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Packie f Romani (Archaic)

Paezlie f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Paisly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizley f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizly f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Paisley and Hayley; in other words, a combination of the popular phonetic elements pay and lee... [more]

Pallavy f Tamil

Pallie f English
Either a variant of Polly or a diminutive of Opal, Pauline, or other names containing Pal- or Paul-.

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"... [more]

Pammie f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pammy f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pandaie f Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown.

Pandy f English
A nickname for Pandora.

Panggoy f Filipino
Diminutive of Josefa.

Panjay m & f Hindi (Anglicized, ?)

Panjie f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and 捷 (jié) meaning "win, victory, triumph".

Pannie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Pansy.

Pansey f English (Rare)
Variant of Pansy.

Pantaléonie f French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Pantaléon.

Papie f Old Norman

Parchaoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parcha meaning "piece, fragment" or a type of brocade and oy meaning "moon".

Parchinoy f Uzbek
Derived from parchin, either meaning "horseshoe" or refering to a type of colourful ceramic tile, and oy meaning "moon".

Pardaoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and oy meaning "moon".

Parsley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parsley.

Parthénie f French (Archaic)
French form of Parthenia.

Parthie f Arthurian Cycle
One of the many ladies at Arthur’s court to fail a chastity test involving a goblet.

Parthney f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Parthenia.

Parvathy f Indian, Malayalam
South Indian form of Parvati.

Paschasie f French (Rare)
French form of Paschasia.

Pasha'ay f Uyghur
Derived from the name Pasha and -ئاي‎ (-'ay) meaning "moon".

Pathany f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Parthenia.

Patie f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.

Patiy f Karachay-Balkar
Diminutive form of Fatimat or Patimat.

Patsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Patsy.

Pattsie f English (Rare)
Variant of Patsy.

Paty f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.

Pauley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pauley.

Pavonay f American (South, Rare)

Paxley m & f English

Pay m & f English (Rare)
Nickname for Payton.

Pay m & f Malaysian

Payshie f American (Modern)
Diminutive of Patience.

Paysley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payslie f English
Variant of Paisley.

Payzley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payzlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Peachy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely from the American English slang meaning "fine; excellent".

Pearley f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Pearlie.

Pearly f English
Variant of Pearlie.

Peejay m & f Filipino
Phonetic spelling of the initials PJ.

Peggy f Greek (Modern)
Variant transcription of Πέγκυ (see Pegky).

Pegky f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Pagona and Pelagia influenced by the unrelated English name Peggy.

Pélagie f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pelagia.

Pemberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pemberley. This also coincides with the fictional estate owned by one of the characters in Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.

Pemberly m & f English

Pemerity f Obscure

Penelly f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penella.

Penley m & f English

Penney f English
Variant of Penny.

Pennie f English
Variant of Penny.

Penny f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Peny influenced by the unrelated English name Penny.

Penpy f Romani (Archaic)

Penty f Medieval English, English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Pentecost.

Peny f Greek
Diminutive of Panagiota and Panorea.

Pepay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefa.

Perdy f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Perdita or a variant of Purdie.

Pernie f American (South)
This appears sporadically outside the U.S. Top 1000 and was found mainly in Southern States. My speculation is that it is an offshoot of Calpurnia, but I cannot verify if this is the source of the name.

Perrey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Perry.

Perrie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry and Perri. It can also be used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per- and have the 'per' sound within the name and at the ending of the name... [more]

Persephanie f American (Rare)
Variant of Persephone.

Persephonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Persephone.

Persy f English
Diminutive of Persephone.

Pessy f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Batya.

Petsy f Faroese
Variant of Patsy.

Phally f Khmer
Means "prosperity" in Khmer.

Phanie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Truncated form of Stéphanie.

Phary f Khmer

Pheaby f American (Rare, Archaic)
Early American variant of Phoebe.

Pheakkley f Khmer
Means "to have faith" in Khmer.

Pheby f English (Archaic)
Variant of Phoebe.

Phélie f French (Rare)
Truncated form of Ophélie.

Phely f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Pheney f English (Rare)

Pheraby f American (South, Archaic)
Apparently a Southern U.S. invention. First appears in the mid-1700s in Virginia and North Carolina. Could be a variation of Phoebe, although it is also curiously similar to the Arabic name Fariba.... [more]

Phereby f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Pheraby.

