A typical Italian name consists of a given name and last name and in most cases, the given name comes before the surname. But in official documents surname may come before the given name as the case may be.
In other words, Italian names are not long as they in most cases consist of just two names.
In Italy, one of the two names of an Italian person may be determined by the name day. And of course, name days are determined according to the sanctorale, which is a cycle found in the Roman calendar. This is assigned to a day a saint.
Italian tradition allows parents to fix the name day of their child at the christening. This is done in accordance with their favorite saint. Since Italian names are not long but rather consists of a given name and surname, below are some example of Italian male and female given names and surnames.
Examples of Italian males given names
| Number | Italian male given name |
| 1 | Angelo |
| 2 | Bernardo |
| 3 | Bruno |
| 4 | Cristiano |
| 5 | Riccardo |
| 6 | Domenico |
| 7 | Gabriele |
| 8 | Umberto |
| 9 | Stefano |
| 10 | Oscar |
Examples of Italian females given names
| Number | Italian female given name |
| 1 | Arianna |
| 2 | Angela |
| 3 | Bettina |
| 4 | Bella |
| 5 | Giovanna |
| 6 | Lucia |
| 7 | Massima |
| 8 | Teresa |
| 9 | Paola |
| 10 | Zarina |
Interestingly, male given names are never preceded by an article except in the northern regional usage while in Tuscany and probably the rest of Northern Italy, Italian females given are however preceded by articles. For example la Gianna.
Examples of Italian last names
| Number | Italian last names |
| 1 | Aiello |
| 2 | Boccaccio |
| 3 | Balducci |
| 4 | Codutti |
| 5 | Romano |
| 6 | Rossi |
| 7 | Mantone |
| 8 | Greco |
| 9 | Colombo |
| 10 | Di Maggio |