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Pengchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Pengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Pengqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 轻 (qīng) meaning "easy, light, gentle".

Pengshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".

Pengshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 芃 (péng) meaning "luxuriant growth" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel".

Pengtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".

Pengxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 暄 (xuān) meaning "warm, genial".

Pengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Pennapha f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เพ็ญนภา (see Phennapha).

Pennilyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Penny and Lyn.

Penumbra f Medieval Latin
Penumbra means the partial shadow surrounding a perfect shadow (as in an eclipse)

Pepeline f Literature (Modern)
The name of a female kitten in the 1989 novel Felidae, which was made into a 1994 German animated, film noir, mystery, featuring cats as the central characters.

Peppiina f Finnish
Elaboration of Peppi 2.

Percenia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Percília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Percilia, the name of a genus of perch-like fish native to Chile. It is a diminutive of Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (perke) "perch", cognate with περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted".

Percipia f Medieval French, Medieval Latin
Derived from Latin percipere meaning "to obtain, to gain; to perceive, to learn, to feel".

Pereagbe m & f Ijaw
Means "wealth suits me" in Ijaw.

Perenike f Samoan
Samoan form of Veronica.

Perezimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into wealth" in Ijaw.

Perfecta f Spanish (Rare), Galician
Feminine form of Perfecto.

Perfetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Perfectus.

Perfeuta f Asturian
Feminine form of Perfeuto.

Périboée f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Periboea.

Perigune f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The name of a daughter of Sinis and wife of Theseus in Greek mythology, also spelled as Perigouna, Perigone, and as Perigenia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Perimede f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "very cunning" or "cunning all around".

Perimele f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and μῆλον (melon) meaning "fruit"... [more]

Perlette f French (Rare)
Diminutive of Perle. In other words: you could say that this name is the French cognate of Perlita.

Permilia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Permelia, which is of unknown origin; possibly a variant of Pamela or a contraction of Pearl and Amelia.

Pernatte f French (Archaic)
Archaic feminine diminutive of Pierre.

Pernella f Medieval English, American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Pernel.

Pernelle f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), French (Rare)
Variant of Petronilla.

Pernetta f American (Rare)

Pernette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pernet.

Pernguna f Greenlandic
Variant of Parnûna.

Péroline f French
A form of Pétronille (cf. Peronel, Perenelle). The virgin martyr Saint Petronilla is also known as Péroline in French.

Peronika f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Veronica.

Pérotène f Norman
Feminine diminutive of Pièrre.

Perpétue f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Perpetua.

Perrette f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Pierre.

Persenet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pr-snt meaning "a sister comes forth", derived from pr "to come forth, emerge, escape" combined with snt "sister".

Persinna f History, Literature
Possibly derived from Greek Περσίς (Persis) meaning "Persian woman" or περσέα (persea), the Greek name for a type of tree (species Mimusops kummel)... [more]

Pertrona f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petrona.

Pertunda f Roman Mythology
Pertunda enabled sexual penetration. Pertunda is the female personification of the verb pertundere, "to penetrate", and seems to be a name for invoking a divine power specific to this function.

Perunića f Vlach (Archaic)
Archaic form of Perunića.

Perunika f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian perunika and Bulgarian and Macedonian перуника (perunika) "iris".

Peseshet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian psš.t, derived from psš meaning "to divide, split, spread out" or "ritual instrument (for Opening of the Mouth ceremony)" combined with the suffix t. Peseshet was the earliest recorded female physician, titled the Lady Overseer of the Female Physicians in Fourth Dynasty ancient Egypt (ca... [more]

Peterina f English, Scottish, Dutch
Elaboration of Peter, feminized with the suffix -ina.

Petralka f Popular Culture
Variant of the name Petra.

Petranka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petrana.

Petriina f Finnish
Feminine variant of Petri or an elaboration of Petra.

Petrisha f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare, modern feminization of Peter.

Petřiška f Czech
Diminutive form of Petra.

