Feminine Submitted Names

Pilve f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Pilvi.

Pim f Thai

Pima f Japanese
From Japanese 姫 (pi) meaning "princess" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji can be used.

Pimchanok f Thai
Means "to print a progenitor" in Thai.

Pimenta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman piment "spice; (figuratively) spice (vigour); balm", ultimately from Old French piment or pimenc "balsam; fragrant spice".

Pimol f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).

Pimon f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).

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.

Pimprapa f Thai

Pimsiri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phimsiri.

Pina f Filipino
Short form of Agrifina and Josefina.

Pina f Albanian

Pinaere f Ijaw
PINAERE an ijaw tribe name of west Africa meaning "LIGHT SKINNED WOMAN" Pina

Pinafore f English

Pinan m & f Chinese

Pinang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefina.

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 Roman
Pinaria was a Vestal Virgin put to death for violating her vow of chastity during the reign of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.

Pinay f Filipino
Diminutive of Josefina, Crispina, Rufina, and other names with a similar sound.

Pinchasah f Hebrew
Feminine 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... [more]

Pine f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Philippine.

Pinellopi f Albanian
Albanian form of Penelope.

Piney f Literature
Meaning 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.

Pineyk f Nivkh

Pinga f New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
Means "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.... [more]

Pingan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Ping and An 1.

Pingao f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and 芺 (ǎo) meaning "oval leaf thistle".

Pingbing f Chinese
From Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" combined with 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold". Other character combinations are possible.

Pingchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Pinghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Pingi f Popular Culture
Its the name of pingu girl friend in the TV series

Pingkan f Minahasan

Pingping f & m Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".

Pingui f & m Spanish (Mexican, Latinized, Rare)
This name comes from mexico as a meaning of good luck neither isn't feminine nor masculine

Pingxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and 煦 (xù) meaning "kind, gentle, gracious".

Pingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Pingyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and 滟 (yàn) meaning "overflowing".

Pingyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and 熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".

Pingzhi f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and 芷 (zhǐ) meaning "angelica, iris".

Pingzhuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and 卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant".

Piñi f Quechua
Means "jewel" in Quechua.

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

Pini m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Diminutive of names that beginning with "Pi" like Pinchas (Phineas), or Pnina (Penninah).

Piniare f Greenlandic
Means "provider" in Greenlandic.

Piniari f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Piniare.

Pinikir f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This 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... [more]

Pining f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefina, Rufina, Agripina, and other names with a similar sound

Piningna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benigna.

Pinio f Greek
Diminutive of Pinelopi.

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)... [more]

Pink m & f English
A nickname from the color pink, or a diminutive of names such as Patrick or Patricia.

Pinkamena f Popular Culture
The full name of the 'My little pony' character Pinkie Pie.

Pinkatsari f & m Asháninka
Means "authority, leader" in Ashaninka.

Pinkelotje f Literature
Derived 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".... [more]

Pinkerton m & f English
Transferred use of surname Pinkerton

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

Pinki f Indian, Nepali, Bengali
Possibly a variant of Pinkie or Pinky. A known bearer is Pinki Virani (1959-), an Indian writer and social activist.

Pinkie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Pink. Borne by a character of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Pinku f Japanese
From Japanese ぴんく (pinku) meaning "pink".

Pinky f & m English, Filipino
Variant of Pink. Sometimes used for someone with a pink complexion.

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.

Pinqing f Chinese, Taiwanese

Pîntigta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benedicta.

Pintyőke f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian pinty "finch".

Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.

Pinutxa f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giosepa.

Pinya f & m Thai (Rare)

Pinya f Sinhalese (Rare)

Pinyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 频 (pín) meaning "frequently, again and again" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".

Pioni f Finnish
Means "peony" in Finnish.

Pioquinta f Spanish
Feminine version of Pioquinto.

Piotra f Polish
Feminine form of Piotr.

Piotrusza f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish feminine form of Piotr.

Pip f Dutch
Diminutive of Pippa.

Pîpa f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.

Pipay f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Pepay.

Pîpe f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bibi.

