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Portunus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin porta, meaning "gate, door" or portus, meaning "harbor". This was the name of a Roman god of keys, doors, livestock and ports. Its Greek counterpart was Palaemon.

Portwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Portwood.

Portya f English
Variant of Portia.

Pôruseĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'a bag (made of seal skin) for blubber'.

Porzia f Italian
Italian form of Portia.

Porziano m Italian
Italian form of Portianus.

Porzio m Italian
Italian form of Porcius.

Pósa m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Pál.

Posa f English (Rare)
Variant of Posy.

Poseidippos m Ancient Greek
Means "horse of Poseidon", derived from the name of the Greek sea god Poseidon combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Poseidón m Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Poseidon.

Poseidonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Poseidon.

Poseidone m Italian
Italian form of Poseidon.

Poseidonios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidonios) meaning either "of Poseidon" or "sacred to Poseidon", which is ultimately derived from the name of the god Poseidon.

Poseidons m Latvian
Latvian form of Poseidon.

Poseidoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Poseidon", derived from the name of the Greek god Poseidon combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Poseidorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidoros.

Posejdon m Bosnian, Croatian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian and Polish form of Poseidon.

Posey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.

Posh f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word posh, assigned as a nickname 'Posh Spice' to the Spice Girl Victoria Beckham by the magazine 'Top of the Pops'.

Posidippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidippos. This name was borne by two Greek poets from the 3rd century BC, namely Posidippus of Pella and Posidippus of Cassandreia.

Posidó m Catalan
Catalan form of Poseidon.

Posídon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poseidon.

Posidon m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidon.

Posidonia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Posidonius. Posidonia is also a genus of marine plants found in the seas of the Mediterranean and around the south coast of Australia.

Posidonius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidonios. This name was borne by a Stoic philosopher from the 1st century BC.

Possi f Obscure (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Posy/Posie or transferred use of surname Possi

Possie f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Posie.

Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.

Posthuma f Medieval English (?), English (Archaic)
Feminization of Posthumus. (Cf. Postuma.) This was used as a second or third name to indicate the child's father had died before her birth, e.g. Gulielma Maria Posthuma Springett (1644-1694), the wife of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.

Posthumus m Medieval English
Used as a second or third name to indicate the child of a deceased parent. ex. Thomas Posthumus son of Thomas. ... [more]

Postirios m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Phosterios via its modern Greek transcription Fostirios.

Postuma f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Postumus.

Postumia f Ancient Roman
Postumia was a priestess of the virginal earth deity Vesta, goddess of the hearthfire. Livy briefly mentions that in 420 BCE she was accused of the crime of incestum and went on trial for the loss of her virginity.

Postverta f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin post meaning "backwards, behind; after" and the verb vertere "to turn (oneself), to turn about, to direct one's way". Postverta or Postvorta was a Roman goddess presiding over childbirth who was prayed to when a baby was being birthed feet first (instead of head first, as is normal), originally a surname of Carmenta... [more]

Poszeidón m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Poseidon.

Potamiana f Coptic (Hellenized)
Altered form of Tapiomis, possibly influenced by Greek ποταμός (potamos) meaning "river, stream".

Potamo m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Potamon. Bearers of this name include the rhetorician Potamo of Mytilene (died around 15 AD) and the philosopher Potamo of Alexandria (lived in either the 1st century BC or the 2nd century AD).

Potamon m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ποτάμι (potámi) meaning "river, stream".

Potamus m Romani (Latinized)
Possibly a Romani form of Potamon.

Potap m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian folk form of Patapios.

Potencia f Late Roman
Variant of Potentia. ... [more]

Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.

Potenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Filipino musician Potenciano Gregorio (1880-1939).

Potencjan m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Potentianus.

Potencjana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Potentiana.

Potencyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Potencjana.

Potentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Potentius.

Potentian m Late Roman (Anglicized)
English form of Potentianus. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint from Roman Gaul.

Potentiana f Late Roman, German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Potentianus. This is the name by which saint Pudentiana (2nd century AD) is sometimes known.

Potentianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Potentius. This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Pontianus.... [more]

Potentien m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Potentianus.

Potentienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Potentiana.

