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Pulmu f FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."
Pulychkh m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
pulk vuld meaning "to walk on all fours", therefore on the knees.
Pumbaa m Popular Culture, SwahiliMeans "to be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent" in Swahili. This is the name of the warthog in Disney's 'The Lion King' (1994).
Pumipi m MorioriThis name could maybe be a feminine name. This was the name of a signatory to the 1862 Moriori Crown Petition and Waitangi district leading elder named Pumipi Te Rangaranga.
Pumphut m Slavic MythologyPumphut is the name of a Sorbian gnome who plays tricks on abusive people. He is featured in the the novel 'Krabat' by Ottfried Preußler where he challenges the evil master in a duel of magic and defeats him.... [
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Puniša m Serbian (Rare)Derived from the adjective
pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Punj m IndianOrigin - Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Australian, Mauritian, Fijian, Buddhist, Sikh, ... [
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Punkt m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)Means "full stop, point, dot" in Swedish (from Latin
punctum). This name was traditionally given to ensure that its bearer would be his (or her?) parents' last child.
Pünktchen f Literature, German (Modern, Rare)Pünktchen ("little dot") is the main protagonist in
Pünktchen und Anton by Erich Kästner. Pünktchen is the nickname the girl goes with, her real name is Luise Pogge.
Punya m & f Indian, NepaliMeans "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.
Pupella f Italian (Rare, ?)Pupella Maggio (1910-1999) was an Italian film actress. She was born
Giustina Maggio. Pupella was her nickname, and it means "little doll" in Italian. She worked with Federico Fellini, the famous Italian film director.
Pupillus m Ancient RomanDerived from Latin
pupillus "orphan, minor, little boy", which is a diminutive of Latin
pupus "boy." Lucius Orbilius Pupillus was a grammarian from the 1st century BC.
Purandar m Indian, Hindi, OdiaModern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit पुरंदर
(Puraṃdará), an epithet of the Hindu god
Indra meaning "destroyer of castles", from पुर
(pura) meaning "fortress, castle, stronghold" and दर
(dara) meaning "breaking, destroying".
Purau m & f TahitianMeans "hibiscus tiliaceus" (a type of tropical and coastal flower).
Purbo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
purba meaning "ancient", ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व
(purva).
Pürevbayar m MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Pürevchuluun m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone".
Pürevdalai m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and далай
(dalai) meaning "sea".
Pürevdorj m MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Pürevjav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Pürevkhuyag m MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and хуяг
(khuyag) meaning "armour".
Pürevsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Pürevsükh m MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" and сүх
(sükh) meaning "axe".
Pürevsüren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Pürevzhargal f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Pureza f PortugueseIt means "purity". Originally used as "Maria da Pureza", in honour of Nossa Senhora da Pureza (Our Lady of Purity).
Purifie m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "to make ceremonially clean." Referring to being purified from sin through Christ's death and resurrection.
Purinsesu f JapaneseJapanese name meaning "princess", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word
princess.
Purísima f Spanish (European, Rare)From Spanish
purísima meaning "most pure", in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (see
Inmaculada). It is used in the Catholic recitation '
ave María purísima'.
Purity f English (Rare)Middle English from Old French
purete, later assimilated to late Latin
puritas, from Latin
purus ‘pure’. From the English word purity, which means "freedom from immorality."
Purnamasari f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
purnama meaning "full moon" combined with
sari meaning "essence".
Purnawarman m Hindi, HistoryMeans "perfect shield" or "complete protector" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit
पूर्ण (
pūrṇá) "full" and
वर्मन् (
varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a 5th-century king of Tarumanagara, a Hindu Indianized kingdom.
Puro f & m FinnishMeans "stream", it can also mean "creek"
Purpose f EnglishMiddle English from Old French
porpos, from the verb
porposer, variant of
proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."
Purslane f Popular CultureFrom the name of the herb ("a small, fleshy-leaved plant that grows in damp habitats or waste places, in particular
Portulaca oleracea, a prostrate North American plant with tiny yellow flowers"), the origin of which is uncertain... [
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Purson m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendAccording to
The Lesser Key of Solomon, this is the name of a Great King of Hell, being served and obeyed by twenty-two legions of demons. Purson is depicted as a man with the face of a lion, carrying a ferocious viper in his hand, and riding a bear.