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

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

Piperita f English (Modern, Rare)
From Menthos Piperita, the botanical name of Peppermint. This could also be a combination of {Piper} and {Rita}.

Pipi f Maori (Rare)
Maori form of Phoebe.

Pipi f Chinese

Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.

Pipilotti f Popular Culture
Variant of Pippilotta borne by Swiss visual artist Elisabeth Charlotte "Pipilotti" Rist (1962-).

Pipina f Greek
Diminutive of Despina.

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

Pipitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Spyridoula.

Pipkia f Georgian (Rare), Folklore, Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the Georgian noun ფიფქი (pipki) meaning "snowflake". Pipkia is also the Georgian name for Snow White.

Pippedda f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pippeddu.

Pippicca f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pippiccu.

Pippilotta f Literature
Invented 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.

Pippy f English
Diminutive of Philippa.

Pipsa f Finnish
Diminutive 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).

Piquuraq f Inuit

Pirada f Thai
Variant 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’).

Piraye f Persian, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Persian پیرایه (see Pirayeh), as well as the Turkish form.

Pirayeh f Persian
Means "decoration, embellishment, ornament" in Persian.

Pire f & m Mapuche, Literature
From Mapudungun pire meaning "snow, hail" (compare Piren, derived from the verb).... [more]

Piré f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Pire.

Pírea f Hungarian (Rare)

Pirén f Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Piren.

Piren f Mapuche
From Mapudungun verb piren meaning "to snow, hail" (compare Pire, derived from the noun).

Pirena f Filipino
From the Phillipine fantasy television series "Encantadia".

Pirene f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peirene.

Pireta f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Piret.

Pirette f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Pirgit f Estonian
Estonian variant of Birgit.

Piricca f Sardinian
Feminine form of Piriccu.

Pirihira f Maori
Maori form of Priscilla.

Pirili f Indigenous Australian
One of the characters in the AUSTRALIAN T.V. programme "Lift Off" has this name!

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".... [more]

Pirimze f Georgian
Basically 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).... [more]

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".... [more]

Pırıs f Khakas
Means "cat" in Khakas.

Pirit f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian variant of Piros.

Pirita f Finnish
Variant of Birgitta.

Pirja f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.

Pirje f Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.

Pirketta f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Birgitta.

Pirkitta f Finnish
Finnish form of Birgitta.

Pirmine f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Fermina.

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.

Piroschka f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch borrowing of Piroska.

Pirouette f English (Rare, ?)

Pîroz f Kurdish
Means "holy, sacred" in Kurdish.

Pirra f Italian, Spanish, Russian
Cognate of Pyrrha.

Pirrmangka f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of 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... [more]

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

Piruza f Medieval Italian

Piruza f Armenian
Armenian form of Fayruz.

Pisanna f Romani (Archaic)

P’isaqa f Aymara
Means "partridge" in Aymara.

Pisces m & f Astronomy
From 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.

Piseĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning '(Greenlandic) song'.

Piseq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Piseĸ.

Pisey f & m Khmer
Means "magnificent, excellent, beautiful, beloved" in Khmer.

Pisidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisidike. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology, most of whom are princesses.

Pisinoe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisinoe. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a siren.

Pisith f Khmer

Pissamai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phitsamai.

Pissentica f Sardinian
Sardinian feminine diminutive of Vincent.

Pisti f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Pistis.

Pita f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe. A notable bearer was the Mexican poet Pita Amor (1918-2000), born Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein.

Pitaloka f Indonesian
Meaning uncertain, likely of Sanskrit origin.

Pi'tamaka f Indigenous American
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Pi'tamaka, whose in English known as Running Eagle.

Pitay f Atayal

Pitaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).

Pitchayatida f Thai

Pithaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).

Pitriani f Indonesian
Variant of Fitriani.

Pitrina f Corsican, Sardinian
Diminutive of Petra.

Pitritta f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pitrittu.

Pitrunedda f Corsican
Diminutive of Petra.

Pitsa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bita.

Pitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Kalliopi.

Pitsamai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phitsamai.

Pitschna f Romansh
Feminine form of Pitschen.

Pitse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bitte.

Pitsi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pitse.

Pittaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).

Pitthaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).

Pitusa f Galician
Diminutive of Pilar.

Pity f English (Puritan, Rare)
From the English word meaning "the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others", which is a cognate of Piety, ultimately from Latin pietas "piety" (via Old French pite "compassion"; also compare Pietas).

Pitys f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πίτυς (pitys) meaning "pine". In Greek mythology, this was the name of an Oread nymph who was changed into a pine tree by the gods.

Piumi f Sinhalese

Piupiu f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown.

Piuqué f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Piwke.

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

Pivínguaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Pivik and suffix -nnguaq "sweet, dear".

Pivinnguaq f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pivínguaĸ.

Piwke f & m Mapuche
From Mapudungun piwke meaning "heart."

Pixi f English (Australian)
Variant of Pixie.

Pixie f English (British)
From the English word pixie referring to a playful sprite or elf-/fairy-like creature, originating from Devon and Cornwall in southwest England.

Piya m & f Thai
Derived from Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved". The spelling ปิยะ is typically only masculine while ปิยา is only feminine.

Piya m & f Haitian Creole (Rare)
From "Piye" who mean pious.

Piyabut m & f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and บุตร (but) meaning "child, offspring".

Piyalə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Piyale.

Piyale m & f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Means "wineglass" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian پیاله (piyale). It is unisex in Turkey, but was almost entirely masculine in the Ottoman Empire.

Piyali f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Piyang f Filipino
Diminutive of Sofia.

Piyanuch f Thai
Alternate transcription of Piyanut.

Piyanut f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and อนุช (anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".

Piyaphat m & f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and ภัทร (phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious, excellent" or พัชร์ (phat) meaning "diamond".

Piyaphon f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Piyaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปิยะพร (see Piyaphon).

Piyarasami f Thai
A Thai name

Piyarat f & m Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Piyathip f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and ทิพย์ (thip) meaning "divine".

Piyatip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Piyathip.

Piyavan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปิยวรรณ (see Piyawan).

Piyawan f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Piyoton f Nahuatl
Possibly means "little chicken", from Nahuatl piyo, "chicken" (borrowed from the Spanish onomatopoeia pío), and the diminutive suffix -ton.

Piyozgul f Uzbek
Means "lily" in Uzbek.

Piyumi f Sinhalese

Pizannah f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Pisanna.

Pizchine f Circassian
Derived from pizch meaning "sloe, blackthorn" and ne meaning "eye".

Pizkunde f Basque
Basque form of Resurrección.

Pkar f Khmer
Means "flower" in Khmer.

Placëda f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Placida.

Placia f Medieval Spanish

Placidia f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen Placidus.

Placite f Norman
Norman feminine form of Placidus.

Placyda f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Placida.

Plaisance f Medieval French
This name means "pleasant" in Old French (See Pleasance). Notable bearers are Plaisance of Gibelet (died 1217), Princess of Antioch and Plaisance of Antioch (1235/1236 or ca... [more]

Plaloma f Thai (Rare)
Means "dolphin, porpoise" in Thai.

Plamedie f French (African)
Contraction of the French phrase plan merveilleux de Dieu meaning "God's wonderful plan", mainly used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Płamena f Polish
Polish form of Plamena.

Plamena f Serbian, Bulgarian
From South Slavic пламен (plamen) meaning “flame, blaze, fire".

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

Planetty f Literature
Elaboration of the word planet. This is the name of an alien princess in Ruth Plumly Thompson's novel ''The Silver Princess in Oz'' (1938).

Plantina f Swedish (Archaic)
Corruption of Blandine.

Plasença f Occitan (Rare)
Derived from the French commune located in Aquitaine, Occitania. The name of the city comes from the motto given by its founder, King Alfonso VIII of Castile on the shield awarded to it: ut placeat Deo et hominibus, meaning "to please God and man".... [more]

Plasinda f Spanish
Plácida (Spanish) in English means placid (calm). Plácida and Plasinda.

Plasñí f Romani (Caló)
Means "white" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Blanca.

Plata f Spanish (Rare)
means “silver” in Spanish.

