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Paivand m & f PersianMeans "link, union, relationship, oath" in Persian.
Päiviö m & f FinnishFinnish form of
Peivas as well as a direct derivation from Finnish
päivä "day". While this name is exclusively masculine today, up until the 1940s it was also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Pālau m & f HawaiianFrom the Hawaiian word which can mean "to tell tall tales, talk", "war club", or "taro".
Pales m & f Roman Mythology, TheatreMeaning unknown, possibly of Etruscan origin. This was the name of a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology, regarded as male by some sources and female by others. The mythological figure appears in pastoral plays of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Panca m & f IndonesianMeans "five" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन्
(pañcan).
Pancoz m & f NahuatlProbably means "yellow banner" in Nahuatl, derived from
panitl "flag, banner" and
coztic "yellow".
Pandan f & m IndonesianMeaning "pandan", a type of fragrant plant leaves used in Southeast Asian cuisines. Usually not used as a standalone name, this name is used in combination such as Pandan Arum ("fragrant pandan"), Pandan Wangi (also "fragrant pandan"), Pandan Sari ("pandan essence"), etc.
Pande m & f BalineseFrom a title given to a member of a clan of blacksmiths, probably derived from Balinese
memande meaning "metalsmith, ironsmith".
Pandemos f & m Greek MythologyFrom Greek πάνδημος
(pandemos) meaning "of all people, belonging to all people; public, common", composed of πᾶν
(pan) "all" and δῆμος
(demos) "the people"... [
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Panha m & f KhmerMeans "knowledge, wisdom, intellect" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा
(prajna).
Pani m & f LaoMeans "mercy, compassion" in Lao.
Panji m & f TumbukaMeans "maybe", given after the death of the first born to say maybe he will grow.
Panjie f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and
捷 (jié) meaning "win, victory, triumph".
Panwat f & m ThaiFrom Thai ปาน
(pan) meaning "as if, like, resembling" and วาด
(wat) meaning "draw, sketch".
Panzhen f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Parijat m & f Indian, BengaliDerived from Sanskrit पारिजात
(pārijāta), which refers to several different plants including the night-blooming jasmine (
Cestrum nocturnum) and Indian coral tree (
Erythrina variegata).
Parinya f & m ThaiMeans "knowledge, awareness, understanding" in Thai.
Pasión f & m SpanishMeans "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [
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Pasipao f & m TumbukaMeans "their ground, earth" in Tumbuka, often given after repeated deaths in the family. Refers to the fact that the child will eventually also die and be buried in the earth.
Patdleĸ m & f GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "(dwarf) willow" or "alder" (Lat. Alnus crispa).
Patel m & f IndianFrom the Gujarati word પટેલ (
paṭēl) meaning "chief, village headsman". This is the most common surname among Indian-Americans.
Pauahi f & m HawaiianHawaiian unisex name either meaning "consumed by fire" or "putting out fire".
Pauk m & f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of flowering tree that produces vivid orange-red blooms (scientific name Butea monosperma). This word can also mean "prospect, opportunity" and "manner, style (of speaking)", among many other definitions.
Paw m & f BurmeseMeans "arise, emerge, appear" in Burmese.
Peang m & f KhmerFrom Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".
Peanut m & f English (Rare)Back-formation from
pease, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural, combined with Middle English
nute, note, from Old English
hnutu, from Proto-Germanic
*hnuts (“nut”) (compare West Frisian
nút, Dutch
noot, German
Nuss, Danish
nød, Swedish
nöt, Norwegian
nøtt), from Proto-Indo-European
*knew- (compare Irish
cnó, Latin
nux (“walnut”), Albanian
nyç (“a gnarl”)).
Peetje m & f DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Peet) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-je to the original name... [
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Pei f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 培
(péi) meaning "foster, cultivate, nourish", 配
(pèi) meaning "match, join, deserve", 沛
(pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩
(pèi) meaning "wear, admire", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Pein m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
pei meaning "wing, feather, leaf" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Peisis m & f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun πεῖσις
(peisis) meaning "persuasion" as well as "affection, susceptibility". It is ultimately derived from Greek πείσομαι
(peisomai), which is the first-person singular future middle indicative of the Greek verbs πάσχω
(pascho) meaning "to undergo, to experience, to feel (an emotion)" and πείθω
(peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [
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Peixin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 培
(péi) meaning "to cultivate, to educate" combined with 信
(xìn) meaning "true, accurate" or 新
(xīn) "new", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Pemma f & m TibetanComes from Pema (and Padma), Tibetan for Lotus. Lotus is a sacred flower in Buddhism (as well as Hinduism), a symbol for the way to enlightenment.
Peng m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 鹏
(péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬
(péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Pengfei m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 鹏
(péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology combined with 飞
(fēi) meaning "to fly". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Penghui f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and
慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Penglu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".
Penni f & m FinnishRarely used as a given name. Possibly derived from
Benjamin.
Penni is a Finnish word for "penny".
