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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.

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.

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.

Pîntigta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benedicta.

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

Pinutxa f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giosepa.

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.

Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.

Pipay f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Pepay.

Pîpe f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bibi.

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.

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.

Pipitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Spyridoula.

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).

Pirada f Thai
Variant of Phirada. Famous bearer of this name is Pirada Burkansa from Korean girl-group tripleS.

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

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.

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

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]

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.

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]

Piruza f Armenian
Armenian form of Fayruz.

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.

Piseq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Piseĸ.

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.

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.

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

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.

Piupiu f Maori
Meaning as of yet unknown.

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

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.

Pixi f English (Australian)
Variant of Pixie.

Piyalə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Piyale.

Piyang f Filipino
Diminutive of Sofia.

Piyanuch f Thai
Alternate transcription of Piyanut.

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

Piyatip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Piyathip.

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

Pizannah f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Pisanna.

Pizkunde f Basque
Basque form of Resurrección.

Placëda f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Placida.

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]

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.

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]

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

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.

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.

Plazidia f Basque
Basque form of Placidia.

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".

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]

Plesance f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Pleasance.

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

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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

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".

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

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

Poedji f & m Indonesian
Older spelling of Puji influenced by Dutch orthography.

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".

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".

Poemara f Polynesian, Tahitian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "pearl of the garden".

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"

Poglianniare f Istriot
Diminutive of Pogliare.

Poh f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Bao.

Póilín f Irish (Rare)
Feminine form of Póil.

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.

Poko f Mossi
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Pòla f Kashubian
Short form of Apòla and Apòloniô.

Pola f Catalan, Breton
Feminine form of Pol.

Polana f Astronomy
From the name of an asteroid discovered by Johann Palisa which was named after the city of Pola where he made the discovery.

Polaris f & m Astronomy, Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Latin stella polaris, meaning "pole star". This is the proper Latin name of the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. It is borne by a character (real name Lorna Dane) in Marvel's X-Men line of comics, created in 1968.

Polcia f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Polda f Hungarian
Diminutive of Leopoldina and Leopolda.

Poldica f Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive form of Leopolda.

Poldine f Walloon
Walloon form of Léopoldine.

Poldka f Slovene
Diminutive of Leopolda, used as a given name in its own right.

Polednice f Slavic Mythology
Czech form of Poludnitsa.

Poleksija f Serbian (Rare)
A form of Polyxena.

Poleng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Paula and its forms.

Polentze f Basque
Basque form of Florence.

Pòlësza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Apòla and Apòloniô.

Poleth f South American
Variant of Paulette.

Polett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Paulette, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Polette f Medieval Walloon
Feminine form of Polet.

Polgara f Literature
The name of a sorceress in the Belgeriad series of books by David and Leigh Eddings.... [more]

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

Poliʻahu f Polynesian Mythology
The name of Hawaiian snow goddess and enemy of Pele. Her name is derived from poli meaning "bosom" and 'ahu meaning "garment, clothed".

Poliana f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Polian.

Poliana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Pollyanna. The name features prominently in the telenovela As Aventuras de Poliana (2018 - 2020), which is based on Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel Pollyanna (1913).

Poliane f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Poliana.

Policarpa f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Polycarp. This was borne by Colombian revolutionary Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795-1817), known as "La Pola".

Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.

Pólika f Hungarian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Apollónia, Paula and Polixéna, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

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.

Poline f Walloon (Archaic)
Walloon version of Pauline get influenced maybe by Poldine.

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

Poliuta f Venetian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Polyeuktos.

Políxena f Spanish
Spanish form of Polyxena.

Polixéna f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Polyxena.

Polixena f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Polyxena.

Polixeni f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Πολυξένη (see Polyxeni).

Polixénia f Hungarian (Archaic)
Variant of Polixéna.

Polixenia f Romanian
Romanian form of Polyxena.

Poliyushka f Russian
Diminutive of Polina

Polla f Late Roman
Feminine variant of Paullus.

Polla f Hungarian
Short form of Apollónia, Apollinária and Paula.

Polleen f English (American, Rare)
A blend of Polly and Colleen.

Polli f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian borrowing of Polly.

Pollicina f Folklore
This name is one of the two Italian forms of Thumbelina (the other is Mignolina). It is derived from Italian pollice meaning "thumb" combined with the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina... [more]

Pollija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Polly.

Pollonia f Medieval Italian
Truncated form of Apollonia.

Polly f Greek
Variant of Poly.

Pollye f English
A variant spelling of Polly.

Poloheia f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Lithuanian variant of Pelagija, recorded in the 15th century.

Polola f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Flora.

Pololena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Florence.

Pòlóna f Kashubian
Short form of Apòloniô.

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

Polonia f Spanish, Aragonese
Truncated form of Apolonia.

Polonie f Medieval Flemish
Truncated form of Apollonie.

Polonka f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Poloznicha f Slavic Mythology
Komi form of Poludnitsa.

Poludnitsa f Slavic Mythology
The name of a supernatural creature in Eastern European mythology, known in English as "Lady Midday" or the "Noon Witch". Her name is probably derived from the proto-Slavic *polъ meaning "half" and dьnь meaning "day", therefore "midday", and the related terms in the various Slavic languages... [more]

Polühümnia f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Polyhymnia.

