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Prasetyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
prasêtya meaning "to promise, to take a vow (to be loyal or faithful)".
Prasiddhi f Indian, NepaliMeans "fame, renown; success, accomplishment" in Sanskrit, a noun composed of the prefix प्र-
(pra-) meaning "towards, forwards, pro-" and सिद्धि
(siddhi) meaning "accomplishment, success, attainment".
Prasit m ThaiMeans "success, achievement" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रसिद्धि
(prasiddhi).
Prasojo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
prasaja meaning "simple, straightforward, sincere, faithful".
Prasopchai m ThaiFrom Thai ประสพ
(prasop) meaning "success, win, gain" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Prasuti f HinduismMeans "birth, generation" in Sanskrit. According to the
Puranas this was the name of a daughter of
Manu and the wife of
Daksha... [
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Prat m OdiaMeans "early morning" in Odia.
Pratama m IndonesianDerived from Javanese
pratama meaning "first, best", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रथम
(prathama).
Prathia f African AmericanThe Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, a theologian and ethicist, was active in SNCC and a prominent civil rights movement speaker—she was said to have influenced Dr. King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, having used the phrase repeatedly in a speech he heard in 1962.
Prathip m & f ThaiMeans "lamp, light, candle" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रदीप
(pradīpa).
Prathum f & m ThaiFrom Thai ปทุม
(pathum) meaning "lotus".
Pratijya f IndianMEANING - promise, swear, agreement , vow, assent, acknowledge, approve... [
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Pratiwi f IndonesianDerived from Indonesian
pertiwi meaning "earth, land" or "motherland, homeland, Indonesia", ultimately from Sanskrit पृथ्वी
(pṛthvī).
Pratya m ThaiMeans "philosophy" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा
(prajñā).
Pravoslav m Czech, SlovakDerived from the Slavic elements
право (pravo) "justice, law, right" and
slava "glory".
Pravuil m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendPravuil is an archangel briefly mentioned in the Second Book of Enoch as God's scribe and recordkeeper. In Enoch II, God commands Pravuil to bring Enoch writing materials so he could document his journey through the heavens.
Prawat m ThaiMeans "history, account, record" in Thai.
Prawdomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
prawda "truth, verity", which is derived from Old Church Slavonic
pravida "truth" (which in turn is probably derived from Proto-Slavic
pravъ "straight, right")... [
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Prawomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian
prav and Czech
pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [
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Prawomysł m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian
prav and Czech
pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [
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Prawoto m JavaneseFrom Javanese
prawata meaning "mountain, hill", ultimately from Sanskrit पर्वत
(parvata).
Praxagoras m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek πραξις
(praxis) meaning "action, exercise". The second element is either derived from Greek ἀγορεύω
(agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά
(agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [
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Praxander m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Πράξανδρος
(Praxandros), which is a name that is derived from Greek πραξις
(praxis) "action, exercise" combined with Greek ανδρος
(andros) "of a man"... [
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Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)Spanish form of
Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.
Praxedis f HistoryLatin form of
Praxedes. This name was used by Joseph Victor von Scheffel for a character in his historical novel 'Ekkehard' (1857).
Praxiboulos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun πρᾶξις
(praxis) meaning "action, exercise" (see
Praxiteles) combined with the Greek noun βουλή
(boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [
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Praxiphanes m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek πραξις
(praxis) "action, exercise" combined with Greek φανης
(phanes) "appearing". This name was borne by a Peripatetic philosopher, who lived in the 4th century BC.
Praxithea f Greek MythologyThe name of a number of Greek mythological figures derived from
πραξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and
θεά (thea) meaning "goddess".
Prayat m & f ThaiMeans "save, preserve, retain" in Thai.
Prayer f & m EnglishMiddle English from Old French
preiere, based on Latin
precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from
prex, prec- prayer.’
Prayitno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
prayitna meaning "careful, cautious, thoughtful, prudent".
Prayogo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
prayoga meaning "good, proper, advisable, acceptable".
Prayun m & f ThaiMeans "family, lineage, race" in Thai.
Prazeres f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)Derived from Portuguese
prazeres, the plural form of
prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary
Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures")... [
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Precieuse f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Middle French
precieuse, the feminine form of the adjective
precieux "precious (of great value)" (via Old French
precius, ultimately from Latin
pretiōsus, from
pretium "worth; value").
