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Paivand m & f PersianMeans "link, union, relationship, oath" in Persian.
Päivätär f Finnish MythologyThe Finnish goddess of the sun, who is associated with silver, silver yarn and beauty. Her name is derived from
päivä meaning "day" and an old poetic term for the sun, and the feminine ending
-tar.
Päiviö m & f FinnishFinnish form of
Peivas as well as a direct derivation from Finnish
päivä "day". While this name is exclusively masculine today, up until the 1940s it was also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Pajhnubhli f HmongDerived from Hmong
paj meaning "flower" and
hnub meaning "sun".
Pajntaub f HmongDerived from Hmong
paj meaning "flower" and
ntaub meaning "cloth", ultimately referring to a kind of flowery embroidery.
Pajtshiab f HmongDerived from Hmong
paj meaning "flower" and
tshiab meaning "new".
Paka Wara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
paka meaning "eagle" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Pakdil f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
pak meaning "immaculate" and
dil meaning "heart".
Pakhet f Egyptian MythologyMeans "she who scratches" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of a lion-headed war goddess.
Pakuna f Miwok (?)Allegedly a variant of
Pukuna, a Miwok name meaning "deer jumping when running downhill".
Palaestra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)From Greek παλαιστής
(palaistes) meaning "wrestler" or the verb παλαιστέω
(palaisteo) "to thrust away with the hand" (from παλαιστή
(palaiste) "palm of the hand", a later form of παλαστή
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Palatua f Roman MythologyDerived from
Palatium, which is the Latin name for the Palatine Hill in Rome. The word is of uncertain origin; theories include a derivation from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃
(falad), meaning "sky", Latin
palatum, meaning "vault, dome" or Latin
palus, meaning "enclosure"... [
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Pālau m & f HawaiianFrom the Hawaiian word which can mean "to tell tall tales, talk", "war club", or "taro".
Pales m & f Roman Mythology, TheatreMeaning unknown, possibly of Etruscan origin. This was the name of a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology, regarded as male by some sources and female by others. The mythological figure appears in pastoral plays of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Palki f Indian, PunjabiPossibly derived from Hindi
पालकी (
palki) "palanquin", ultimately from Sanskrit, or from Punjabi
ਪਲਕ (
palak) "eyelid; eyeblink, instant", borrowed from Persian.
Pálmey f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly a feminine form of
Pálmi using the Old Norse suffix
ey meaning "island" or
ey meaning "good fortune"... [
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Palmo f Tibetan, LadakhiFrom Tibetan དཔལ་མོ
(dpal-mo) meaning "glorious woman", derived from དཔལ
(dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and the feminine particle མོ
(mo). This is the Tibetan name for the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi.
Palmyre f French, NormanFrench form of
Palmira. This also coincides with the French name of the ancient oasis city of Syria, known in English as
Palmyra.
Paltah f Ancient HebrewThis name was apparently found inscripted on a few ancient seals. Meaning unknown.
Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)From Finnish word
pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.
Pameletta f RomanyAn elaboration of the name Pamela used in the Romany culture.
Pamina f German, TheatrePamina is a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera
The Magic Flute (
Die Zauberflöte in German, 1791).
Pammerope f Greek MythologyPerhaps from Greek παμ-
(pam-), a variant of παν
(pan) "all, every", combined with μέροψ
(merops) "dividing the voice, articulate" or "bee-eater" (species Merops apiaster; compare
Merops,
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Pamphile f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyFeminine form of
Pamphilos. This was the name of a legendary woman who invented silk weaving on the Greek island of Kos. A historic bearer was Pamphile of Epidaurus, a 1st-century historian who was much esteemed in antiquity for her
Historical Commentaries... [
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Pamphille f Arthurian CycleA woman in the ancestry of the famous Brown lineage. She was the wife of Brun and the mother of Yrlande and Gialle.
Pampinea f LiteratureDerived from Latin
pampineus meaning "garlanded with vine-leaves, flourishing". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work
The Decameron (1350), where it belongs to one of the seven young women at the heart of the story (alongside Fiammetta, Filomena, Emilia, Lauretta, Neifile, and Elissa).... [
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Panacea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Πανάκεια
(Panakeia), from Greek πανακής
(panakês) "all-healing". This word, πανάκεια
(panakeia), was used of various herbs reputed to have universal healing powers, and was personified as a goddess of remedies, cures and universal healing, daughter to Asclepius and Epione... [
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Panca m & f IndonesianMeans "five" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन्
(panchan). It was traditionally given to the fifth-born child of a family.
