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Pilpintu f Quechua, Aymara
Means "butterfly" in Quechua and Aymara.

Pilu f & m Greenlandic
Younger form of Pilo.

Pilutak f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pilutaĸ.

Pilutaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pilutaĸ.

Pilve f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Pilvi.

Pilya m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Philip.

Pimm m English
Variant of Pim.

Pinehaka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Phinehas.

Pini m & f Dagbani
Means "gift" in Dagbani.

Pîniamît m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benjamin.

Piniare f Greenlandic
Means "provider" in Greenlandic.

Piniari f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Piniare.

Piningna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benigna.

Pinkey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Pinkie.

Pinkhas m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Phinehas.

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

Pinkus m German (East Prussian), Yiddish
East Prussian German and German Yiddish form of Pinchas.

Pinny m Jewish
Diminutive of Pinchas.

Pinquana m Shoshone
Variant 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.

Pinte m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bent 1.

Pîntigta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benedicta.

Pinyas m Mordvin
Derived from Erzya пине (pine) meaning "dog".

Piöel m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Paul.

Piominko m Chickasaw
Means "leader and war prophet" in Chickasaw. From the Chickasaw hopaya "war prophet" and minko "leader".

Pioneer m English
From 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-.

Pioter m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Peter.

Piotrusza f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine form of Piotr.

Pip f Dutch
Diminutive of Pippa.

Pîpa f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Pîpe f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bibi.

Pipe m Spanish
Diminutive of Felipe and Juan Felipe.

Pipeloluwa f & m Yoruba
Means "God is perfect" in Yoruba.

Pipere f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Piper.

Pipi f Maori (Rare)
Maori form of Phoebe.

Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.

Pipit f & m Javanese
Means "tightly pressed, close together" in Javanese.

Pippy f English
Diminutive of Philippa.

Pirette f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Pirihira f Maori
Maori form of Priscilla.

Pirita f Finnish
Variant of Birgitta.

Pirja f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.

Pirketta f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Birgitta.

Pirkitta f Finnish
Finnish form of Birgitta.

Pirra f Italian, Spanish, Russian
Cognate of Pyrrha.

Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.

Pirşeng f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish pirîsk meaning "spark".

Piseq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Piseĸ.

Piseth m Khmer
Means "holy, sacred, supreme, magnificent" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit विशिष्ट (vishishta).

Pišīn m Arabic
Variant of Pisinah.

Pita m Maori
Maori form of Peter.

Pito m Spanish
Short form of Pepito; in other words, this is a diminutive of José.

Pitsa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bita.

Pitse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bitte.

Pitsi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pitse.

Pituaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "only child" in Greenlandic.

Pituaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pituaĸ.

Pivik f & m Greenlandic
Means "true, real" in Greenlandic.

Pivinnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pivínguaĸ.

Piyozgul f Uzbek
Means "lily" in Uzbek.

Pjär m Swedish
Variant of Pierre.

Pjatro m Belarusian
Variant transcription of Piatro.

Pjer m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Pjerr m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Pjerre m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pierre.

Plàcid m Catalan
Catalan form of Placidus (see Placido).

Placidas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Placido.

Placite f Norman
Norman feminine form of Placidus.

Placyd m Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Placidus.

Plamenka f Bulgarian, Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Plamen.

Platona f Italian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Feminine form of Platon.

Platoon m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Platon.

Platt m English
Transferred use of the surname Platt.

Platya m Russian
Diminutive of Platon.

Plechelm m Germanic, History
Variant of Blichelm.

Plectrude f Germanic, History
Variant as well as the French form of Plectrud. Plectrude lived in the 8th century AD and was the wife of Pepin of Herstal.

Pleiszthenész m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pleisthenes.

Plejstenes m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Pleisthenes.

Pléyone f Greek Mythology (Hispanicized), Astronomy (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Pleione.

Pllacide m Norman
Norman form of Placidus.

Pllagie f Norman
Norman feminine form of Pelagius.