Petrissa f German (Rare), Medieval German
This name started probably as a variant of Beatrice but was later understood as a feminine form to Peter/Petrus... [more]

Petrónia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Petronia.

Petrussa f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Petrus.

Petruxka f Basque
Basque form of Petra.

Petulisa f Tongan
Feminine form of Petuliki.

Petushch f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Theodosia.

Peymaneh f Persian
Means "measure, gauge, scale" in Persian.

Peyronne f Occitan (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Peyrona.

Peyveste f Ottoman Turkish
From Persian پیوسته (peyvaste) meaning "connected, continuous; always, forever".

Pfeiffer f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the German surname Pfeiffer.

Phabiana f Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Fabiana.

Phaedria f Literature
Variant of Phaedra used by Edmund Spenser in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590), where it belongs to a water fairy who lures knights to her enchanted island.

Phaidime f Old Persian

Phaidyme f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of an unidentified Old Persian name. According to Herodotus this was borne by the daughter of Otanes who in turn married Сambyses, False Smerdis (real name: Gaumata) and Darius.

Phaikham m & f Lao
Possibly from Lao ໄພ (phai) meaning "forest", "ripple", or "whisper" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Phakhwan f Thai
From Thai พา (pha) meaning "bring, lead, guide" and ขวัญ (khwan) meaning "beloved, fortunate, blessed, auspicious".

Phalonne f French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)

Phanelia f Italian (Americanized, Rare)

Phanessa f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Phanes, probably influenced by the name Vanessa. In Greek mythology, Phanes was a primeval god of procreation whose name derived from Greek phainô "to bring light, make clear".

Phanumas f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภาณุมาศ (see Phanumat).

Phanumat f & m Thai
Means "sun" in Thai. This is a Thai epithet of the Hindu god Aditya.

Phanurat f & m Thai
From Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ (phanu) meaning "sun, light" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Pharisee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Primarily Southeastern in the United States, dating back to the 1840s and also used in the early 20th century.... [more]

Phatsimo f Tswana
Means "light" in Setswana.

Phaxchha f Aymara
Means "waterfall" in Aymara.

Phayvanh f & m Lao
Means "forest" in Lao.

Pheakdei m & f Khmer
Means "devotion, respect, loyalty" in Khmer.

Pheasant f Romani (Archaic)

Pheldish f Abkhaz
Means "golden thread" in Abkhaz.

Phelicia f English (American, Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Felicia.

Phelisha f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Felicia.

Phemonoe f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare" or φήμη (pheme) meaning "rumour, fame, reputation" combined with νόος (noos) meaning "the mind, thought, perception"... [more]

Phenenna f Biblical, Biblical Dutch, Biblical Latin, East Frisian (Archaic), West Frisian (Archaic)
Form of Peninnah used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (English) as well as the Nova Vulgata (Latin) and some 16th-century editions of the Dutch Bible.... [more]

Phennana f Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Peninnah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. Also see Phenenna.... [more]

Phennapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เพ็ญนภา (see Phennapha).

Phensiri f Thai
From Thai เพ็ญ (phen) meaning "full moon" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory, splendour".

Pheribee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Pheraby.

Phetmany f Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".

Phileine f Dutch, Literature, Popular Culture
The use of Phileine as a feminine first name in The Netherlands is due to the 2003 film "Phileine Zegt Sorry" (English: "Phileine Says Sorry"). The film is based on a book written by Dutch author Ronald Giphart (b... [more]

Philiday f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Phyllida.

Philidel f & m Literature, Theatre
Perhaps based on Philadelphia or Fidelis. It was used by John Dryden in his opera 'King Arthur; or, the British Worthy' (1691), where it belongs to an air spirit in the service of Merlin who saves Arthur from the evil schemes of Osmond, a Saxon sorcerer, and Grimbald, an enemy earth spirit.

Philinda f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Philinna f Ancient Greek, Theatre
Means "darling" in Greek, a term of affection derived from Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover". A famous bearer was Philinna of Larissa in Thessaly (4th century BC), the third wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Philip III Arrhidaeus... [more]

Philipea f Romani (Archaic)

Philippe f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Philippos.