Potentin m French (Archaic), German (Archaic)
French and German form of Potentinus.

Potentina f Late Roman
Feminine form of Potentinus.

Potentinus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Potens and/or Potentius.... [more]

Potentius m Late Roman
Either derived from the Latin noun potentia meaning "power, might, force" or from the Latin adjective potens meaning "able, strong, powerful, potent" (see Potens).... [more]

Potenziana f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Potentiana.

Potenziano m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Potentianus.

Potheinos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ποθεινός (potheinos) meaning "full of longing", which is ultimately derived from either the Greek noun ποθή (pothe) meaning "longing, desire" or the related noun πόθος (pothos) meaning "longing, yearning, regret".

Pothin m French (Archaic)
French form of Potheinos via its latinized form Pothinus.... [more]

Pothinus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Potheinos. ... [more]

Pothitos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Pothetos.

Potino m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Potheinos via its latinized form Pothinus.

Potiphar m Biblical, English (African, Rare)
From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god Ra... [more]

Potipher m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant form of Potiphar.

Potira f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Potyra.

Potit m Bulgarian (Archaic), French (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Serbian form of Potitus.

Potita f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Potitus.

Potitia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Potitius.

Potitius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile of which the etymological origin is most likely the same as that of the Roman cognomen Potitus.

Potito m Italian
Italian form of Potitus. A notable bearer of this name is the Italian former tennis player Potito "Poto" Starace (b. 1981).

Potitus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was most likely derived from Latin potitus, which is the perfect participle of the verb potior meaning "to acquire, to obtain". Also compare the Latin adjective potior, which is the comparative of the adjective potis meaning "able, capable" (also see Potens)... [more]

Potkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Philip.

Poto f Popular Culture
The name of Grace Kennedy given to her by her twin sister Virginia (Cabengo) in their own private language.... [more]

Poton m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Diminutive of names that end in p, such as Josèp and Halip.

Potona f Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Feminine form of Poton.

Potoula f Greek
Diminutive of Panagiota.

Potter m English, English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Potter.

Pottoi f Sardinian
Nuorese diminutive of the Italian compound name Maria Antonia.

Potÿncza f Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Potencia

Poublios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Publius.

Poudes m Late Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Pudens.

Poulcheria f Greek
Modern Greek form of Pulcheria. 'It is not a very common name, but relatively popular in the northern regions of the Greek mainland and also among the people who come from Pontus.'

Poulicarpe m Provençal
Provençal form of Polycarpe.

Poulina f Danish (Rare), Faroese
Variant of Paulina.

Pouline f Danish
Variant of Pauline.

Poulite m Provençal
Short form of Ipoulite.

Pòulo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Paul.

Poulose m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Malayalam പൗലോസ് (see Paulose).

Poune f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پونه (see Pouneh).

Poupone f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Poupon and Pouponne.

Pouponne f Louisiana Creole
Feminization of Poupon.

Pouran f Persian
Modern Persian form of Boran.

Pourçain m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Porcianus.

Pourcàri m Provençal
Provençal form of Porcaire.

Pouriya m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوریا (see Pouria).

Pouvlios m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Poublios, which is the ancient Greek form of Publius.

Pouwel m Dutch
Variant spelling of Pauwel.

Pouwels m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Paul.

Pouwles m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Pouwels.

Povel m Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Paul.

Povilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Paulus (see Paul) via its Russian form Pavel. Also compare Paulas and Paulius.... [more]

Povilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Povilas. Also compare Paulė.

Povline f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Pouline. Famous bearer is Povline Lütken (6 May 1893 - 30 December 1977), Danish writer.

Powell m American
Transferred use of the surname Powell.

Power m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word power meaning "a source or means of supplying energy" or transferred use of the surname Power 1 or Power 2.

Powers m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Powers.

Powhatan m Algonquin
The name of the Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia, which English colonists mistook for the name of Chief Wahunsenacawh, the paramount chief of Tsenacommacah, an alliance of Algonquian-speaking Virginia Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia at the time English settlers landed at Jamestown in 1607... [more]

Poya m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پویا (see Pouya).

Pozi m Malay (Rare)
Possibly a form of Fawzi.

