He called his invention the gravicembalo col piano e forte (harpsichord with soft and loud), shortened to the pianoforte, or piano.
Savam izgudrojumam viņš deva nosaukumu gravicembalo col piano e forte (klavesīns, kuru var spēlēt gan klusi, gan skaļi), ko vēlāk saīsināja kā pianoforte jeb vienkārši piano.