Plataia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πλατύς (platys) meaning "broad, wide, flat". This was the name of a daughter of the river god Asopus and nymph Metope, after whom an eponymous city-state in Boeotia was supposedly named.

Plateda f Lithuanian
This name was on my grandfather's death certificate listed as his Mother. I cannot seem to find it.

Platinum f English (American, Rare)
From the metal platinum, derived from Spanish platina, a diminutive of plata "silver". It can also be taken from the color platinum, derived from the metal.

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

Platonida f Russian, Medieval Romanian
Russian feminine form of Platon. This is the name of a character in Ivan Turgenev's novella: 'Klara Milich' (1883).

Platosha f Russian
Diminutive of Platonida.

Plautilla f Late Roman, Italian
Late Latin and Italian feminine diminutive of Plautus.

Plautylla f Polish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of PLAUT.

Plava f Serbian
From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".

Plavka f American (Rare)
In the case of American singer Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich) the name was derived from a Croatian worn meaning "blondie". It is not used as a name in Croatia.

Plavna f Serbian
See Plava.

Plazensa f Medieval Occitan

Plazidia f Basque
Basque form of Placidia.

Pleasant m & f English (Puritan, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the English word, which is derived from Anglo-Norman plaisant "delightful" and ultimately from Latin placens "pleasing; agreeable".... [more]

Pleasantine f English (Rare)

Pleasure f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word pleasrue meaning "A state of being pleased or contented; gratification." This name is most common in African countries like Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Plectrud f Germanic
Variant spelling of Blictrud.

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.

Pleiada f Greek Mythology
From the Greek word Πλειάδες "pleiades", which were the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione and companions to Artemis.

Pleiades m & f Greek Mythology, Astronomy
Name of a star cluster, likely meaning "to sail", from the ancient Greek 'plein'. Also used in Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of Pleione and Atlas, thus meaning "daughters of Pleione".

Plena f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin plena "full, plump, satisfying"

Pleneria f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian plenaria "plenary".

Plenira f Russian, Literature
Name invented by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816), one of the most highly esteemed Russian poet. It is derived from Russian verb пленить (plenit') meaning "to captivate", "to charm"... [more]

Plentiness f Romani (Archaic)

Plesance f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Pleasance.

Plesencia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pleasance.

Plesette f English (African)

Plestia f Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
Borne by Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad (2001-), whose father named her after one of the first tribes that lived in Palestine.

Pleunie m & f Dutch, Limburgish
In Limburgish, Pleunie is a diminutive form of Pleun (a pet form of Apollonia) and is thus strictly used on females. It is different in Dutch, however, where Pleunie used on a female is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pleun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix ie to the original name... [more]

Pleunis m & f Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval short form of Apollonius, which is still in use today (albeit rarely). In more recent times, the name has also been used as a short form of Apollonia for women, but very rarely so, especially when compared to the more traditional feminine forms Pleunie and Pleuntje.

Pleunke f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also compare the related name Pleuntje.

Pleuntje m & f Dutch
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pleun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]

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

Plezette f African American (Modern, Rare)

Plezota f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Plezou.

Plezou f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars try to link this name to Breton bleiz "she-wolf", while others see a connection with Breton plezh "plat; braid"; the second part of the name is a diminutive suffix.... [more]

Plezouta f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Plezou.

Plien f Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Paulien, Paulina and Pauline.... [more]

Pllagie f Norman
Norman feminine form of Pelagius.

Ploi f Thai
Means "to release, to let go" in Thai.

Plonia f Dutch
Dutch short form of Apollonia.

Plonie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also see the related name Pleunie.

Plonja f Sorbian (Rare)
Sorbian form of Apollonia.

Plonneke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia via its short form Plonia.

Ploon f & m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Apollonia (feminine) and Apollonius (masculine). Also see the related name Pleun.... [more]

Ploonken f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also see the related name Pleunke.

Ploontje f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also see the related name Pleuntje.

Ploumisti f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Used in the eastern region of Macedonia, Greece. It comes from the ancient Greek word πλουμίον (ploumíon) or the Latin word pluma, which means "painted or embroidered decorative design, flower, ornament"... [more]

Plousia f Late Greek, Greek
From Greek πλούσιος (plousios) meaning "rich, wealthy, noble", a derivative of πλοῦτος (ploutos) "wealth".