Pozkari f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Consuelo.

Poznan m Medieval Polish
Derived from the participle form of Polish poznać "to get to know; to become familiar with".

Prabdeep m Indian
The name Prabdeep originates from India.... [more]

Prabhath m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala ප්‍රභාත් (see Prabath).

Prabhjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਪ੍ਰਭਜੀਤ (see Prabhjeet).

Prachaya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรัชญา (see Pratchaya).

Prachya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรัชญา (see Pratya).

Pracida f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Placida.

Prácido m Galician
Galician form of Placidus.

Pracxedes f Spanish (Archaic)
Variant of Práxedes.

Pradab f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Pradap.

Pradakshina f Hinduism
Pradakshina is called parikrma means to take a round of statue of god, holy Placea or place worth to pay respect.

Pradchaya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรัชญา (see Pratchaya).

Pradeline f Obscure (Modern)
Feminization of Pradel.

Praderm m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประเดิม (see Pradoem).

Pradermchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประเดิมชัย (see Pradoemchai).

Pradipti f Bengali
Meaning "of light" or "illuminating" in Bengali. Feminine form of Pradip or Pradeep. Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradipa) meaning "light" or "lantern".

Prado f & m Spanish (European), Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]

Prados f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Prado, most often used in the province of Toledo in Spain.

Praejectus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin praejacio ("to throw"). This is the name of a saint (625-676).

Praeo f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แพรว (see Phraeo).

Praeophan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai แพรวพรรณ (see Phraeophan).

Praepedigna f History (Ecclesiastical)
From Latin praepes "swift; lucky" and digna "worthy". This is the name of a Roman martyr from the 3rd century AD.

Praew f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraeo.

Praewpan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraeophan.

Praewphan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraeophan.

Pragmace m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pragmatius.

Pragmacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Pragmatius.

Pragmatius m Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Derived from Greek πράγματος (pragmatos) "to gather evidence", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek πρᾶγμα (pragma) "deed, action". Also compare Greek πράσσειν (prassein) meaning "to do"... [more]

Pragmazio m Italian
Italian form of Pragmatius and variant of Prammazio.

Pragyapti f & m Hinduism
Another name of the Hindu Goddess Saraswati, it means "intellectual" or "the most intelligent".

Pragyasmi f Indian
No History, this Name has two words of Indian Ancient Language "Sanskrit" words are "Pragya" which means "ENLIGHTED CONSCIOUSNESS” and "Asmi" which means "I AM"... [more]

Prah f Western African
Used in Ghana, West Africa among Akan peoples. Shortened form of the name of the river spirit Bohsum-Prah. Usually used together with Nana: Nana-Prah.

Prahas m Marathi
Meaning "Person with a Lot of Qualities".

Praiecta f Late Roman (?)
Variant of Praeiecta or Praejecta, the feminine form of Praejectus.

Prainnseas m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Francis.

Praise-God m English (Puritan)
From the English phrase praise God, referring to giving God glory. A known bearer was Praise-God Barebone (or Barbon; c. 1598-1679), an English preacher and Fifth Monarchist after whom Barebone's Parliament of 1653 was named... [more]

Praisthel f South African (Rare)
The name comes from the the phrase Praise the Lord. Some of the letters from the pharse are removed to turn it into a name.

Praiwan m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraiwan.

Prajak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Prachak.

Prajya f Indian
Name - Prajya , Prajyaa प्रज्ञा... [more]

Prajya m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรัชญา (see Pratya).

Prakarn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Prakan.

Prakong f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Prakhong.

Prakop m & f Thai
Means "made, consist of" in Thai.

Prakseda f Polish, Lithuanian
Variant of Praxedes.

Pramana m Indonesian
Means "to be full of wisdom and knowledge" in Indonesian.

Pramarn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประมาณ (see Praman).

Prammazio m Italian
Italian form of Pragmatius and variant of Pragmazio.

Pramote m Thai
Alternate transcription of Pramot.

Pramual m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Pramuan.

Pramukh m Gujarati, Marathi
Means "he with the qualities of a leader" in Gujarati and Marathi.

Prana f Lithuanian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pranas.

