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Perebo f & m Ijaw
Means "person of wealth" in Ijaw.
Pere-ere f Ijaw
Means "rich woman" in Ijaw.
Pereg m Breton
Breton form of Pedrog.
Peregrijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
Pérégrin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
Peregrin m Literature, English, German (Rare, Archaic)
English variant of Peregrine as well as the German form of Peregrine. Peregrin "Pippin" Took is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Perel f Yiddish
Means "pearl" in Yiddish.
Perelandra f Literature
The name for the planet Venus, in the novel of the same name by C.S. Lewis.
Perëndi m Albanian Mythology
Perëndi is the Albanian word for "God", "the sky" and "heaven". Perëndi is thought to have been a sky and thunder god in the Albanian pagan mythology, and to have been worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity.
Perenelle f French, English, Literature, Medieval French
Old French form of Petronilla borne by Perenelle Flamel (1320-1402), wife and fellow alchemist of Nicolas Flamel. They are known for their quest to discover the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance said to turn any metal into gold and to make its owner immortal.... [more]
Perenike f Samoan
Samoan form of Veronica.
Perenna f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the old Roman deity of the circle or "ring" of the year, Anna Perenna. The name itself is derived from Classical Latin perennis "perennial; everlasting, perpetual" (ultimately from Latin per- “throughout” and annus “the year”).
Perestu f Turkish
Turkish form of Parastoo.
Peret m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Peretta f Medieval Italian
Italian feminine diminutive of Peter.
Perezimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into wealth" in Ijaw.
Perfèct m Provençal
Provençal form of Perfectus.
Perfect f & m English (Rare)
English form of Perfectus.
Perfection m & f English (Rare), English (African, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word perfection, referring to the quality or state of being perfect or complete.
Perfecto m Spanish, Filipino
Spanish form of Perfectus. A known bearer of this name is the Filipino musician Perfecto 'Perf' de Castro (1974-).
Perfectus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin perfectus meaning "achieved, finished, completed" as well as "perfected".... [more]
Perfeit m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Perfectus.
Perfèt m Provençal
Provençal form of Parfait.
Perfetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Perfectus.
Perfetto m Italian
Italian form of Perfectus.
Perfeuta f Asturian
Feminine form of Perfeuto.
Perfeuto m Asturian
Asturian form of Perfecto.
Pergamus m Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, but it may be related to πῠ́ργος (púrgos) meaning "tower, watchtower".
Pergen m Shor
Means "marksman" in Shor.
Pergot f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Per and got (from names like Ågot).
Peri m Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)
Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [more]
Peri f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Perach and variant of Pri. A known bearer was Franz 'Peri' Neufeld (1913-1982), a Hungarian-born Israeli footballer.
Peri f English
Feminine variant of Perry.
Peri f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Perî f Kurdish
From Kurdish perî, meaning "fairy".
Perian f English (Rare), American (South)
Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]
Periander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Periandros. Periander was a tyrant of Corinth (Greece) in the 7th century BC.
Periandr m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Periander.
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Periandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek περί (peri) "around, near, surrounding" combined with Greek ανδρος (andros) "of a man".
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Peribsen m Ancient Egyptian
Shortened form of the longer Egyptian name Seth-Peribsen.
Perick m Manx
Manx form of Patrick.
Perickeen m Manx
Diminutive of Perick.
Pericle m Italian
Italian form of Pericles.
Periclymenus m Greek Mythology
Derived from περῐ- (peri-) meaning "about" and κλῠ́μενος (klúmenos) meaning “heard”.
Peridot f & m English (Rare)
Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman pedoretés, ultimately from Greek paiderôs (via Latin paederos): pais "child" and erôs "love".... [more]
Perigenia f Literature
Variant of Perigune used in A Midsommer Night's Dream
Perîgul f Kurdish
From the Kurdish words perî, meaning "fairy" and gul meaning "flower".
Perigune f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The name of a daughter of Sinis and wife of Theseus in Greek mythology, also spelled as Perigouna, Perigone, and as Perigenia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Perihan f Turkish
Turkish name of Persian origin meaning "queen of the fairies" or "queen of the nymphs". The name is derived from Turkish peri (Persian pari) "fairy; nymph" and han "queen".... [more]
Perijandar m Croatian
Croatian form of Periander.
Perijn m Dutch
Variant spelling of Perrijn.
Perîk m Kurdish
Means "feather, fin" in Kurdish.
Perilaos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with Greek λαος (laos) meaning "(the) people".
Perilaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Perilaos. This name was borne by a Greek tyrant of Argos (6th century BC) as well as by several characters in Greek mythology.
Perileos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos), which is the Attic Greek form of ancient Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people"... [more]
Perimede f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "very cunning" or "cunning all around".
Perimele f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and μῆλον (melon) meaning "fruit"... [more]
Perin m Gascon
Diminutive of Pèr.
Périne f French
Variant of Perrine.
Periphron m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding". The second element is derived from either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
Peris m Greek
Short form of Periandros and Periklis.
Perissa f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser who lived with her two sisters, Elissa and Medina. Her hedonism stood in contrast to the asceticism of Elissa and the temperance of Medina.
Peristera f Greek
From Greek περιστέρι (peristeri) meaning "dove, pigeon," from Ancient Greek περῐστέρῐον (peristérion), the diminutive of περιστερᾱ́ (peristerā́).... [more]
Peristhenes m Greek Mythology
Ancient masculine name meaning "exceedingly strong".
Peritz m Jewish
Most likely a variant of Peretz.
Peritza f Basque, Medieval Basque
One of the medieval Basque variants of Petra.... [more]
Periwinkle f English (Rare)
From the English word for the color "periwinkle", from Middle English parwynke, referring to a "light blue and purple shade". It's also the name of a flower.
Perizat f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Parizad.
Perj m Armenian
Means "superb, rich" in Armenian.
Perk m English (Rare)
A diminutive of Perkin and Perkins or a nickname. One bearer is Canadian hockey forward Percival Walter "Perk" Galbraith (1898-1961).
Perka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Petra.
Perkha f Pashto
Means "dew" in Pashto.
Perkin m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]
Perkins m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perkins.
Perkūnas m Baltic Mythology, Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *perkwunos or *perkunos, which itself is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *perkwus or *perkṷu meaning "oak tree" or "fir tree"... [more]
Perl f Yiddish
Variant of Perle.
Perlas m & f Lithuanian (Rare), Tagalog
Derived from perlas, which in Lithuanian and Tagalog is the word for "pearl".... [more]
Pērle f Latvian (Rare)
Directly taken from Latvian pērle "pearl".
Perlette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Perle. In other words: you could say that this name is the French cognate of Perlita.
Perley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perley.
Perlezenn f Breton
Directly taken from Breton perlezenn "pearl", this name is considered the Breton equivalent of Margaret.
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
Perline f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Perle.
Permal m French (African)
Not available.
Permana m Indonesian
Means "abundance" or "valuable, countless, priceless" in Indonesian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramana).
Permanthoula f Greek
From the ancient greek name Permanthea, derived from the greek word anthos meaning "flower, blossom".
Permata f Indonesian
Means "gem, jewel, precious stone" in Indonesian.
Permatasari f Indonesian
From Indonesian permata meaning "gem, jewel" and sari meaning "essence".
Permilia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Permelia, which is of unknown origin; possibly a variant of Pamela or a contraction of Pearl and Amelia.
Perna f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Greek
Derived from Greek pernas "to pass", this name was historically given to a girl with older sisters whose parents desperately hoped for a son. They "were literally praying for the curse of daughters to pass".
Pernatte f French (Archaic)
Archaic feminine diminutive of Pierre.
Perneb m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Lord of his house".
Pernell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Pernell.
Pernet m Medieval French
Diminutive of Pierre.
Pernette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pernet.
Pernie f American (South)
This appears sporadically outside the U.S. Top 1000 and was found mainly in Southern States. My speculation is that it is an offshoot of Calpurnia, but I cannot verify if this is the source of the name.
Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.
Pero m Aragonese, Ligurian, Piedmontese, Medieval Galician, Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish
Aragonese, Ligurian and Piedmontese form of Peter and Medieval form of Peter in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese.
Pérola f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese pérola "pearl".
Péroline f French
A form of Pétronille (cf. Peronel, Perenelle). The virgin martyr Saint Petronilla is also known as Péroline in French.
Perona f Medieval Catalan
Medieval Catalan feminine diminutive of Pere.
Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
Peronik f Armenian
Armenian form of Veronica.
Peronne f French (Archaic)
Archaic feminine diminutive of Pierre.
Pérotène f Norman
Feminine diminutive of Pièrre.
Peroz m Old Persian
Middle Persian form of Firuz.
Përparime f Albanian
Feminine form of Përparim.
Perpete f Basque
Basque form of Perpetua.
Perpetuo m Medieval French, Galician (Archaic)
Derived from Latin perpetuus "perpetual, continuous, everlasting".
Perpetuus m Late Roman
Masculine form of Perpetua. The 6th-century saint Perpetuus was a bishop of Tours in France.
Perpugilliam f Popular Culture
This is the full first name of Peri Brown, a companion to the Fifth and Sixth Doctors in 'Doctor Who'. The character claims that her name means "she who lives in the hills", though the accuracy of this is unknown as she does not specify the name's language or origin.
Perraĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Perran m Cornish
Variant of Piran.
Perraq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Perraĸ.
Perre m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Pierre.
Perrete f Medieval French
Recorded 14 times in Paris of 1292.
Perrette f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Pierre.
Perreux m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Petroc.
Perrey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Perry.
Perri f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry. Also used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per-, e.g. Persephone.
Perria f Albanian Mythology
Perria is a fairy-like mountain figure in Albanian mythology and folklore. The origin and meaning of her name are debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian përrua "brook" and a derivation from Old Albanian përruo, ultimately derived from Bulgarian порой (poroj) “torrent”.
Perrianne f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Perri and Anne 1. Also see Perian.
Perrie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry and Perri. It can also be used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per- and have the 'per' sound within the name and at the ending of the name... [more]
Perrijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Perrin.
Perroline f French (Rare)
An other form of Péroline.
Perronelle f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Petronilla.
Pèrrotîn m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Perre.
Perrussia f Medieval French
Recorded in French-speaking Switzerland between the 14th and 16th centuries.
Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.
Perše m Slovene (Archaic)
Old Slovene form of Peter.
Perse m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Perche.
Perse f Greek Mythology
Lit. "destroyer" is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Perse married Helios, the god of the sun, and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe.
Persea f Italian
Feminine form of Perseo.
Perseas m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Perseus.
Persecution m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs."
Persefona f Polish
Polish form of Persephone.
Persefona f Russian, Ukrainian, Polish
Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Persephone.
Persefonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian masculine form of Persephone.
Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.
Persefone f Italian
Italian form of Persephone.
Persenet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pr-snt meaning "a sister comes forth", derived from pr "to come forth, emerge, escape" combined with snt "sister".
Perseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Perseus.
Perseph m Obscure
Shortened masculine form of Persephone, with pronunciation inspired by Joseph.
Persephanie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Persephone, possibly influenced by Stephanie in its spelling.
Persephassa f Greek Mythology
Older, archaic form of Persephone, which suggests pre-Hellenic origins.
Persephatta f Greek Mythology
Alternative form of Persephone.
Perses m Greek Mythology
Titan of destruction.
Perseu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Perseus.
Perseusz m Polish
Polish form of Perseus.
Perseverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word meaning "steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success", referring to persevering through the trials and tribulations that may come as a believer of Christ.
Perseveranda f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Latin persevērāns meaning "enduring, persevering". This is the name of a Spanish 8th century saint who journeyed to Poitiers (France) to found a convent, dying of exhaustation along the way while escaping from pirates.
Persey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Perseus.
Perseyn m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive form of Perse.
Pershing m English (American)
Most likely used as a first name due to John Joseph Pershing, General of the Armies for the United States at the end of World War I. His paternal ancestors were of German descent, and the original spelling was likely Pfoersching... [more]
Persia f English (Rare)
From the name of the Middle Eastern country Persia, now referred to as Iran. Its name is derived from Avestan Parsa, the ancient tribal name of the people ruled by Cyrus the Great.... [more]
Persia f Medieval Italian
Latinization of Persis.
Persida f Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.
Perside f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Persis.
Persijn m Dutch
Modern Dutch form of Perseyn.
Persijs f Latvian
Latvian form of Persis.
Persimmon m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the Persimmon, a brightly colored fruit. The word persimmon is derived from Powhatan, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit".... [more]
Persinette f Literature, Theatre
"Persinette" is a 1698 French fairy-tale by novelist Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force adapted from earlier 'Petrosinella' by Giambattista Basil and later adapted by the Grimms brothers to become 'Rapunzel'... [more]
Persinna f History, Literature
Possibly derived from Greek Περσίς (Persis) meaning "Persian woman" or περσέα (persea), the Greek name for a type of tree (species Mimusops kummel)... [more]
Persoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "snow flurry" in Greenlandic.
Persoq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Persoĸ.
Persson m & f German
Likely from the common Swedish surname Persson and/or the word person (German: Person), which is used as a gender neutral title by some nonbinary people.
Persuvius m Romani
Possibly a Romani corruption of Parascevas or place name Vesuvius.
Persy f English
Diminutive of Persephone.
Perszeusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Perseus.
Pert f Literature, Theatre, English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, but likely derived from the English word pert.... [more]
Pertag m Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Perte f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Birte.
Pertev m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian پرتو (partow) meaning "ray of light".
Pertevniyal f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian پرتو (partow) meaning "ray of light" and نهال (nehal) meaning "sapling, shoot".
Perti f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Perte.
Pertinace m Italian
Italian form of Pertinax.
Pertinakas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pertinax.
Pertinaks m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pertinax.
Pertinax m Ancient Roman, History, Literature
Derived from Latin pertinax "persistent, stubborn." This name was borne by a Roman Emperor from the 2nd century AD.... [more]
Pertsefone f Basque
Basque form of Persephone.
Pertta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Bertta.
Pertunda f Roman Mythology
Pertunda enabled sexual penetration. Pertunda is the female personification of the verb pertundere, "to penetrate", and seems to be a name for invoking a divine power specific to this function.
Pertynaks m Polish
Polish form of Pertinax.
Peruna f Vlach
Feminine form of Perun.
Perunika f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian perunika and Bulgarian and Macedonian перуника (perunika) "iris".
Perunka f Vlach
Vlach form or diminutive of Peruna.
Pervaiz m Urdu
Urdu form of Parviz.
Perveen f Afghan
Pleasing and delightful
Pervenche f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from French pervenche "periwinkle".
Pervis m English
Variant of Purvis.
Perviz m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Turkish form of Parviz and a variant spelling of Pərviz.
Perwane f Kurdish
Means "mayfly" in Kurdish.
Perzefona f Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Persephone.
Perzej m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Perseus.
Pesah m Jewish
Possibly derived from the modern Hebrew for Pesach, or Passover.
Pesar m Kurdish
Means "slope" in Kurdish.
Pesche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Pesha, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.
Pesend f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian پسند (pasand) meaning "like, choice".
Peseshet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian psš.t, derived from psš meaning "to divide, split, spread out" or "ritual instrument (for Opening of the Mouth ceremony)" combined with the suffix t. Peseshet was the earliest recorded female physician, titled the Lady Overseer of the Female Physicians in Fourth Dynasty ancient Egypt (ca... [more]
Pesha f Yiddish
Related to Pesach (Passover). Alternately, a Yiddish diminutive of Batya.
Peshkop m Albanian
It means bishop in albanian, also the city of Peshkopi comes from this name, it was a monastery around it.
Pesho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.
Pessa f Yiddish
Means "pearl" in Yiddish.
Pessach m Jewish
Name of a holiday, the original Jewish version of Passover. It is commonly given to babies born on, or close to Pessach.... [more]
Pesse f Yiddish
Variant of Pesche.
Pesseline f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-French
Diminutive of Pesse (compare Pessel) recorded in the border region between modern-day France and modern-day Germany in the 14th century.
Pessi m Literature
From the Finnish fairy tale Pessi and Illusia by Yrjo Kokko, published in 1944. ... [more]
Pessy f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Batya.
Pesta f Batak
Means "celebration, party, gathering" in Batak.
Pesulia m Romani
Possibly a Romani corruption of Persuvius.
Peswera f Cornish (Modern)
Means "fourth" in Cornish. This is a modern Cornish name.
Peta m Comanche
Peta Nocona (d. 1864) was a chief of the Comanche band Noconi. He led his tribe during the extensive Indian Wars in Texas from the 1830s to 1860. He was the son of the Comanche chief Iron Jacket and father of chief Quanah Parker with Nadua... [more]
Peta f Roman Mythology
Goddess that saw to the infants first wants.
Petala f Brazilian
Are constituent parts of the flower, located at its most protective whorl. They are normally membranous structures, broad, colorful and have many functions, among them the attraction of pollinators.
Petanu m Sardinian
Nuorese short form of Subustianu.
Pêtâstêkawisk f Cree
Meaning "moon coming up flower". This name was given to one baby girl in Alberta in 2023.
Petco m Bulgarian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Petko borne by Mr Petco Slabenoff, a Bulgarian passenger aboard the Titanic who died during the sinking of the ship in 1912.
Pete m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Pit.
Petek m & f Turkish
Means "honeycomb" in Turkish.
Petelo m Samoan
Samoan form of Peter.
Petelu m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Peter.
Petephre m Coptic
Coptic form of Egyptian Padipare.
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