Précis-de-marvel f ObscureA girl on Tiktok tells the story of her first name. It's his progenitor called Marvel, who named her Précis-De-Marvel.
Predimir m Medieval Croatian, Medieval SerbianThe first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
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Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
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Preetika f Indian, HindiFrom
प्रीतिका (preetika) "sweetheart", ultimately from Sanskrit
प्रीति (prīti) "affection, love, joy, gladness".
Preity m & f Hindi"pleasure", "joy", "kindness", "favor", "grace", "love", from प्री (prī)
Prema f Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin verb
premo meaning "to press into, to press upon", referring to the insistent sex act. Although the verb usually describes the masculine role,
Augustine calls Prema
dea Mater, a mother goddess... [
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Premanan m ThaiFrom Thai เปรม
(prem) meaning "content, satisfied, delighted" and อนันต์
(anan) meaning "infinite, endless".
Premdeep m HindiFrom Hindi प्रेम (
prem) meaning "love" and दीप (
dīp) meaning "lamp, light", thus "lamp of love".
Premlata f IndianFrom Sanskrit
preman "love" (cf.
Prema) and
latā "creeper" - the name of a small plant, used as a symbol of love. This is borne by Premlata Agarwal (1963-), the first Indian female mountaineer to complete the Seven Summits, the seven highest continental peaks in the world.
Premwadi f ThaiFrom Thai เปรม
(prem) meaning "content, happy, delighted" and วดี
(wadi) meaning "possessing, having".
Prende f Albanian, Albanian MythologyPrende is the goddess of love, beauty and fertility in the Albanian pagan mythology, who is thought to have been worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity. She is the wife of the thunder and sky god
Perëndi.
Prerak m IndianThe origin of Prerak is the Sanskrit language. The name means one who encourages others.
Prerna f Hindi, SanskritA Hindi/Sanskrit name derived from the word "Prernah". Meaning inspiration. Very popular name in Nepal.
Pres m EnglishShort form of Preston, Prescott, or other names beginning with "Pres". Preston "Pres" Dillard is a character in the 1938 film "Jezebel."
Preshea f EnglishA notable fictional bearer of this name is Preshea Villentia, née Buss from Gail Carriger’s Finishing School book series. A notable bearer of a variant of this name is gospel singer Preashea Hilliard.
Présille f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Huguenot, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)Variant of
Priscille.
Preta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.
Prezi m IjawMeans "born to affluence" in Ijaw.
Priarius m GermanicPriarius was a king of the Alemmanic Lentienses sub-tribe in the 4th century. He was killed in 378, in the Battle of Argentovaria against the Western Roman Empire.
Pribimir m Medieval SlavicMedieval Slavic form of
Przybymir. Also take note that some sources each list a different meaning for the first element. Some say it means "pierced" or "breaking" (in the sense of destroying something), while others say it means "more, much more, multiple" (in the sense of abundance)... [
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Pribislav m Medieval SlavicMedieval Slavic form of
Przybysław. Also take note that some sources each list a different meaning for the first element. Some say it means "pierced" or "breaking" (in the sense of destroying something), while others say it means "more, much more, multiple" (in the sense of abundance)... [
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Prida m & f ThaiMeans "delighted, glad, satisfied" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रीत
(prīta).
Pride f English (Puritan, Modern)From late Old English
prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem’, variant of
prȳtu, prȳte, from
prūd. Referring to "pride cometh before the fall."
Prigent m BretonPrigent is a Breton name from Brittany, France. Its more ancient form being "Prit-gent" in the listed distinguished titles of the area of Quimperlé, came from the words "good/noble" (prit) and "race/lineage" (gent) and means literally "the good people" or "the noble ones" in the Breton language... [
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Prigio m LiteratureEtymology uncertain. It could be from the Italian
prigione "imprisonment". This was the main character of a literary and comic fairy tale
Prince Prigio, written by
Andrew Lang.
Prih m & f JavaneseMeans "sorrow, pain, sadness" in Javanese.
Prihatin m & f JavaneseMeans "concerned, worried, anxious" or "sad, grieved" in Javanese.
Prillie f English (Canadian)Used in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Either from a genus of flower or the municipality Prilly in Switzerland. Etymology for either unknown, though probably of Germanic origin.