Puruvendhan m Tamil (Rare)The name Puruvendhan is the Tamilized version of the 326 – c. 317 BC king Porus has also known as Purushottaman who is known to have fought Alexander the Great in the Battle of Hydaspes using a great number of elephant and rhino army.
Purwanto m Javanese, IndonesianDerived from Javanese
purwa meaning "ancient, beginning, start", ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व
(pū́rva).
Pusai m Ancient AramaicThe name of a Christian priest and companion in martyrdom with Simeon Barsabae and others (†344).
Pusheen f Popular CultureFrom Irish
piscín meaning "kitten". It is the name of a popular animated kitten who became famous on Tumblr. She was created by Claire Belton and Andrew Duff in 2010, and has since grown into an empire of toys, books, and other characters.
Pushkin m Indian (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Pushkin. A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian poet and playwright Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837)... [
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Pushmataha m ChoctawMeaning uncertain, though scholars agree that it suggests connotations of "ending"; possible meanings include "the warrior's seat is finished", "he has won all the honors of his race", and, from
Apushamatahahubi, "a messenger of death" (literally "one whose rifle, tomahawk, or bow is alike fatal in war or hunting")... [
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Pushpika f SinhaleseMeans "flower" in Sinhalese. A notable bearer is Sri Lankan beauty pageant winner Pushpika De Silva.
Pusuwan f Medieval Mongolian, History, ChineseDerived from Chinese 普 (
pu) meaning "wide, universal", 速 (
su) meaning "quick, fast" and 完 (
wan) meaning "whole, complete". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.
Puti f Indonesian (Rare)Means "Princess" in Minang language, West Sumatra. The name "Puti" is commonly found in various #WestSumatra myths and legends as the main character. "Puti Bungsu" was a fairy that got stranded on Earth due to a mischievous man who forced her to marry him by stealing her wings... [
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Putiel m Biblical, HebrewPossibly means "contempt of God" or "afflicted of God" in Hebrew. In the bible, this is the name of the father-in-law of
Eleazar.
Putimir m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is derived from Russian
put' "road, path, way", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
pǫtь "path". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace".
Putinas m Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from the Lithuanian noun
putinas, which refers to plants of the
Viburnum genus, such as the snowball and the guelder rose. With that said, you might also want to compare this name with the dialectal Lithuanian noun
putinas meaning "rooster".
Putislav m Medieval SlavicThe first element of this name is derived from Russian
put' "road, path, way", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
pǫtь "path". The second element is derived from Slavic
slav "glory".
Putlih f TausugFrom Tausug
putli' meaning "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री
(putrī).
Putta m Anglo-SaxonOld English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.
Puy f Basque, Aragonese, Spanish (European, Rare)Means "mountain, hill" in Auvergnat French. It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora del Puy meaning "Our Lady of the Mountain". She is the patron saint of the town of Estella, located in the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre... [
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Puyi m HistoryFrom Chinese 溥
(pǔ) meaning "big, great, vast, wide" combined with 仪
(yí) meaning "ceremony, rites". This was the name of the last emperor of China who was forced to abdicate the throne in 1912.
Py f SwedishMeaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish
pyre "small child, tot".
Pya f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Norman
pie "magpie" (via Old French
pie, from Latin
pica, the feminine of
picus "woodpecker").
Pyaar m & f Sanskrit, Indian (Sikh)Derives from
Priya. This is one of five virtues that is vigorously promoted by the Sikh Gurus. The other four qualities are Truth (Sat), Contentment (Santosh), Compassion (Daya) and Humility (Nimrata).
Pyaari f Indian (Rare, ?)Loosely translated to "Cutie" or "Sweetie", a term of endearment occasionally used as a given name.
Pyae m & f BurmeseMeans "to be full, to reach a specific point" in Burmese.
Pycelle m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Pycelle is a Grand Maester who serves multiple monarchs of Westeros from the last years of the Targaryen dynasty onward.
Pye m & f BurmeseMeans "appeased, satisfied" in Burmese.
Pyewacket m & f Literature, Popular Culture, PetAn imp in form of a dog reported by Mathew Hopkins in his 1647 pamphlet "The Discovery of Witches". Also the cat familiar of the witch in the 1958 movie Bell, Book and Candle.
Pyhia f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be
pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of
Thutmose IV.
Pyke m West FrisianVariant of
Pike. A notable bearer of this name is the Dutch painter Pyke Koch (1901-1991).