Plouto f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "wealth".

Ploychompoo f Thai
From Thai พลอย (phloi) meaning "gem; precious stone" and ชมพู (chomphu) meaning "rose apple".

Ployshompoo f Thai
Variant transcription of Ploychompoo.

Plum f & m English
From Middle English ploume, from Old English plume "plum, plum tree," from an early Germanic borrowing (Middle Dutch prume, Dutch pruim, Old High German pfluma, pfruma, German Pflaume) from Vulgar Latin *pruna, from Latin prunum "plum," from Greek prounon, a later form of proumnon, a word of unknown origin, which is probably, like the tree itself, of Anatolian origin.

Pluma f American (Rare)
Borrowing from Latin plūma, meaning "feather."

Plumeria f English (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant that is also known as frangipani.

Plúr na mBan f Irish Mythology
Means "the flower of women", deriving from the Anglo-Norman element flur ("flower, blossom"), and the Irish element na mban ("of the women"). Name borne by the daughter of Oisín and Niamh in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

Plutina f American (South, Archaic)
Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Plymouth m & f English (Rare), English (American)
Either derived directly from the place name (see Plymouth) or transferred from the surname which is derived from the place name.

Pnjik f Armenian (Rare)
Possibly from the Armenian փունջ (punj) meaning "bunch".

Po m & f Chinese (Expatriate)
Expatriate form of Chinese names beggining with Po-, dividing the name into two separate names.

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

Pobena f Spanish
Named for the human settlement in Muskiz, Greater Bilbao, Biscay, Northern coastal Spain. Primarily Basque/Spanish. Pobeña. localidad de España. The word translated to English means "Poor" as in destitute.

Podarce f Greek Mythology
An epithet of the Harpy Aello meaning "foot-safe".

Podarge f Greek Mythology
An epithet of the Harpy Aello meaning "foot-speedy".

Podoaba f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian podoabă "jewel; adornment".

Poe m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Poe.... [more]

Poe f Tahitian
Means "pearl" in Tahitian, of Polynesian origin.

Poe f Burmese
Means "silk" in Burmese.

Pœga m & f Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of unknown meaning. It relates to the name Peyton.

Poehere f Tahitian
Means "pearl of love"; a combination of Tahitian poe "pearl" and here "love".

Poeiti f Tahitian
little pearl

Poeiva f Tahitian
Means "brilliant pearl"; a combination of poe "pearl" and iva, a diminutive of iva iva meaning "brilliant".

Poem m & f English
From French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from poiein ‘create.’ See also Poema.

Poema f English (Canadian)
Elaboration or feminization of Poem.

Poema f & m Tahitian
Means "pearl of the deep seas"; a combination of Tahitian poe "pearl" and mā "clean, pure, clear".

Poemenia f Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ποιμενία (Poimenia), which is the feminine form of Poimenios and perhaps also Poimen... [more]

Poemu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 詩 (poemu, poe) meaning "poetry, poem", 保 (po) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 星 (po) meaning "star", 歩 (po) meaning "walk", 帆 (po) meaning "sail", 穂 (po) meaning "grain" or 母 (po) meaning "mother", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 影 (e) meaning "shadow, silhouette, phantom" or 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 笑 (emu) meaning "laugh"... [more]

Poerani f Tahitian
Means "heavenly pearl" or "divine pearl"; a combination of Tahitian poe meaning "pearl" and rani, which is derived from Tuamotuan rangi meaning "heaven".

Poerava f Tahitian
Means "black pearl"; a combination of Tahitian poe meaning "pearl" and rava meaning "black".

Poesy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Originally a variant of Posy, this name was sometimes associated with poetry, from Old French poesie, ultimately from Greek poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose"

Poet f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "someone who writes poems". From the Old French poete, from Latin poēta 'poet, author', from Ancient Greek poiētēs (ποιητής) 'creator, maker, author, poet', from poieō (poieō) 'I make, compose'.

Poetica f American (Rare)