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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".
Pileria f Italian (Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word
pileri (
pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish
Pilar).
Pilerio m ItalianPossibly from Calabrian
pilíeri, meaning "pillar", referring to Our Lady of the Pillar, one of the titles given to Mary, or from Ancient Greek
πυλωρός ("gatekeeper, guardian").
Pilgun m NivkhDerived from Nivkh
pild meaning "to be large".
Pilo f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "bog bilberry, great bilberry, whortleberry".... [
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Piloĸutínguaĸ f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'sweet little leaf', from a combination of
Pilutaĸ and
-nnguaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "sweet", "dear", "little" or Grennlandic name meaning "sweet little berry", from a combination of
Piloĸ and
-nnguaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "sweet", "dear", "little".
Pilot m English (Rare)Either from the surname
Pilot, which is derived from
Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word
pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον
(pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης
(plotes) "sailor"... [
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Piltzintecuhtli m Aztec and Toltec MythologyMeans "young prince" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl
piltzintli, a diminutive form of
pilli "child, youth" and
teuctli "lord". In Aztec mythology, Piltzintecuhtli was a god of the rising sun, healing, and visions, associated with
Tonatiuh.
Pilumnus m Roman MythologyMeaning, "staker." The god who grants the pestle necessary for making flour from grain. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus... [
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Pima f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (pi) meaning "princess" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji can be used.
Pimenta f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Norman
piment "spice; (figuratively) spice (vigour); balm", ultimately from Old French
piment or
pimenc "balsam; fragrant spice".
Pimpernel f Literature, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)From the flower Scarlet Pimpernel, a low growing annual plant. It is well known for being the emblem of the fictional hero of the same name. Tolkien used the name for one of the Took sisters.
Pinaere f IjawPINAERE an ijaw tribe name of west Africa meaning "LIGHT SKINNED WOMAN"
Pina Pinar f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish word
pinar meaning "pine grove". This is a title of the Virgin
Mary,
Virgen del Pinar ("Our Lady of the Pine Grove"). She is the patron saint of the towns of Cantalejo and Torrecilla del Pinar, both in the Spanish province of Segovia.
Pinaria f Ancient RomanPinaria was a Vestal Virgin put to death for violating her vow of chastity during the reign of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.
Pinchasah f HebrewFeminine form of Hebrew name Pinchas see
Phineas. Compound Hebrew name meaning "serpent's mouth"; from Hebrew words
peh פֶּה "mouth" and
nakhash נָחָשׁ "serpent" with the Hebrew feminine grammatical ending of the letter
Hay ה... [
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Pinckney m English (Archaic)From the surname
Pinckney. A famous bearer of this name was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (1837-1921)
Pincu m RomanianRomanian form of
Pinchas. The name was born by Israel Pincu Lazarovitch (1912-2006), a Romanian-born Jewish-Canadian poet better known as Irving Peter Layton.
Pindaros m Ancient GreekMeaning uncertain. This name might possibly be derived from Πίνδος
(Pindos), which is the ancient Greek name for Mount Pindus in northern Greece.... [
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Pinedjem m Ancient EgyptianPossibly from Egyptian
pj-nḏm, perhaps meaning "this (boy) is pleasant", from Egyptian
pj (
pi) "this" and
nḏm (
nedjem) "sweet, pleasant". This was the name of several Egyptian people including an Ancient Egyptian High Priest of
Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1070 to 1032 BC and the de facto ruler of the country's south from 1054 BC.
Piney f LiteratureMeaning unknown. Bret Harte, author of the short story
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1869) used this name for the fifteen-year old runaway lover Piney Woods. However, presumably it is applied for the fact that Piney had been left alone, pining and yearning for her lover.
Pinga f New World Mythology, Inuit MythologyMeans "the one who is up on high". Pinga was an Inuit goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. She was also the psychopomp, bringing souls of the newly-dead to Adlivun, the underworld.... [
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Pingao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and
芺 (ǎo) meaning "oval leaf thistle".
Pingbing f ChineseFrom Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" combined with 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold". Other character combinations are possible.
Pingchen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
Pinghong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful" and
虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".
Pingping f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" combined with itself or 苹
(píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Pingqiong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful" and
琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Pingxu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and
煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".
Pingxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and
萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".
Pingyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and
滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing".
Pingyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and
熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".
Pingzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and
芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris".
Pingzhuo f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and
卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant".
Pinikir f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite MythologyThis was the name of the most important goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Pinikir started out as the mother-goddess (in which capacity she was also the goddess of love and fertility), making her rank above all Elamite gods - even the male ones... [
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