Pylaeus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Πύλαιος
(Pylaios), which is derived from Greek πύλη
(pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". In Greek mythology, Pylaeus was an ally of king Priam in the Trojan War.
Pylenor m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πύλη
(pyle) meaning "gate, entrance" or from the name of the Greek town of Pylos (see
Pylos), which is etymologically related to the aforementioned word... [
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Pylos m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek πύλος
(pylos) meaning "in the gateway", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun πύλη
(pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". Pylos is also the name of a town in modern Greece, which already existed in the time of Mycenaean Greece (under the same name) and was an important kingdom at the time.
Pylymk f NivkhName given to the older sister of a mother.
Pyo m KoreanDerived from the Sino-Korean word 票 (
pyo) meaning “slip of paper” or 表 (
pyo) meaning “show”. It also coincides with the Hanja 표 meaning "ox (second earthly branch)". Other characters combinations are also possible.
Pyone f & m BurmeseMeans "to smile" or "to grow, to proliferate" in Burmese.
Pyōro m Japanese"A recurring bird character in the WarioWare series"
Pyr m Old WelshMeaning unknown. This was the name of a 6th century Welsh abbot.
Pyrandros m Ancient GreekMeans "fire of a man", derived from Greek πῦρ
(pyr) "fire" combined with Greek ανδρος
(andros) "of a man".
Pyrena f ObscurePossibly based on Greek πῦρ
(pyr) meaning "fire". This is the full name of American musician Rena Lovelis (1998-), a member of the band Hey Violet (along with her sister
Szatania 'Nia' Lovelis).
Pyrene f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek πῦρ
(pyr) meaning "fire". In Greek mythology, Pyrene was a lover of Hercules, for whom the mountain range the Pyrenees are named. Also, the name Pyrene is not to be confused with
Pirene, the name of three other characters from Greek mythology.
Pyrgoteles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek
Πυργοτέλης, from Ancient Greek
πύργος (
púrgos) "tower, watchtower" and
τέλος (
télos) "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of one of the most celebrated gem engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the 4th century BC.
Pyrilampes m Ancient GreekFrom Ancient Greek
πῦρ (
pyr) meaning "fire" and
λάμπω (
lampo) "to shine". The name of
Plato's stepfather, an Ancient Greek politician... [
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Pyro m Literature, Popular CultureDerived from Greek πῦρ
(pyr) meaning "fire". In literature, Pyro is the name of a fire-controlling mutant from the "X-Men" comics of Marvel. This character was also included in the film adaptations of the comics.
Pyrochles m Literature, Arthurian CycleFrom the Greek elements πῦρ
(pyr) meaning "fire" and κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem
The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a reckless knight who, together with his brother
Cymochles, represents emotional maladies that threaten temperance... [
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Pyronia f Greek MythologyEpithet of the goddess Artemis derived from Greek πυρ
(pyr) meaning "fire". It is also the name of a genus of butterfly.
Pytheas m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek Πυθιος
(Pythios), which is an epithet of the god
Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [
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Pythia f Ancient GreekFrom the name of
Apollo's master priestess at Delphi, who was also known as the Oracle of Delphi. The name is derived from Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is the old name of the city of Delphi... [
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Pythias f & m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from Greek Πυθιος
(Pythios), which is an epithet of the god
Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [
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Python m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Python was an enormous earth-dragon (usually depicted as a serpent in ancient Greek art) who lived near the city of Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi. The creature was named after the city, whose name was ultimately derived from the Greek verb πύθω
(pytho) meaning "to rot, to decay"... [
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Pyurvya m KalmykDerived from Kalmyk пүрвə
(pürvä) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)", related to Tibetan
Phurbu.
Pyxis m AstronomyPyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from
Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses)... [
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Qa'a m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
qꜣ-ꜥ, possibly meaning "the one whose arm is raised", derived from Egyptian
qꜣ "raised" and
ꜥ "arm". This was the name of the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt.
Qabiz m Bengali, UrduMeans "occupier; tenant; seizer; possesser" in Urdu and Bengali, ultimately from the Arabic roots ق-ب-ض (
q-b-ḍ).
Qaçhan m Karachay-BalkarEither from
къачхан (kaçhan) meaning "escaped, fugitive" or
къач (kaç) meaning "cross" or "honour" and the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler".