very rare

Origin:Turkish
768
Alvaro

Meaning: elf warrior

Origin:Spanish
1199
Moritz

Meaning: dark-skinned

Origin:German form of Maurice
1489
Helio

Meaning: the sun

Origin:Spanish
1179
Zevi

Meaning: gazelle, roebuck

Origin:Hebrew
1399
Fyodor

Meaning: God's gift

Origin:Russian variation of Theodore
1560
Haruki

Meaning: spring child

Origin:Japanese
1722
Roshan

Meaning: light, bright

Origin:Persian
2063
Piet

Meaning: rock

Origin:Dutch, diminutive of Pieter
3029
Stellen Stellen is a name most often used for boys a...
Origin:Swedish, variation of Stellan, meaning unknown
3031