Hiya! I'm looking for a masc (or kinda gender neutral name). I really love names of Italian and French origins and with historical/literary significance. Some examples of names that I like am not totally sold on are Elio, Etienne, Luceo/Lucien, Antoine, Michelangelo, and Mercutio. If you could come up with some more names that would be amazing! (Feel free to put any of those on the list if you like them.) Thank you :)
Sure thing! I think all of those names are really nice, and they definitely come across as Italian or French to me.
Here are some more names you might like, based on your list. I also included any historical or literary significance the names have.
Achille (both, Achilles from Greek mythology)
Adrien (French)
Alessio / Alexandre (Italian / French, Alexandre Dumas)
Ambroise (French, related to Merlin Ambrosius)
Angelo (Italian, name of many writers and painters)
Antonio (Italian, Antonio Pisanello)
Arsene (French, Arsene Lupin)
Auguste (French, Pierre-Auguste Renoir)
Aurelien / Aurelio (French / Italian)
Bastien (French, “Bastien und Bastienne”)
Benvolio (Italian, “Romeo and Juliet”)
Cassio (Italian, “Othello”)
Christophe (French)
Ciro (Italian, Cyrus the Great)
Corin (French, “As You Like It”)
Damien (French)
Dante (Italian, Dante Alighieri)
Dorian (French, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”)
Eliseo (Italian)
Emile / Emilio / Emilien (French / Italian, Henri Emile Matisse)
Ennio (Italian, early Roman poet Quintus Ennius)
Ezio (Italian, name of many operas)
Florian (French)
Francesco (Italian, Francesco Laurana)
Henri (French, Henri Matisse)
Hugo (French, Victor Hugo)
Julien (French, Julius Caesar)
Laurent (French)
Leandre / Leandro (French / Italian)
Leo / Lio / Leonardo (both / Italian, Leonardo da Vinci)
Livio (Italian, Livio Agresti)
Lorenzo (Italian, Lorenzo de Medici)
Mael (French)
Marco (Italian, Marco Polo)
Mathieu / Matteo (French / Italian)
Maxime / Maximilien (French)
Nicolas / Nicolo / Niccolo (French / Italian, “The Prince”)
Olivier (French)
Philippe (French)
Pierre / Pietro (French / Italian, Pierre-Auguste Renoir)
Prospero (Italian, “The Tempest”)
Quentin (French)
Raphael (both, Raphael Sanzio)
Rene (French, Rene Descartes)
Romeo (Italian, “Romeo and Juliet”)
Teo / Theo (Italian / French)
Valentin / Valentino (French / Italian)
Yvain (French, Arthurian legend)
Please feel free to send in another ask if you would like more names!