Po m & f Burmese
Means "to exceed" in Burmese.

Poalla m Sami
Sami form of Paul.

Pocho m Galician
Diminutive of Afonso.

Podge m Irish
Diminutive of Padraig.

Poglianniare f Istriot
Diminutive of Pogliare.

Pohyali m Pashto
Meaning "knowledge-seeker" or "student" in Pashto.

Póilín f Irish (Rare)
Feminine form of Póil.

Poiyaunpe m Ainu
Character in the Ainu epic Kotan Utunnai. In the story, he discovers that he is of Ainu heritage and reunites with his people.

Pokiza f Uzbek
Means "clean, pure, true" in Uzbek.

Pokkii f Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (po) meaning "walk" combined with 月 (kki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Pökla f Mari
Mari form of Fyokla.

Pòla f Kashubian
Short form of Apòla and Apòloniô.

Pola m Kurdish
Derived from the Kurdish polat meaning "steel".

Pola f Catalan, Breton
Feminine form of Pol.

Poldine f Walloon
Walloon form of Léopoldine.

Polednice f Slavic Mythology
Czech form of Poludnitsa.

Polet m French
Diminutive of Paul.

Polia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Поля (see Polya).

Polidamante m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Polydamas.

Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.

Poliksena f Polish
Polish form of Polyxena.

Polikseni f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Polyxena.

Pólina f Faroese
Faroese variant of Poulina.

Poļina f Latvian
Latvian form of Polina.

Polisso f Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Polyxo.

Polla f Late Roman
Feminine variant of Paullus.

Polola f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Flora.

Polonca f Slovene
Diminutive of Polona, used as a given name in its own right.

Poloznicha f Slavic Mythology
Komi form of Poludnitsa.

Polycarpos m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Polykarpos.

Polynike f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Polyphème m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Polyphemus.

Pomaikalani m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Possibly meaning "apple of the heavens" in Hawaiian

Pompejusz m Polish
Polish form of Pompeius.

Pompilia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pompilius.

Pompilio m Italian
Italian form of Pompilius.

Poncho m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Pongrác m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pankratios.

Ponleak m Khmer
Means "strength, endurance" in Khmer.

Ponleu m Khmer
Means "light" in Khmer.

Poopak m & f Persian
Meaning unknown.

Pooruseq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pôruseĸ.

Popi f Greek
Diminutive of Pinelopi.

Popoki f & m Hawaiian
Means "cat" in Hawaiian.

Popoquan m Shawnee
Means "gun" in Shawnee.

Poppaea f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Poppaeus. Poppaea Sabina was the second wife of Nero.

Poppea f English (Rare, Archaic), Theatre, Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Poppaea. This name was used for the title character of Claudio Monteverdi's opera 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642).

Poppi f English
Variant of Poppy.

Poppie f English (British)
Variant of Poppy.

Popuk f Uzbek
Means "tassel, pompom" in Uzbek. It is a term of endearment for girls.

Porfi m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Porfirio.

Porfíria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Porfírio.

Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.

Porinju m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Francis.

Porpentina f Literature
The name of a main character in J. K. Rowling's series 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.'... [more]

Porphürión m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Porphyrion.

Porsha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Portia.

Portius m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin portus "port, harbour". Also note that there are instances where this name is a variant of Porcius.

Portya f English
Variant of Portia.

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

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

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".

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

Potira f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Potyra.

Potkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Philip.

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

Poukon m & f Ijaw
Means "born on the riverside" in Ijaw.

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

Pouline f Danish
Variant of Pauline.

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.

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

Prachachat m Thai (Rare)
Means "nation, state" in Thai.

Prácido m Galician
Galician form of Placidus.

Pradyoth m Sanskrit
Means "illuminating" in Sanskrit.

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

Prainnseas m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Francis.

Prak m Khmer
Means "silver" in Khmer.

Prakseda f Polish, Lithuanian
Variant of Praxedes.

Pranavi f Indian
Feminine form of Pranav.