Pranad m Gujarati
Name of Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma.

Pranati f Sanskrit
Means "salutation" or "reverence". This is another name of the goddess Saraswati from Hindu mythology.

Pranavi f Indian
Feminine form of Pranav.

Pranchi m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Francis used in central Kerala

Pranė f Lithuanian
Short form of Pranciška. In other words, you could say that this name is the feminine equivalent of Pranas.

Prang f Thai
Means "cheek" or "mango plum" (a type of fruit) in Thai.

Prangtip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรางทิพย์ (see Prangthip).

Prangtong f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรางทอง (see Prangthong).

Prani f Thai
Alternate transcription of Pranee.

Prania f Sanskrit
Variant of Praniya.

Praniya f Sanskrit, Tamil
Meaning is uncertain, possibly meaning "love is the one" in Sanskrit or a variant of Pranitha.

Pranja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pranjo.

Pranjal m & f Sanskrit (Rare)
The name is of Sanskrit origin. It is generally used for male persons, however a few females are found sharing this name too.

Pranjo m Croatian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Franjo.

Pranote m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประณต (see Pranot).

Pranutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Pranė.

Prapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Prapha.

Prapai f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Praphai.

Prapan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประพันธ์ (see Praphan).

Prapaphon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Praphaphon.

Prapaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Praphaphon.

Prapas m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประภาส (see Praphat).

Prapasiri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Praphasiri.

Prapat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประภาส (see Praphat).

Prapatsara f Thai
Combination of masculine Thai Prapat and feminine Western Sara.

Praphaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Praphaphon.

Praphas m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประภาส (see Praphat).

Prapti f Javanese
Feminine form of Prapto.

Prasannan m Malayalam
Malayalam variant of Prasanna.

Prasanta m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Bengali, Odia and Assamese form of Prashant.

Prasart m Thai
Alternate transcription of Prasat.

Prasath m Sanskrit
The name Prasath is of Indian origin, often derived from Sanskrit, and means “blessing,” “grace,” or “gift.” It is commonly used in South Indian cultures as a given name or part of a name.

Prascewia f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Paraskeve.

Prásedes f Asturian
Asturian form of Praxedes.

Prasella f South African
Variant of Priscilla.

Prasenjeet m Indian
One who win expert army and Never lose any war in his life.PRASENJEET was an Aikṣvāka dynasty ruler of Kosala. Sāvatthī was his capital. He succeeded his father Sanjaya Mahākosala. He was a prominent Upāsaka of Gautama Buddha, who built many Buddhist monasteries and a lover of Nandini.

Prasetio m Javanese
Variant of Prasetyo.

Prasetiyo m Javanese
Variant of Prasetyo.

Prasiddhi f Indian, Nepali
Means "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".

Praskova f Russian
Variant of Praskovya.

Praskovja f Estonian
Estonian transcription of Прасковья (see Praskovya).

Praskowia f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Parascewa.

Prasodjo m Javanese
Older spelling of Prasojo influenced by Dutch ortography.

Prasoet m Thai
Alternate transcription of Prasert.

Prassede f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Praxedes.

Prassifane m Italian
Italian form of Praxiphanes.

Prassitea f Italian
Italian form of Praxithea.

Prasutago m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Prasutagus.

Prasutagus m Old Celtic (Latinized, Rare)
Latinized form of a Celtic name borne by the king of the Iceni tribe and husband of the warrior-queen Boudicca.

Prasuti f Hinduism
Means "birth, generation" in Sanskrit. According to the Puranas this was the name of a daughter of Manu and the wife of Daksha... [more]

Pratchaya m Thai
Variant of Pratya.

Prateep m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประทีป (see Prathip).

Prateik m Indian
Variant spelling of Prateek.

Pratheep m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประทีป (see Prathip).

Pratip m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประทีป (see Prathip).

Pratomo m Javanese
Javanese form of Pratama.

Pratt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pratt.

Pravdan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Elaborated masculine form of Pravda.

Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.

Pravdomir m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Prawdomir.

Pravit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประวิตร/ประวิทย์ (see Prawit).

Pravuil m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Pravuil 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.

