300+ Gorgeous Italian Horse Names (For Mares & Stallions)

300+ Gorgeous Italian Horse Names (For Mares & Stallions)

Buying an Italian horse was a great achievement for me. I was excited to have another member of my family.  The major challenge was to pick a sweet name for my cob.

It took me time to go research and find a name suitable for my Italian Charger. Learn more about all the names I came across from the list below.

Before going to the list here are some of our favorite Italian horse names.

Italian Horse Names for Stallions

Italian Horse Names for Mares

Ambrosi

Aida

Antonio

Clarice

Este

Elena

Fabio

Flavia

Leonardo

Luisa

Pippino

Serena

Renzo

Veronica

Sammartino

Tatiana

Volpe

Viscusi

Zizzo

Zocchi

97 Italian Horse Names for Stallions

Below are the names you can choose for your Italian stallion, Italian names for horses.

  1. Adelchi - Honorable
  2. Agapito - lovingkindness
  3. Alcino-talent to excel
  4. Alcibiade- Cunning
  5. Aquilino- Eagle
  6. Arduino- valuable friend
  7. Aristo- Best
  8. Arnaldo- eagle ruler
  9. Baiamonte- nobility
  10. Berardo – sociable
  11. Boggiano- hospitable
  12. Bossio - Derived from boxwood
  13. Bove-affectionate
  14. Brando- sword
  15. Carlini- manly
  16. Carlino- manly
  17. Cherubini- Little dear
  18. Ciccarone –willful
  19. Cirillo- masterful
  20. Comolli – cheerful and friendly
  21. Concordio- harmony
  22. Coriolano –Victorious
  23. Curcuru- cheerful and friendly
  24. Davide- Beloved
  25. Dionigi – Intelligent
  26. Donatello- gift from God
  27. Ferrone- generosity
  28. Flammia- little flame
  29. Fornaro-generosity
  30. Gaudino- independence
  31. Graziano- pleasing
  32. Gianluigi –God is gracious
  33. Giovanni - Gracious
  34. Golia- splendor
  35. Leonzio- lion
  36. Martino – warrior
  37. Milano – gracious
  38. Nanna- daring
  39. Romualdo –The glorious king
  40. Raimondo- Mighty protector
  41. Ottavio - Born eighth
  42. Rufino –red haired
  43. Ruggiano-charisma
  44. Sammartino- charming
  45. Signorino-Leader
  46. Simonini- one who harkens
  47. Taziano- To Honor
  48. Tizio -courageous
  49. Turi- Bear
  50. Tristano- sorrowful
  51. Trotta -powerful
  52. Vanore- friendly
  53. Verducci –discipline
  54. Vinicio- Of the wine fields
  55. Volpe- fox
  56. Zefiro-creative
  57. Agesilao
  58. Amico
  59. Aratone
  60. Auriemma
  61. Bruto
  62. Cecco
  63. Cuniberto
  64. Curti
  65. Dodaro
  66. Esaù
  67. Eterie
  68. Ferdinando
  69. Franchini
  70. Fulvio
  71. Gabino
  72. Gaia
  73. Galioto
  74. Giosuè
  75. Gori
  76. Iside
  77. Lauro
  78. Mercurio
  79. Moccio
  80. Pascuzzi
  81. Ponzio
  82. Maiorano
  83. Mori
  84. Nicezio
  85. Panza
  86. Piazza
  87. Sciuto
  88. Savaglio
  89. Sebastiano
  90. Toriello
  91. Tibaldo
  92. Venerio
  93. Ventimiglia
  94. Vidiano
  95. Vilfredo
  96. Villella
  97. Zizzo

ALSO CHECK: Friesian Horse Names

117 Italian Horse Names for Mares

If you have a mare Italian filly, here are some of the names to consider.

If you have a mare Italian filly, here are some of the names to consider.