Prascewia f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Paraskeve.

Prasella f South African
Variant of Priscilla.

Praskova f Russian
Variant of Praskovya.

Prasong m Thai
Means "wish, desire" in Thai.

Prasutago m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Prasutagus.

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

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

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]

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").

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.

Prend m Albanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Prenda.

Preng m Albanian

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

Prenskas m German (East Prussian)
Diminutive of Prenkus.

Prentis m English (Rare)
Variant of Prentice.

Prentyce m Obscure
Variant of Prentice.

Prescola f Bahamian Creole (Rare)

Presela f English (Puritan)
Variant of Priscilla.

Preslee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Presley.

Presleigh f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Presley.

Presli f English (Modern)
Variant of Presley.

Presly f English (American)
Variant of Presley.

Prestyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Preston.

Pretty f Indian, Indonesian
Variant transcription of Priti.

Prezi m Ijaw
Means "born to affluence" in Ijaw.

Přezpołdnica f Slavic Mythology
Lower Sorbian form of Poludnitsa.

Pri m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "fruit" in Hebrew.

Pría f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Priya.

Pria f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Priya.

Priamo m Italian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Italian, Galician
Italian and Galician form of Priam.

Pricilla f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Priscilla.

Priddy m Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Meredith.

Priel m & f Hebrew
Means "the fruit of god" in Hebrew.

Priela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Priel.

Priido m Estonian
Variant of Priidu.

Priidu m Estonian
Originally a short form of Priidik, now used as a given name in its own right.

Prikseda f Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Cognate of Praxedes.

Prìm m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Primo.

Prim m Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian, Macedonian and Russian form of Primus.

Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).

Primeveire f Anglo-Norman (Archaic)
Means "primrose"in French. and It was commonly used in the Middle Ages although now it is practically obsolete.

Princessa f English
Elaboration of Princess.

Prinsessa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "princess" in Swedish.

Príor m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Prior.

Priscillia f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Priscilla.

Prisiliana f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Prisque f & m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
French form of Prisca and Priscus.

Prissie f English
Diminutive of Priscilla.

Priszcilla f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Priscilla.

Priyin m Walloon
Walloon form of Cyprien.

Prochore m Biblical French
French form of Prochorus.

Procula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Proculus.

Prokne f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted", a word used to refer to eagles. In Greek mythology Prokne or Procne was the wife of the Thracian king Tereus. Tereus raped Procne's sister Philomela and cut out her tongue, so Procne fed Tereus the flesh of their son Itys... [more]

Prokofiy m Russian
Variant of Prokopy.

Prokofy m Literature, Russian
Variant of Prokofiy used in Anton Checkov's short story, "The Orator".

Prokul m Croatian (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Croatian and Polish form of Proculus.

Pronace m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Pronax.

Prophet m African American (Modern), English (African)
From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").

Pros m Khmer
Means "boy, man" in Khmer.

Proscen f Medieval Cornish

Prosguetel f Medieval Cornish

Pròsper m Catalan
Catalan form of Prosper.

Prospérine f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Prosper.

Prosymna f Greek Mythology
Means "celebrate in song". This is the name of one of the Asterionides, Naiads who nursed the goddess Hera in her infancy.

Protogénie f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Protogeneia.

Providencia f Spanish
Spanish form of Providence.

Provina f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Provino.

Proxenos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun πρόξενος (proxenos) meaning "public foreigner" as well as "patron, protector".

Proxima f Medieval English (Rare)
From Latin proximus "nearest; closest."

Prude f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from either Old French prude, the feminine form of the adjective pruz "brave; valiant" or from Old French preu "brave; valiant, chivalrous" (ultimately from Late Latin prōde "profitable, useful").

Prudenci m Catalan
Catalan form of Prudentius.

Prudència f Catalan
Catalan form of Prudencia.

Prudencià m Catalan
Catalan form of Prudentius.

Prudenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Elaboration of Prudencia.

Prudenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Elaboration of Prudencio.