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

Phiby f English
Variant of Phoebe.

Philiday f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Phyllida.

Philly f English
Diminutive of Philippa, Phyllis and other names containing the element Phil-.

Philly m & f Irish (Rare), English (Modern)
Irish diminutive of Pilib, the Irish form of Philip. As an English name, it can also be a diminutive of names beginning with Phil-, such as Philip, Phyllis and Philomena.... [more]

Phinley m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Finley

Phinly f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Finley.

Phoebie f English (Rare)
Variant of Phoebe.

Phoenie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Phonemany f & m Lao
From Lao ພອນ (phone) meaning "blessing" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".

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

Phosy f American (Rare, Archaic)

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

Phway f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဖွေး (see Phwe).

Phylly f English
Perhaps a diminutive of Philadelphia.

Pidray f Semitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology
Etymology uncertain. Possibly derives from the Semitic element pdr ("to scatter/spread"). Another possible origin is the element bqr ("lightning"). A Hurrian origin for her name has also been speculated, specifically from the element pedari ("bull")... [more]

Pie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Pius and Pia.

Piercy m & f English (British, Rare)
A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".

Piesie m & f Akan
Traditionally given to the first born child - the name literally means "erupting from an anthill", from pie "erupt from a place", and sie meaning "anthill".

Pietie m & f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Piet, as it contains the Afrikaans diminutive suffix -ie.... [more]

Pietjie f Afrikaans
Afrikaans cognate of Pietje.

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

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.

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

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.

Pipay f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Pepay.

Pippy f English
Diminutive of Philippa.

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

Pitay f Atayal

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).

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

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.

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).

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]

Pllagie f Norman
Norman feminine form of Pelagius.

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

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"

Poetry f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Polliphey f Romani (Archaic)

Polly f Greek
Variant of Poly.

Polonie f Medieval Flemish
Truncated form of Apollonie.

Poly f Greek
Diminutive of Apostolia.

Popoy f & m Filipino (Modern)

Poppie f English (British)
Variant of Poppy.

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

Poshshaoy f Uzbek
Derived from poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman, and oy meaning "moon".

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

Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.

Prairie f American (Rare)
From the English word for a flat treeless grassland, taken from French prairie "meadow". This was used by Thomas Pynchon for a character in his novel 'Vineland' (1990).

Prarie f English

Preety f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Priti.

Preity m & f Hindi
"pleasure", "joy", "kindness", "favor", "grace", "love", from प्री (prī)

Presly f English (American)
Variant of Presley.

Pressley f English (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Presley. The most popular year for this name was 2007 when 40 girls were given this name.

Pretty f Indian, Indonesian
Variant transcription of Priti.

Pridy f Romani (Archaic)

Priestley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Priestley.

Primmie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Primula (traditional) and Primrose (modern).... [more]

Princie f English
Variant of Princy.

Princy m & f English
Diminutive of Prince and Princess.

Prinnie f English (Australian)
Namesake by a Voice Kids judge.

Prissie f English
Diminutive of Priscilla.

Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]

Prosperity f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English cognate of Prosperidad.

Prothasie f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Protasia.

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

Prudie f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Prudence.

Prudy f English
Diminutive of Prudence.

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

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

Purdey f & m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname, a variant of Purdie.... [more]

Purdy m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Purdie.

Purifie m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to make ceremonially clean." Referring to being purified from sin through Christ's death and resurrection.

Purity f English (Rare)
Middle English from Old French purete, later assimilated to late Latin puritas, from Latin purus ‘pure’. From the English word purity, which means "freedom from immorality."

Purley f Romani (Archaic)

Putrie f Indonesian
Variant of Putri.

Putry f Indonesian
Variant of Putri.

Puy f Basque, Aragonese, Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "mountain, hill" in Auvergnat French. It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Puy meaning "Our Lady of the Mountain". She is the patron saint of the town of Estella, located in the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre... [more]

Py f Swedish
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Swedish pyre "small child, tot".

Pyay m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ပြေ (see Pye).

Pypuy f Ancient Egyptian
Etymology uncertain. From Egyptian py-pwy or pj-pwj.