Panchali f IndianMeans "from the kingdom of Panchala" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas in the Indian epic the Mahabharata.... [
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Pancoz m & f NahuatlProbably means "yellow banner" in Nahuatl, derived from
panitl "flag, banner" and
coztic "yellow".
Panda f American (Rare)The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word
nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.
Pandan f & m IndonesianMeaning "pandan", a type of fragrant plant leaves used in Southeast Asian cuisines. Usually not used as a standalone name, this name is used in combination such as Pandan Arum ("fragrant pandan"), Pandan Wangi (also "fragrant pandan"), Pandan Sari ("pandan essence"), etc.
Pande m & f BalineseFrom a title given to a member of a clan of blacksmiths, probably derived from Balinese
memande meaning "metalsmith, ironsmith".
Pandemos f & m Greek MythologyFrom Greek πάνδημος
(pandemos) meaning "of all people, belonging to all people; public, common", composed of πᾶν
(pan) "all" and δῆμος
(demos) "the people"... [
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Pandia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)In some cases this is a latinized form of Greek Πανδείη
(Pandeie) or Πανδεία
(Pandeia) - though the spelling Πανδία
(Pandia) has also been used - which may be related to the word πανδῖος
(pandios) meaning "all-divine"... [
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Pandorea f English (Australian)A genus of climbing vines native to Australasia. Named after
Pandora from Greek mythology, because the plant's tightly packed seed pod recalls the myth of "Pandora's box".
Pandrosos f Greek MythologyMeans "all bedewed" from a combination of Greek παν
(pan) "all" and δροσος
(drosos) "dew". In Greek mythology Pandrosos was one of the three daughters of
Kekrops, the first king of Athens, along with her sisters
Aglauros and
Herse... [
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Pandwyna f History (Ecclesiastical)This was the name of an obscure saint, who may have been a virgin martyr; Pandwyna (died ca. 904) was a nun at Eltisley in Cambridgeshire, England.
Pane f GreenlandicGreenlandic pet form of names beginning with
Pane-/Pani-.
Panha m & f KhmerMeans "knowledge, wisdom, intellect" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा
(prajna).
Panhuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and
欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".
Pani m & f LaoMeans "mercy, compassion" in Lao.
Pania f Maori, Polynesian MythologyMeans "water" in Māori. Pania, often styled 'Pania of the Reef', was the Māori goddess of water, and is a symbol of the New Zealand city of Napier. A known bearer is Pania Rose (1984-), an Australian model of partial Māori descent.
Panínguaĸ f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning 'sweet little daughter' with the combination of
Panik and
-nnguaq 'sweet, dear'.
Panisa f ThaiPossibly from Thai ปาณิ
(pani) meaning "hand, palm".
Panji m & f TumbukaMeans "maybe", given after the death of the first born to say maybe he will grow.
Panjie f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and
捷 (jié) meaning "win, victory, triumph".
Panling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and
灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".
Pannonica f ObscureIn the case of Baroness Pannonica "Nica" de Koenigswarter (1913-1988), a patron of several New York City jazz musicians and a member of the Rothschild family of Jewish bankers (born Kathleen Annie Pannonica Rothschild), it was derived from the place name
Pannonia and given in reference to Eastern Europe's Pannonian plain... [
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Panope f Greek MythologyMeans "all-seeing", derived from Greek παν
(pan) "all" combined with Greek ωψ
(ops) "eye, face". In Greek mythology, Panope is the name of one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede.
Panopea f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Panopea may refer to various characters. The names mean 'panorama' or means 'of the beautiful husband'.... [
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Panqara Wara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
panqara meaning "flower" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Panseluța f RomanianDerived from Romanian
panseluță, the diminutive of
pansea "pansy".
Pantariste f Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες
(pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Greek αριστος
(aristos) meaning "best"... [
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Pantawan f ThaiMeans "like the sun" from Thai ปาน
(pan) meaning "as, like" and ตะวัน
(tawan) meaning "sun".
Pantea f Persian, Persian Mythology (?), History (?)Persian form of
Panthea. Pantea Arteshbod was a 6th-century BC Persian commander during the reign of Cyrus the Great. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in Asia, so she wore a mask during battle to stop men from falling in love with her.