Prudencjusz m Polish
Polish form of Prudentius.

Prudent m French (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
French form of Prudens and Prudentius.... [more]

Prudenza f Italian (Rare)
Means "prudence" in Italian, directly from Latin prudentia.

Prudy f English
Diminutive of Prudence.

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

Prvoslava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prvoslav.

Prvul m Vlach
Means "first-born son" in Vlach.

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

Prys m Welsh
Contracted form of ap Rhys "son of Rhys".

Pryscylla f Polish
Polish form of Priscilla.

Pryska f Polish
Polish form of Prisca.

Przybysława f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Przybysław.

Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).

Psamathée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Psamathe.

Psappha f Ancient Greek
Aeolian Greek form of Sappho.

Psziché f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Psyche.

Puakai f Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "ocean flower" in Hawaiian.

Pualakiuk f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Pualo m Greenlandic
Means "mitt" in Greenlandic.

Pualu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pualo.

Pualut m Greenlandic
Means "mittens" in Greenlandic.

Publia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Publius.

Pucel m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Masculine form of Pucella, ultimately derived from Old French pucel "young, unmarried man".

Puckett m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Puckett.

Puhihwikwasu'u m Comanche
Means "iron jacket" in Comanche.

Pui f & m Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Hakka)
Meaning unknown. A notable name bearer was a former CBeebies presenter Pui Fan Lee who ran from (2002-2009).

Pujoq m Greenlandic
Means "fog" in Greenlandic.

Pukak m Greenlandic
Means "crystalline snow" in Greenlandic.

Pukaĸ m & f Greenlandic
Variant of Pukak.

Pukaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pukaĸ.

Pukhutsya f Nenets
Means "old woman" in Nenets.

Pula f Sotho
Means "rain" in Sotho.

Puláta f Greenlandic
Variant of Bolatta.

Pulatta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Puláta.

Pulchérie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Pulcheria.

Pulcheriya f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Pulcheria.

Pulkheriya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Pulcheria.

Pulmu f Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."

Pulqueria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pulcheria.

Pumbaa m Popular Culture, Swahili
Means "to be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent" in Swahili. This is the name of the warthog in Disney's 'The Lion King' (1994).

Punig m Armenian
Means "phoenix" in Armenian.

Puniša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.

Punky f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Penelope. It is the name of the titular character in the TV show 'Punky Brewster' (1985-1986).

Pupe f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.

Puran m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit पूरण (pūraṇa) meaning "fulfilling, completing".

Purificació f Catalan
Catalan form of Purificación.

Pusuwan f Medieval Mongolian, History, Chinese
Derived from Chinese 普 (pu) meaning "wide, universal", 速 (su) meaning "quick, fast" and 完 (wan) meaning "whole, complete". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.

Put m Biblical
Variant of Phut.

Pûte f Greenlandic
Short form of Pûtile.

Puthyrith m Khmer
Means "merciful power" in Khmer

Putih f & m Indonesian
Means "white" in Indonesian.

Pûtile f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bodil.

Putrael m Medieval Cornish

Puu m & f Finnish
Means "tree" in Finnish.

Puuti f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pûte.

Puutili f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pûtile.

Pyara f Hinduism
From the Hindi word प्यार (pyara) meaning "love"

Pyjter m Silesian, Vilamovian
Silesian and Vilamovian form of Piotr via German Peter.

Pyotra m Belarusian
Variant of Piotra.

Pyper f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Piper.

Pyrena f Obscure
Possibly based on Greek πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire". This is the full name of American musician Rena Lovelis (1998-), a member of the band Hey Violet (along with her sister Szatania 'Nia' Lovelis).

Pyrrho m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pyrrhon. This was the name of the first Greek skeptic philosopher (3rd century BC), who founded the school of Pyrrhonism.

Qaadir m Arabic, Muslim
Variant transcription of Qadir.

Qaammatip-inua m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "man in the moon". This is the name of a character in Greenlandic mythology.