Polunia f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Polusia f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Poly f Greek
Diminutive of Apostolia.

Polycaste f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and a second element possibly related to κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to surpass, to excel, to shine" (pluperfect κέκαστο (kekasto))... [more]

Polychronia f Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun πολυχρονία (polychronia) meaning "length of time". However, one could also regard this name as the feminine form of Polychronios.... [more]

Polycratia f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πολυκράτεια (Polykrateia), a feminine form of Polykrates.

Polydora f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Polydoros. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology.

Pólýhymnía f Greek Mythology
Icelandic form of Polyhymnia.

Polymatheia f Greek Mythology
From Greek πολυμάθεια (polymatheia), πολυμαθία (polymathia) meaning "much learning, erudition", from πολύς (polys) "much" and μαθ- (math-), the root of the verb μανθάνω (manthano) "to learn"... [more]

Polyna f Ukrainian, Russian, Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Polina.

Polyniki f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Polynike.

Polytimi f Greek
Feminine of Polytimos.

Polyusha f Russian
Diminutive of Polina.

Polyxène f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
French form of Polyxena.

Pom f Korean
Variant transcription of Bom and Beom.... [more]

Poma f Late Roman
This name is best known for being the name of the sister of Saint Memmius (3rd century AD). She was a virgin and monial in Châlons-sur-Marne, a city that is nowadays located in France and known under the name Châlons-en-Champagne... [more]

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

Pōmare m & f Maori, Tahitian
Ortographically correct form of Pomare in Tahitian.

Pomba f Galician
Galician form of Paloma.

Pome f French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Poma.

Pomeline f French (Rare)
Variant form of Pomelline. This name is best known for being one of the middle names of Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986), who is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover (formerly of Monaco)... [more]

Pomellina f Medieval Italian
Diminutive of either Poma or Pomona, which are both given names that are ultimately derived from Latin pomus or pomum, both of which are nouns that can mean "fruit" as well as "fruit tree".... [more]

Pomelline f French (Archaic)
French form of Pomellina.

Pominisa f Georgian (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the 17th-century Georgian noblewoman and poetess Pominisa Beridze, who was from the village of Dzimiti in the Georgian region of Guria. She is also known under the name ვომინიჯა (Vominija), because that is how she is mentioned in the documents of the Italian missionary Teramo Castelli (1597-1659), who lived in Georgia from 1632 to 1654.

Pommelien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch form of Pomeline.

Pommeline f French (Rare), Flemish
Modern form of Pomelline via its variant form Pomeline. The spelling of this form of the name was influenced by the French word pomme meaning "apple", which the name (and its variant form) has always shared a certain resemblance with and thus often led people to associate it with apples (to some degree).

Pomp m & f History
This was what explorer, Captain William Clark, of Lewis and Clark fame, nicknamed the son of Sacagawea. The child's real name was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau... [more]

Pompea f Italian
Italian form of Pompeia.

Pompée m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Pompeius (see Pompey). This was the name of a female Breton saint, also known as Aspasie, Pompaïa or, in Breton, Coupaïa/Koupaïa.

Pompéia f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Pompeius.

Pompeja f Astronomy
The name of an asteroid, named after the Roman town of Pompeii, which was destroyed due to a volcanic eruption.

Pompília f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pompilia.

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

Pompónia f Hungarian
Cognate of Pomponia, meaning "five".

Poncella f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish cognate of Pucella.

Ponco m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Panca.

Poni f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bonnie.

Poniyah f Javanese
From Javanese Pon referring to the third day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yah.

Poniyem f Javanese
From Javanese Pon referring to the third day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix -yem.

Ponni f Tamil
One of the names of the river Kaveri in South India, meaning "wealthy", "prosperous". Derived from Tamil word பொன் (Pon) which translates to gold.

Ponthip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Porntip.

Pontida m & f Greek (Rare)
Son of Pontos, from the Greek suffix -idas, meaning "son of". Alternatively, this name could be in reference to the Italian commune of Pontida. While most commonly used as a surname, there have been instances in which it has been used as a first name.

Pontip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Porntip.

Pontjo m & f Javanese
Older spelling of Ponco influenced by Dutch orthography.

Pontress f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pontress.

Ponyo f Popular Culture
In the popular animated movie by Hayao Miyazakio, Ponyo is a goldfish who becomes human, daughter of prestigious ruler Fujimoto and the goddess of mercy, known as Gran Mamare.

Ponzia f Italian
Feminine form of Ponzio.

Poo f Thai (Rare)
Short form of Chompoo.

Poojya f Indian
Poojya is a girl name which has the meaning of very pure, respectful, sacred. It is also one of the names of goddess Saraswati.

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

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

Poopak f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوپک (see Poupak).

Pooran f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوران (see Pouran).

Pop m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Poppy and nickname derived from pop, shortened variation of papa "father," in use in American English as early as 1838.

Popi f Greek
Diminutive of Pinelopi.

Popillia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Popillius. Popillia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

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).

Poppée f History (Gallicized)
French form of Poppaea.

Poppi f English
Variant of Poppy.