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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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Pinito f Spanish (Canarian)Diminutive of
Pino (itself from the title of the Virgin Mary,
Nuestra Señora del Pino meaning "Our Lady of the Pine", the patron saint of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands)... [
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Pinkelotje f LiteratureDerived from Dutch
pink meaning "pinkie" (as in, the little finger) combined with
Lotje. Also compare the Dutch verb
pinkelen meaning "to shine" as well as "to twinkle, to sparkle, to flicker".... [
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Pinkeltje m LiteratureDerived from Dutch
pink meaning "pinkie" (as in, the little finger) combined with the Dutch suffix
-el and the Dutch diminutive suffix
-tje. Also compare the Dutch verb
pinkelen meaning "to shine" as well as "to twinkle, to sparkle, to flicker".... [
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Pino f Spanish (Canarian)Means "pine tree" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora del Pino, meaning "Our Lady of the Pine". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patroness of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
Pinquana m ShoshoneVariant of Shoshoni name
Pina Quanah meaning "sweet-swelling", from
pihnaa "sugar, honey, sweet" and -
kwana(h) "to smell (of)". This was the original name of 19th-century Shoshone leader Chief Washakie.
Pinus m Ancient RomanThe name Pinus is associated with the
Pompilius family, suggesting that this individual was a member of the gens
Pomponia, an old Roman family, which relates to the Roman king
Numa Pompilius (second king of Rome).
Pinyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
频 (pín) meaning "frequently, again and again" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Piolo m FilipinoThe Sound of PAOLO and The Famous Philippine Actor Piolo Pascual......
Piominko m ChickasawMeans "leader and war prophet" in Chickasaw. From the Chickasaw
hopaya "war prophet" and
minko "leader".
Pioneer m EnglishFrom early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry) from French
pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French
paonier, from
paon, from Latin
pedo, pedon-.
Pipit f & m JavaneseMeans "tightly pressed, close together" in Javanese.
Pippilotta f LiteratureInvented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her children's novel '
Pippi Långstrump' (1945). It is composed of Swedish
pippi, a childish word for "bird", combined with the name
Lotta.
Pipsa f FinnishDiminutive of
Pirkko,
Pirjo and other feminine names beginning with p. This is also the Finnish name of Peppa Pig (Pipsa Possu) and Peppermint Patty from Peanuts (Piparminttu-Pipsa).
Pirada f ThaiVariant of
Phirada. Famous bearer of this name is Pirada Burkansa from Korean girl-group tripleS.
Pirate m & f English (Rare)From the English word
pirate, from Latin
pirata, from Greek
peiratēs, from
peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from
peira ‘an attempt’).
Pirayeh f PersianMeans "decoration, embellishment, ornament" in Persian.
Piren f MapucheFrom Mapudungun verb
piren meaning "to snow, hail" (compare
Pire, derived from the noun).
Pirena f FilipinoFrom the Phillipine fantasy television series "Encantadia".
Pirimtvarisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)Means "face of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი
(piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see
Okropir) combined with Georgian მთვარის
(mtvaris), which is the genitive of the noun მთვარე
(mtvare) meaning "moon".... [
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Pirimze f GeorgianBasically means "sun-faced" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი
(piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see
Okropir) combined with the Georgian noun მზე
(mze) meaning "sun" (see
Mzia).... [
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Pirimzisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)Means "face of the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი
(piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see
Okropir) combined with Georgian მზის
(mzis), which is the genitive of the noun მზე
(mze) meaning "sun".... [
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Pirithous m Greek MythologyThe sworn friend of Theseus. Pirithous helped Theseus abduct Helen of Troy before she was married. (She would later be taken again by Paris, initiating the Trojan War, etc.) Thesues returned the favor by journeying with his friend to the Underworld in an attempt to win the affections of Persephone, Hades' captive bride... [
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Pirkka m FinnishCreated by Finnish poet Eino Leino (1878-1926) for his poem Orjan poika (published in his poem collection Helkavirsiä). The name was derived from Finnish word
pirkkalaiset, meaning "Birkarls"... [
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Piron m MormonA name found on the plates from the Brewer Cave and translated by a Native American. The short history told of a man named Piron who sailed across the sea. Mormon archaeologists associate this name with Jared from the Book of Mormon.
Pironkon m AfricanA word for pig from the Maroon people. Derived from the term 'a rasher of bacon'.
Piros f Hungarian (Rare)Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian
piros "red", originally referring to rosy cheeks or red hair. More recently, however, it is also used as a hypocoristic of
Piroska.
Pirrmangka f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Pirrmangka Napanangka (c. 1945-2001), an Australian Aboriginal painter who also happened to be the sister of fellow painter Walangkura Napanangka (b... [
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Pisal m Khmer, ThaiMeans "large, wide, broad" in Khmer. It is also an alternate transcription of the Thai name พิศาล (see
Phisan) of the same meaning and origin.
Pisandros m Ancient GreekMost likely a variant of
Peisandros. But if not, then this name is possibly derived from the Greek noun πῖσος
(pisos) meaning "meadow, dell" combined with Greek ἀνδρός
(andros) meaning "of a man".
Pisces m & f AstronomyFrom the name of the zodiacal constellation shaped like a pair of fish, derived from the plural form of Latin
piscis meaning "fish". This is the name of the twelfth sign of the zodiac.
Piscine m LiteraturePi's full name (from 'Life of Pi') is Piscine Molitor Patel and it means "swimming pool" in French.
Pisennoufi m CopticMeans "the good news, gospel", derived from the Coptic masculine prefix ⲡⲓ-
(pi-) combined with ϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ
(šennoufi) "good news", a claque of Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον
(euangélion).
Piseth m KhmerMeans "holy, sacred, supreme, magnificent" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit विशिष्ट
(viśiṣṭa).
Pisey f & m KhmerMeans "magnificent, excellent, beautiful, beloved" in Khmer.
Pishoy m CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-šꜣj meaning "the fate", derived from
pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with
šꜣ "to put in order, establish, decree". This name was borne by a Coptic saint from the 5th century AD.
Pisoura m CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-ꜥswr meaning "the Assyrian", derived from
pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" and
jswr "Assyria".
Pistol m English (American, Modern, Rare)From mid 16th century: from obsolete French
pistole, from German
Pistole, from Czech
pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.
Pita f SpanishDiminutive of
Guadalupe. A notable bearer was the Mexican poet Pita Amor (1918-2000), born Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein.
Piti m ThaiMeans "joyous, happy, cheery" in Thai.
Pitirim m RussianRussian form of the late Greek masculine name
Pithyrion, which is possibly derived from Greek πίτυρον
(pituron) or
(pityron) meaning "husks of corn, bran" - which itself is derived from Greek πίτυρα
(pitura) or
(pityra) meaning "bran"... [
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Pitschen m RomanshDerived from Romansh
il pitschen "the little one; the small one". This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
Pitt m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Pitt. A fictional bearer was Sir Pitt Crawley in William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel 'Vanity Fair' (1848), a character apparently named in honour of the 18th-century British statesman William Pitt, nicknamed "The Great Commoner" (for whom the U.S. city of Pittsburgh was also named).