Prawdomir m Polish
The 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")... [more]

Prawes m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประเวศ (see Prawet).

Prawiro m Javanese
Javanese form of Prawira.

Prawomir m Polish
The 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"... [more]

Prawomysł m Polish
The 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"... [more]

Praxagoras m Ancient Greek
The 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"... [more]

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"... [more]

Praxed f English (British, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
Form of Praxedes found in England from the 16th century.

Praxeda f Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Prakseda.

Praxède f French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Praxedes.

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.

Praxedes f & m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Derived from Greek πρᾶξῐς (praxis), meaning "action, work, success". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Praxedia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Praxedis.

Práxedis f & m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Práxedes.

Praxedis f History
Latin form of Praxedes. This name was used by Joseph Victor von Scheffel for a character in his historical novel 'Ekkehard' (1857).

Praxibulus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Praxiboulos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Praxilla f Ancient Greek
Possibly a derivative of Praxis. Praxilla of Sicyon was a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC.

Praxithea f Greek Mythology
The name of a number of Greek mythological figures derived from πραξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and θεά (thea) meaning "goddess".

Praxithée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Praxithea.

Prayoon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Prayun.

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")... [more]

Preacher m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Preacher.

Prebrana f Medieval Russian
Name of a medieval Russian princess.

Précieuse f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Précieux, cognate to English Precious.

Precieuse f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived 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").

Précilia f French (Rare)
Variant of Precilia.

Precilia f French (Rare)
Variant of Préscillia.

Precille f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Priscille.

Précillia f French (Rare)
Variant of Precillia.

Precillia f French (Rare)
Variant of Préscillia.

Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".

Precioso m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Masculine form of Preciosa.

Précis-de-marvel f Obscure
A girl on Tiktok tells the story of her first name. It's his progenitor called Marvel, who named her Précis-De-Marvel.

Precius f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Precious.

Precylia f French (Rare)
Variant of Préscillia.

Precyllia f French (Rare)
Variant of Precylia.

Preddu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Peter.

Preden m Breton (Rare)
Breton cognate of Welsh Prydain.

Predena f Breton
Feminine form of Preden.

Predestina f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Likely a short form of Predestinación.

Predestinación f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "predestination" in Spanish, likely after the predestination of the Virgin Mary to be the mother of Jesus by choice of God.

Predimir m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian
The 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"... [more]

Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, Serbian
The 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"... [more]

Predomir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Predimir.

Predu m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Peter.

Preeda m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรีดา (see Prida).

Preedik m Estonian
Variant of Priidik.

Preet m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Probably a variant of Priti or a short form of names ending in -preet such as Manpreet or those beginning with preet- such as Preetinder.

Preetpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ (see Pritpal).

Preety f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Priti.

Preeya f & m Indian, Hindi, Thai
Alternate transcription of Priya. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Thailand.

Preeyanan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Priyanan.

Preeyanuch f Thai
Alternate transcription of Priyanut.

Preeyanut f Thai
Alternate transcription of Priyanut.

Preietto m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Praejectus.

Prejectus m Late Roman
Variant of Praejectus.

Premdeep m Hindi
From Hindi प्रेम (prem) meaning "love" and दीप (dīp) meaning "lamp, light", thus "lamp of love".

Premlata f Indian
From 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.

Premtime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Premtim.

Prend m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Prenda.

Prenda f Albanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Colloquial form of Paraskevi.

Prende f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Prende 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.

Prenkus m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Franziskus.

Prenskas m German (East Prussian)
Diminutive of Prenkus.

Prentice m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prentice.

Prentis m English (Rare)
Variant of Prentice.

Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.

Prentyce m Obscure
Variant of Prentice.

Prepedigna f History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Spanish form of Praepedigna.

Prerak m Indian
The origin of Prerak is the Sanskrit language. The name means one who encourages others.

Pres m English
Short form of Preston, Prescott, or other names beginning with "Pres". Preston "Pres" Dillard is a character in the 1938 film "Jezebel."

Presada f Medieval Occitan
Possibly a feminine form of Pros 2.

Prescila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian form of Priscilla.

Préscilia f French (Rare)
Variant of Prescilia.