  1. Adalberta -noble shining
  2. Adelaide – nobility
  3. Adina - delicate
  4. Alfonsa - noble
  5. Anastasio - resurrection
  6. Annagrazia-
  7. Antea - Powerful and complete
  8. Anzelmo - protected by God.
  9. Apollina- Gift from Apollo
  10. Arabella - Eagle Heroine
  11. Arciero- Powerful
  12. Azzurra - sky blue
  13. Baffa - Someone diligently
  14. Beniamina- darling
  15. Benvenuta- welcome
  16. Borrello
  17. Bottari -
  18. Cacciatore - hunter
  19. Cala- fortress
  20. Cane- spear
  21. Cannistraci- charm
  22. Caramanica
  23. Carlo- strong
  24. Carmen- Our Lady of Carmel
  25. Casalino
  26. Catia- pure
  27. Cecilio- sixth child
  28. Chiappetta – Deep mind
  29. Compagnone
  30. Corinna
  31. Deanna- Divine
  32. Diamante - brilliant
  33. Donatella- Given By God
  34. Eleonora - who has mercy
  35. Elimena - determined protector
  36. Enrica- home ruler
  37. Eracla - gracious
  38. Eutalia -sweetly speaking
  39. Favaro- pretty
  40. Ferra- lovely one.
  41. Ferrin - thunder
  42. Fiocca- Harpoon
  43. Franca- little rock
  44. Genoveffa-
  45. Giallombardo
  46. Giglia- lily
  47. Gioia- jewel
  48. Giordano- To Flow Down.
  49. Giovanna- Gracious gift from God
  50. Giuffrida-
  51. Gloria- glory
  52. Grazia- Grace
  53. Guarascio
  54. Ilenia - beautiful
  55. Ilva - she-wolf
  56. Lara-
  57. Latino- constancy
  58. Laurita- sweet bay tree
  59. Leonia- lioness
  60. Lia
  61. Liberato
  62. Liviana- white moon
  63. Lorena- Laurel
  64. Loriana- sweet bay tree
  65. Lucia
  66. Ludovica
  67. Luigia - Fighter
  68. Magda- Maiden'
  69. Manganaro
  70. Manzella – Steer
  71. Martorelli
  72. Maruta- messenger of God
  73. Matilde-strength
  74. Maura - Dark skinned
  75. Mazzarese –loyalty
  76. Moira
  77. Montana-
  78. Napoleone
  79. Nesci
  80. Noemi- my delight
  81. Norma- Amazing
  82. Olga- holy
  83. Oriana- Blond
  84. Orsolina
  85. Ottilia
  86. Palone
  87. Parisi- The lucky one
  88. Pascuzzi- Easter
  89. Pera- dove
  90. Pizzolato
  91. Ponte
  92. Porreca- Red haired
  93. Rachele- ewe
  94. Riccelli- curly
  95. Riviera
  96. Romola- Royalty
  97. Rutigliano
  98. Santin
  99. Santoriello
  100. Sarlo-
  101. Sarto- mender
  102. Sciarra
  103. Secondina- beauty
  104. Severa
  105. Socio
  106. Sodano
  107. Stasio
  108. Tatiana- to be honorable
  109. Telica
  110. Tronolone
  111. Tullio- he one who leads
  112. Venneri- Army Defender
  113. Veronica- she who brings victory
  114. Vescovi- overseer
  115. Villone
  116. Viscusi
  117. Zocchi

Make sure to also check our list of female horse names in Spanish.

Here is a video of awesome horse names.

24 Famous Italian Horse Names

These are some of the most common Italian charger names.

  1. Allegro – The cheerful one
  2. Angelina –The beautiful little one
  3. Angelo –an angle
  4. Armino –warrior
  5. Aurelia –Beautiful
  6. Bel Ragazzo -handsome
  7. Bellezza –Beautiful
  8. Bianca –The white skinned
  9. Chianti- independent
  10. Expresso
  11. Fabio- A bean
  12. Gamin- one who enjoys playing.
  13. Gina- queen
  14. Gino- famous
  15. Grandezza –The great one
  16. La Dolce Vita –A good life
  17. Linguini- little tongues
  18. Lorenzo- Laurence
  19. Luce del Sole –Shining like the sun
  20. Luminoso –The bright one
  21. Massimo –Great
  22. Milo- beloved
  23. Rocco- restful
  24. Tesoro -treasure

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21 Names for Italian Race Horses

For your Italian racehorse, you can give it one of these names.