Phillisa f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Phillis.

Philonis f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology Philonis was an Attican daughter of Daedalion or of Eosphoros and Cleoboea, from Thoricus... [more]

Philonoe f Greek Mythology
The name of a number of characters in Greek mythology. Philonoe is derived from νοέω (noeō) meaning "to intend, to perceive, to see, to understand" and φίλος (philos) meaning "beloved".

Philotes f Greek Mythology
Means "friendship" or "affection" in Greek. Philotes was the Greek goddess of friendship and affection. Her Roman equivalent is Amicitia.

Philotis f Roman Mythology
In Roman legend, Philotis, also known as Tutula, was a slave whose plan resulted in an important victory of the Romans over the Latins in the late 4th century BC.

Philotte f Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic)

Phimnara f Thai
From Thai พิมพ์ (phim) meaning "type, print" and นารา (nara) which can mean "radius, length", "water" or "human, person".

Phimphon f Thai
From Thai พิมพ์ (phim) meaning "type, print" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Phimsiri f Thai
From Thai พิมพ์ (phim) meaning "print, type" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory, splendour".

Phindile f South African
A very common female South African name.... [more]

Phinsang f Tibetan, Bhutanese

Phisnaya m & f Aymara
Means "light, agile" in Aymara.

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

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

Phoenixx m & f Obscure
Variant of Phoenix.

Phonexay m & f Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".

Phonsuda f Thai
From Thai พร (phon) meaning "blessing" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Phonthip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Porntip.

Phoukham m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Phouvanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".

Phouvong m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".

Phraiwan m & f Thai
From Thai ไพรวัน (phraiwan) meaning "forest, woods" or from ไพร (phrai) meaning "forest, jungle" and วัลย์ (wan) meaning "climbing plant, creeper, vine".

Phrankee f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Frankie.

Phronsie f English
Diminutive of Sophronia, the name of the youngest child in Margaret Sydney's "Five Little Peppers"

Phrontis m & f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun φροντίς (phrontis) meaning "thought, care, attention", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]

Phrosine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Theatre
Truncated form of Euphrosine. Mélidore et Phrosine (1794) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. It is considered an important example of early Romantic opera.

Phullara f Indian
Means "flourishing, flowering" in Sanskrit.

Phunchok m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Phuntsok.

Phuntsho m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Phuntsok.

Phuntsog m & f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཕུན་ཚོགས (see Phuntsok).

Phutheho f Sotho
Means "congregation" in Sesotho.

Phylecia f African American
Variant of Felicia. Also compare Phylicia.

Phylicia f African American
Blend of Phyllis and Felicia. Famous bearer is Phylicia Rashad, actress.

Phylisha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Phylicia.

Phylliss f American (Rare)
Variant of Phyllis.

Phyzante f Romani
Variant of Pheasenta.

Pialotta f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Pia and Lotta.

Pialotte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pialotti f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Piankher f Meroitic
May derive from Ancient Egyptian element ankh, meaning "life, truth". Name borne by a Nubian queen who lived in the 6th century BCE.

Pian-pian m & f Taiwanese, Chinese

Piarreto f Provençal
Provençal form of Pierrette.

Piccarda f Medieval Italian, Literature
Feminine form of Piccardo. Piccarda Donati was a 13th-century Florentine (Italian) noblewoman who appears as a character in Dante's Paradise... [more]

Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.

Pieretta f Italian, Corsican
Diminutive of Piera.

Pierette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Pierrina f Italian
The name of a genus of flowering plants, and when used as a name probably a feminine form of Pierre or Piero. This makes it a variant of Pierina, Perrine and Pierrette.

Pierrine f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Pierre.

Pietatea f Basque
Basque form of Piedad.

Pieterke f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant form of Pietertje. This form is not as common as Pietertje in The Netherlands.

Pigmenia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Pigmenius. In the Spanish-speaking world (especially in Mexico), this name is also encountered as a short form or variant of Epigmenia.

Pikkitta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Píkíta.

Pilaavia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pilâvia.

