Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Pennouti m Coptic (Bohairic)Means "our God" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from Egyptian
pen "our" combined with Egyptian
nuti "God".
Pennywise m LiteraturePennywise is the main character of Stephen King's novel 'It'. It is also known as 'Pennywise the Dancing Clown'.
Penryn f LiteratureUsed as the name of he main character in the 'Penryn and the End of Days' series by Susan Ee.
Penta f LiteraturePossibly derived from the Greek prefix
penta meaning "five". This is the name of the protagonist of the Italian fairy tale Penta of the Chopped-Off Hands (1634) by Giambattista Basile. In the story, Penta is a princess who has her hands cut off so she can escape the advances of her brother, who wants to marry her.
Pentaquod m SusquehannockMeaning unknown. Pentaquod is the name of the 16th century first character in the novel 'Chesapeake' (1978) written by J.A. Michener.
Pentecost f & m English (Puritan, Archaic)From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek
pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [
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Pentecoste f Medieval, Medieval EnglishGreek
Πεντηκοστή "the fiftieth
Day", the Greek name of the Feast of Weeks, which in Christian traditions was celebrated as the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.... [
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Penthea f TheatreFeminine form of
Pentheus. This was used (perhaps invented) by John Ford for a character in his tragic play 'The Broken Heart' (1633).
Penthesilea f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She led her troops to the Trojan War in support of King Priamos.... [
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Pentheus m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek πένθος
(penthos) meaning "grief, sorrow, sadness, mourning". In Greek mythology, Pentheus was the name of a king of Thebes.
Peo m SwedishSwedish diminutive of
Per-
Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
Peohtweald m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
Peohtas "Pict" and
weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". The first element refers to the Picts, an ancient Celtic people from northern and eastern Scotland.
Peohtwine m Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
Peohtas "Pict" and
wine "friend". The first element refers to the Picts, a group of peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus in the Pre-Viking, Early Middle Ages... [
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Peola f African AmericanUsed in Fannie Hurst's novel
Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.
Pe'pe'ā'e f CheyenneMeans "Disorderly Woman", often used in the sense of a humorous nickname.
Pepela f Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Georgian noun პეპელა
(pepela) meaning "butterfly", which is ultimately derived from the Old Georgian noun პეპელი
(pepeli) meaning "butterfly".
Pepeline f Literature (Modern)The name of a female kitten in the 1989 novel
Felidae, which was made into a 1994 German animated, film noir, mystery, featuring cats as the central characters.
Pepo m Spanish, CatalanDiminutive of
José (Spanish) or
Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [
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Peppermint m English (Rare)He who is wise, he who brings peace, he who brings prosperity, hospitality, harmony, and he who learns from mistakes and grows along the journey.
Peppy m Popular CultureThe name of Peppy Hare, a rabbit who is a member of Team Star Fox. He is later the general of the Cornerian Army.
Pepromene f Greek MythologyProbably derived from Greek πεπρωμένος
(pepromenos) meaning "fated". This was the name of a goddess of destiny and fate in Greek mythology.
Pepsi f ObscureAfter the carbonated cola brand. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.
Perak m MalayIt means "silver". It was the fifth and most famous bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca, Tun Perak, who served under four sultans from 1456 to 1498.
Peramonkoro f AinuMeaning "child playing with a spatula". The name of Peramonkoro Sunazawa, Ainu activist and one of the most respected Japanese textile artists of the twentieth century.
Perant m Arthurian CycleA duke of Manaheim who was saved by Erec from a pack of robbers. His brothers, Joachim, Perant, and Malcheus, were also abducted and liberated. Erec sent them to Arthur’s court to relate the adventure.
Percell m EnglishFrom the English surname, Percell, and occupational surname for a swineherd.
Perch m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
պերճ (perč) meaning "magnificent".
Perchta f Germanic MythologyDerived from the Old High German word
beraht meaning "bright", this was the name of a goddess worshiped in Austria, Baveria, Baden, Swabia, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Percília f Portuguese (Brazilian)Portuguese form of
Percilia, the name of a genus of perch-like fish native to Chile. It is a diminutive of Latin
perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη
(perke) "perch", cognate with περκνός
(perknos) "dark-spotted".
Perdana m IndonesianMeans "first" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रधान
(pradhana).
Perdani f Indonesianin classical Indonesian, perdani means treasurer. while the other meaning of Perdani is the feminine form of "perdana" which mean the first
Perebo f & m IjawMeans "person of wealth" in Ijaw.
Perëndi m Albanian MythologyPerëndi 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 FrenchOld 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.... [
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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”).
Perfectus m Late RomanDerived from Latin
perfectus meaning "achieved, finished, completed" as well as "perfected".... [
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Pergamus m Greek MythologyEtymology uncertain, but it may be related to
πῠ́ργος (púrgos) meaning "tower, watchtower".
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... [
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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?... [
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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".... [
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Perîgul f KurdishFrom the Kurdish words
perî, meaning "fairy" and
gul meaning "flower".
Perihan f TurkishTurkish 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".... [
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Perileos m Greek MythologyDerived 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"... [
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Periphron m Greek MythologyThe 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"... [
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Perissa f Arthurian CycleA 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 GreekFrom Greek περιστέρι
(peristeri) meaning "dove, pigeon," from Ancient Greek περῐστέρῐον
(peristérion), the diminutive of περιστερᾱ́
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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.
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"... [
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Perlezenn f BretonDirectly taken from Breton
perlezenn "pearl", this name is considered the Breton equivalent of
Margaret.
Permana m IndonesianMeans "abundance" or "valuable, countless, priceless" in Indonesian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit प्रमाण
(pramana).
Permanthoula f GreekFrom the ancient greek name Permanthea, derived from the greek word
anthos meaning "flower, blossom".
Perna f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-GreekDerived 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".
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.