  1. Apollo- protector
  2. Aviogetto – fast
  3. Bisogno di velocità – require speed
  4. Capolavoro – best work
  5. Cavaliere cavaliere – horseman
  6. Drago rosso – precious
  7. Electra –light
  8. Enzo – The home ruler
  9. Fabrizio- Craftsman
  10. Luce splendente – the shining light
  11. Lupo – Wolf
  12. Milo- beloved
  13. Mirabella - wondrous beauty
  14. Nicola- Victory of the people".
  15. Ottavia- eight
  16. Rosetta- magnificent
  17. Salvatore- Savior
  18. Sergio- Servant
  19. Vesta- pure
  20. Virginia- maiden
  21. Vivianna- lively

19 Funny Names for Your Italian Horse

Do you want to have fun with your Italian nag? Here are some of the funny names to pick.

  1. Alto – elevated
  2. Animale stabile – creative nature
  3. Ciacciarrone
  4. Espresso
  5. Evento criniera
  6. Ferrari - blacksmith
  7. Incubo
  8. La belva – shy
  9. Lena – bad tempered
  10. Lessa
  11. Neighbelline –
  12. Neighked
  13. Pantone –The big one
  14. Pinocchio – A notorious horse
  15. Primo – The first one
  16. Raffinato – Beautiful
  17. Scimmietta – The cheeky one
  18. Tito – The big horse
  19. Zitto

25 Italian Horse Names Related to Food

People give their Italian cob names based on their favorite foods. Here are some of the names.

  1. Alfredo- Sauce prepared from Parmesan cheese and butter
  2. Aperol- apéritif
  3. Biscotti- Italian almond biscuits
  4. Bruschetta- antipasto usually a starter dish
  5. Calzone- folded pizza
  6. Caramello- Cadburry caramilk
  7. Chianti- red wine
  8. Ciabatta- Italian white bread
  9. Dolce- sweet food
  10. Focaccia- flat leavened and overbaked bread
  11. Fusilli- A corkscrew-shaped pasta
  12. Gazpacho-cold soup
  13. Gelato- ice cream
  14. Gnocchi-
  15. Macaroni
  16. Marinara- Neapolitan pizza
  17. Minestrone- thick soup with vegetables
  18. Orzo- short cut pasta looking like a large grain
  19. Parmigiano- granular cheese
  20. Pollo-rice served with chicken
  21. Ragu- meat-based sauce
  22. Romano- pasta
  23. Stromboli- turnover featuring Italian cheeses
  24. Vermouth- sweet aperitif wine
  25. Zuppa- soup

Check out this video of horse food names.

FAQs

What is an Italian horse called?

An Italian horse is called an Italian Trotter that combines Norman, American, English, and Russian trotters.

What horses are popular in Italy?

The popular broncos in Italy include Italian Trotter, Esperia, Sarcidano,  Bardigiano and Murgese.

Does Italy have wild horses?

Yes. There are wild horses in the Liguria region in Italy.

To learn more about Italian horses here is a video to watch.


https://www.youtube.com/embed/RsjCDYXqxaw

Conclusion

From the list of the Italian horse names, you can choose one that makes you happy.  Pick a name that best suits your colt depending on its body characteristics, gender, and behavior.

When picking an Italian moniker don’t limit yourself. You can choose even funny names to enhance the experience you have with your horse.

References

    • 1. Equine Science. The University of Edinburgh. Accessed March 14, 2022. https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/studying/postgraduate/taught-programmes/msc-equine-science
    • 2. Irene, C. Andrea, G & Stefano, C. (2016). An Overview of Ten Italian Horse Breeds through Mitochondrial DNA https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0153004
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