Pilaipon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิไลพร (see Philaiphon).

Pilairat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิไลรัตน์ (see Philairat).

Pilaiwan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิไลวรรณ (see Philaiwan).

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

Pimprapa f Thai

Pinafore f English

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".

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.

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

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

Piningna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benigna.

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.

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

Pippedda f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pippeddu.

Pippicca f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pippiccu.

Piquuraq f Inuit

Pirihira f Maori
Maori form of Priscilla.

Pirketta f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Birgitta.

Pirkitta f Finnish
Finnish form of Birgitta.

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

Pissamai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phitsamai.

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.

Pitriani f Indonesian
Variant of Fitriani.

Pitritta f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pitrittu.

Pitsamai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phitsamai.

Pitschna f Romansh
Feminine form of Pitschen.

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

Piyanuch f Thai
Alternate transcription of Piyanut.

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).

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

Piyozgul f Uzbek
Means "lily" in Uzbek.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Platosha f Russian
Diminutive of Platonida.

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]

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.

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".

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

Plesance f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Pleasance.

Plesette f English (African)

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]

Plezette f African American (Modern, Rare)

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Pogliare f Istriot

Po'latgul f Uzbek
Derived from po'lat meaning "steel" or "invincable" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Polentze f Basque
Basque form of Florence.

Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.

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).

Pollonia f Medieval Italian
Truncated form of Apollonia.

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

Pololena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Florence.

Poloneia f Medieval Ukrainian

Polovene f Romani (Archaic)

Polyboea f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "worth much cattle".

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

Polymede f Greek Mythology
Derived from πολύς (polús) “much” and μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to plan".

Polymele f Greek Mythology
Means "many songs" in Ancient Greek.

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

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.

Pōmaikaʻi f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "good fortune, blessing, profit, prosperity."

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]

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.

Pomněnka f Czech (Rare)
Derived from Old Czech word pomníti meaning "memorable". It is the Czech name for the flower forget-me-not.

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.

Ponselvi f Tamil (Anglicized, Rare)

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

Poorpilu f & m Central African

Popelina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

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

Porferia f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Porfiria.

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.

Pornthip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Porntip.

Portland f English (Rare)
Meaning, "land surrounding the water" and used in reference to the place of Portland, Oregon which itself is named after Portland, Maine, which is thusly named after the Isle of Portland, England. This name was borne by comedienne, actress, and dancer, Portland Hoffa.

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

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

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

Potentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Potentius.

Potestas f Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun potestas meaning "power, ability".

Potÿncza f Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Potencia

Poubelle f Medieval French
Old French poi "little" + Old French biau, belle "beautiful".

Pouponne f Louisiana Creole
Feminization of Poupon.

Powamana f Lunda
Means "beautiful woman" in Lunda.

Powerful f African American
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +‎ -ful.

Pozırakh f Khakas
From the Khakas позрах (pozrakh) meaning "Sunday".

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

Prabhjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu) meaning "mighty, powerful, master, lord" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Prachita f Indian

Pradelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (American, Rare)

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

Praewpan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraeophan.

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

Prajakta f Marathi
Also known as Night Jasmine

Prakhong f & m Thai
Means "support, help" in Thai.

Prakseda f Polish, Lithuanian
Variant of Praxedes.

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

Pranitha f Sanskrit
The name Pranitha originated from Sanskrit, meaning "pure water".

Prarthna f Indian (Rare)

Prásedes f Asturian
Asturian form of Praxedes.

Prasella f South African
Variant of Priscilla.

Praskova f Russian
Variant of Praskovya.

Prassede f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Praxedes.

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

Prathima f Indian

Pratijya f Indian
MEANING - promise, swear, agreement , vow, assent, acknowledge, approve... [more]

Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.

Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.

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

Praxedia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Praxedis.

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

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

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

Prayusha f Nepali
Means “beautiful girl” or “dusk” in Nepali.

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]

Prebrana f Medieval Russian
Name of a medieval Russian princess.

Précilia f French (Rare)
Variant of Precilia.