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Phraiwan m & f ThaiFrom Thai ไพรวัน
(phraiwan) meaning "forest, woods" or from ไพร
(phrai) meaning "forest, jungle" and วัลย์
(wan) meaning "climbing plant, creeper, vine".
Phra Mae Thorani f Far Eastern MythologyThai chthonic earth goddess. Her name is derived from
พระ (phra), an honorific title,
แม่ (mae) meaning "mother" and the Pali word
dhāraṇī meaning "ground, earth".
Phrangphet m & f ThaiEtymology uncertain, however the first name element may be from
พร่าง (phrang) meaning "sparkling, glittering".
Phrike f Greek MythologyFrom Greek φρίττω (
phrittō) meaning "to tremble". This is the name of the divine spirit of horror in Greek mythology.
Phronios m Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun φρόνις
(phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω
(phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [
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Phronsie f EnglishDiminutive of Sophronia, the name of the youngest child in Margaret Sydney's "Five Little Peppers"
Phrontis m & f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun φροντίς
(phrontis) meaning "thought, care, attention", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω
(phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [
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Phronton m Late GreekDerived from the Greek verb φροντίζω
(phrontizo) meaning "to take care of, to attend to" as well as "to consider, to reflect, to take thought", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω
(phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [
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Phryne f History, LiteratureAncient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*
phrynos being cognate with
brown) or because of a "snub nose" (
phrynē "a kind of toad")... [
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Phrynia f TheatreVariant of
Phryne used by Shakespeare in his play
Timon of Athens (first performed between 1607 and 1608).
Phrynichos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun φρύνη
(phryne) meaning "toad" (see
Phryne). Also compare Greek φρῦνος
(phrynos), which can mean "toad" as well as "brown"... [
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Phthia f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyPerhaps derived from the Greek place name Φθία
(Phthia); compare Φθῖος
(Phthios) meaning "a Phthian, inhabitant of Phthia". In Greek mythology, the city of Phthia in Thessaly was the home of
Achilles... [
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Phthisis m ObscureSimply from the English word meaning "wasting, consumption", ultimately from Greek φθίσις
(phthisis). A Phthisis Smith was born in England in 1915.
Phthonos m Greek MythologyFrom Greek φθόνος
(phthonos) meaning "ill-will, malice, envy, jealousy". In Greek mythology Phthonos was the daimon or spirit of envy and jealousy; he was particularly associated with the jealous passions of love.
Phú m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 富
(phú) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".
Phufa m & f ThaiFrom Thai ภู
(phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า
(fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Phui m & f LaoMeans "powdery, powdered" in Lao.
Phumichai m Thai (Rare)From Thai ภูมิ
(phumi) meaning "land, earth" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phumiphat m ThaiFrom Thai ภูมิ
(phumi) meaning "land, earth, country, nation" and พัฒน
(phat) meaning "prosperity, progress, development" or ภัทร
(phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious".
Phụng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 鳳
(phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".
Phurah m BiblicalPhurah was a servant of
Gideon in Judges 7. Gideon takes Phurah with him to spy on the Midianites before battle.
Phurba m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ཕུར་བ
(phur-ba) referring to a ceremonial three-sided dagger used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals.
Phurbu m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཕུར་བུ
(phur-bu) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday".
Phuri m ThaiMeans "wisdom, intellect" or "land" or "abundance" in Thai.
Phuriphat m ThaiFrom Thai ภูริ
(phuri) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and พัฒน์
(phat) meaning "prosperity, progress, development".
Phutiel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Putiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Phutthichai m ThaiFrom Thai พุฒิ
(phutthi) meaning "prosperity, abundance" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phutthinan m ThaiFrom Thai พุทธิ
(phutthi) meaning "prosperity, abundance" and นันท์/นันทน์
(nan) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight".
Phutthiphong m ThaiFrom Thai พุทธิ
(phutthi) meaning "prosperity, abundance" and พงศ์/พงษ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phuvah m BiblicalPhuvah was a son of
Issachar according to Genesis 46:13 and Numbers 26:23. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with
Jacob.
Phuvang m & f LaoFrom Lao
ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and
ວັງ (vang) meaning "palace" or "protect, encircle".
Phwe f BurmeseMeans "white" or "covered, broad, distinct" in Burmese.
Phylas m Greek MythologyDerived from
φῠλᾰ́σσω (phulássō) meaning "to watch, guard, protect", "to ambush", "to wait for" or "to maintain, preserve".
Phyleus m Greek MythologyProbably derived from Greek φυλή
(phylē) meaning "tribe, clan, race, people". However, compare
Phyllis and also Greek φυλάσσω
(phylassō) meaning "to keep watch, to guard"... [
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Phyllon m ObscureFrom Greek φύλλον
(phyllon) "leaf", perhaps intended to be a masculine form of
Phyllis. This name was used by Dutch model Doutzen Kroes for her son born 2011.
Phyo m & f BurmeseMeans "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Pi m ObscureFrom the mathematical constant. Pi O, (1951-) is a Greek-Australian, working class, anarchist poet.
Piala f History (Ecclesiastical)The name of an obsuce Irish saint. According to legend, Piala and her brother Fingar were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia... [
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Piama f Coptic, Late GreekPiama often links to Pia, a name whose meaning is Lover, Beloved or from Latin origins meaning “pious” or “reverent” Breaking apart the last key phrase of Piama to -ama could also be in relation to Ama, a feminine name of mixed origins... [
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Piankher f MeroiticMay derive from Ancient Egyptian element
ankh, meaning "life, truth". Name borne by a Nubian queen who lived in the 6th century BCE.
Piano f JapaneseFrom Japanese 比 (pi) meaning "the Philippines", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or from Japanese 音 (piano) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Piast m Medieval PolishPiast was a legendary Polish monarch, protoplast of the Piast dynasty. The name itself might have been an alternative of piastun, which meant "the one who takes care of the prince's house and family", derived from
piastować - "to take care of"
Piccolo m Popular CultureFrom the name of the musical instrument, meaning "small" in Italian. This was the name of one of the characters in the anime franchise Dragon Ball made by
Akira Toriyama.
Pick-thank m LiteratureA character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress" whose name is modeled on Puritanical nomenclature.
Picrochole m LiteratureFrom Modern Greek πικρός (
pikrós) "bitter" and χολή (
cholí) "gall, bile". This is the name of a fictional character in the novel Pentalogy
Gargantua and Pantagruel characterized as a 'stereotypical bad king'... [
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Pictor m Ancient RomanFrom the Roman cognomen
Pictor, which is derived from Latin
pictor "painter." Quintus Fabius Pictor was a Roman historian from the 3rd century BC.
Picumnus m Roman MythologyDerived from Latin
picus, meaning "woodpecker". In Roman mythology, Picumnus was a minor god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants and children, as well as a personification of the woodpecker... [
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Picus m Roman MythologyPicus was the founder of the first Latin tribe and settlement, Laurentum, located a few miles to the Southeast of the site of the later city of Rome. According to Festus he got his name as a consequence of the fact that he used to rely on a woodpecker for the purpose of divination.
Pidan f Azerbaijani (Rare)Variant transcription of Fidan, used by Azerbaijani population living in Georgia (country)
Pidenḫi f Hurrian MythologyMeans "she of Piten". This was a Hurrian epithet for the goddess
Shalash, referring to her cult center in Piten (also written as Bitin).
Pidgeon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)Archaic form of
pigeon, a bird, inherited from Middle English
pygeoun, borrowed from Old French
pyjon, inherited from Late Latin
pīpiōnem “chirping bird”, derived from Latin
pīpiāre “chirp”... [
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Pidray f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic MythologyEtymology uncertain. Possibly derives from the Semitic element
pdr ("to scatter/spread"). Another possible origin is the element
bqr ("lightning"). A Hurrian origin for her name has also been speculated, specifically from the element
pedari ("bull")... [
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Piedraescrita f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "written stone" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Piedraescrita meaning "Our Lady of the Written Stone". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Campanario, located in the Spanish province of Badajoz.... [
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Piedras Albas f Spanish (Rare)Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of
blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Piedras Albas and
Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [
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Piedrasantas f Spanish (Rare)Means "holy stones" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Piedrasantas and
Nuestra Señora de Piedrasantas, meaning "The Virgin of Holy Stones" and "Our Lady of Holy Stones" respectively.... [
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Piel m Popular CultureThe name of a child character in 1982 Franco-Hungarian animated science fiction film "Les Maîtres du Temps", directed by René Laloux.
Piercy m & f English (British, Rare)A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".
Piesie m & f AkanTraditionally given to the first born child - the name literally means "erupting from an anthill", from
pie "erupt from a place", and
sie meaning "anthill".
Pieta f Medieval ItalianDerived from Old Italian
pieta (
pietà in Modern Italian) "piety; pity, compassion, godliness".
Pietas f Roman MythologyMeans "piety, compassion; duty" in Latin. This name belonged to the goddess of duty and personification of piety in Roman mythology.
Pietertje f & m Dutch, West FrisianWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Pieter) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
tje to the original name... [
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Pietje m & f Dutch, LiteratureWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Piet) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-je to the original name... [
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Pigi f GreekDerived from Greek πηγή
(pêgê) "a spring, fountain; fount, source", possibly taken from the Greek title of the Virgin Mary, Ζωοδόχος Πηγή
(Zôodochos Pêgê), meaning "life-giving spring" (or πηγή ζωής
(pêgê zôês) "fountain of life" or "source of life")... [
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Pigma m Popular CulturePossibly from pig. This was the name of Pigma Dengar, a character in Star Fox who betrayed James McCloud and Peppy Hare in Venom and then battled the Star Fox team as a member of Team Star Wolf.
Pigmenius m History (Ecclesiastical)This name is best known for being the name of the 4th-century saint Pigmenius of Rome, who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor
Julian the Apostate (died in 363 AD)... [
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Pigol m CopticThe meaning of this name is still unknown to me at this time. This name was borne by a Coptic saint from the 5th century AD.
Pihuiyol m NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
pihui "to increase, multiply" and
yollotl "heart, life".
Piibe f Estonian (Rare)Possibly derived from the Estonian word "piibeleht" meaning "lily of the valley".
Piichi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (pi) meaning "princess" combined with 苺 (chi) meaning "strawberry". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Piʻilani m & f HawaiianMeans "rising sky" or "to ascend to heaven," from
piʻi meaning "climb, ascend, advance, mount, rise" and
lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."... [
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Pijimi m CopticDerived from the definite masculine article ⲡⲓ-
(pi-) combined with ϫⲓⲙⲓ
(čimi) "finding, thing found".
Pike m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Pike. May also be used in reference to the various species of fish.
Pikirayi m ShonaVow to it. Promise. Name of a Zimbabwean journalist Pikirayi Deketeke.
Pikiru m Inca MythologyPikiru is the deity of the night in Inca Mythology. His name has an unknown meaning.
Piko f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 飛 (pi) meaning "to fly" combined with 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Pikria f GeorgianGeorgian form of
Fikriyya. Also compare the Georgian noun ფიქრი
(pikri) meaning "thought", which is also of Arabic origin.... [
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Píl f FaroeseDerived from Faroese
pílur "willow tree".