Pentecost f & m English (Puritan, Archaic)From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek
pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [
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Perebo f & m IjawMeans "person of wealth" in Ijaw.
Peridot f & m English (Rare)Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman
pedoretés, ultimately from Greek
paiderôs (via Latin
paederos):
pais "child" and
erôs "love".... [
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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... [
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Persimmon m & f English (Rare)From the name of the Persimmon, a brightly colored fruit. The word persimmon is derived from Powhatan, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit".... [
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Persson m & f GermanLikely from the common Swedish surname
Persson and/or the word
person (German:
Person), which is used as a gender neutral title by some nonbinary people.
Phaeng m & f LaoMeans "dear, expensive" or "to love" in Lao.
Phaikham m & f LaoPossibly from Lao
ໄພ (phai) meaning "forest", "ripple", or "whisper" and
ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Phairat m & f ThaiFrom Thai ไพ
(phai) referring to an old coin equivalent to 1/32 Thai baht and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Phairo f & m ThaiMeans "pleasant, sweet, melodious" in Thai.
Phairoh f & m ThaiMeans "melodious, pleasant-sounding" in Thai.
Phakdi m & f ThaiMeans "devotion, loyalty" in Thai.
Phalla f & m KhmerDerived from Khmer ផល
(phal) meaning "fruit" or "benefit, profit, result".
Phấn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 奮
(phấn) meaning "strive, exert".
Phan m & f LaoMeans "change, twist, transform" in Lao.
Phan m & f ThaiMeans "alter, change" in Thai.
Phanom m & f ThaiMeans "hill, mountain" (a poetic word) in Thai.
Phansa f & m ThaiMeans "rainy season, wet season" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्षा
(varṣā). This is also the name for the three-month period during the rainy season (typically from July to October) during which Buddhist monks do not leave their temples in order to devote themselves to their studies.
Phanurat f & m ThaiFrom Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ
(phanu) meaning "sun, light" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Phasouk m & f LaoMeans "joy, happiness, prosperity" in Lao.
Phasuk f & m ThaiMeans "happy, content, comfortable" in Thai.
Phayao f & m ThaiFrom the name of a province in northern Thailand, which is of uncertain meaning.
Phayung m & f ThaiMeans "support, help, assist" in Thai.
Pheng m & f LaoMeans "song" or "full (moon)" in Lao.
Phetsamone f & m LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ສມອນ
(samone) meaning "war, battle" or "beloved, wife, pretty girl".
Phetvilay m & f LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome fine".
Pheup m & f KhmerMeans "good luck, good fortune" in Khmer.
Phi m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 飛
(phi) meaning "to fly".
Philaé f & m French (Rare)Possibly taken from
Philae, the Latinized form of Φιλαί
(Philai), the Greek name of an ancient island of the Nile which was the center of the worship of Isis and the site of temples dedicated to her... [
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Philidel f & m Literature, TheatrePerhaps 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.
Philou m & f French, Dutch (Modern)French diminutive of
Philippe. In France, the name is strictly masculine and primarily used informally, i.e. it is not typically used on birth certificates.... [
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Phimon f & m ThaiMeans "stainless, flawless, pure" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विमल
(vimala).
Phinit m & f ThaiMeans "observe, examine, investigate" in Thai.
Phirom m & f ThaiMeans "delighted, pleasing, satisfying" in Thai.
Phitchaya f & m ThaiFrom Thai พิชญ์
(phit) meaning "scholar, wise person". This is a transcription of both the feminine form พิชญา and the masculine form พิชญะ.
Phitthaya m & f ThaiMeans "knowledge, philosophy, science" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विद्या
(vidyā).
Phonemany f & m LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ມະນີ
(many) meaning "gem, jewel".
Phonepaseuth m & f LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ປະເສີດ
(paseuth) meaning "excellent, precious, superb".
Phonesavanh f & m LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Phonexay m & f LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ໄຊ
(xay) meaning "victory".
Phou m & f LaoMeans "mountain" in Lao.
Phoukham m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold".
Phoukhong m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ຂົງ
(khong) meaning "territory, region".
Phousavanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
Phouvanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ
(vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Phouvong m & f LaoFrom Lao ພູ
(phou) meaning "mountain" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Phraiwan m & f ThaiFrom Thai ไพรวัน
(phraiwan) meaning "forest, woods" or from ไพร
(phrai) meaning "forest, jungle" and วัลย์
(wan) meaning "climbing plant, creeper, vine".
Phrangphet m & f ThaiEtymology uncertain, however the first name element may be from
พร่าง (phrang) meaning "sparkling, glittering".
Phrontis m & f Greek MythologyDerived 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"... [
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Phú m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 富
(phú) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".
Phufa m & f ThaiFrom Thai ภู
(phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า
(fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Phui m & f LaoMeans "powdery, powdered" in Lao.
Phụng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 鳳
(phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".
Phurba m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan ཕུར་བ
(phur-ba) referring to a ceremonial three-sided dagger used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals.
Phurbu m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan ཕུར་བུ
(phur-bu) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday".
Phuvang m & f LaoFrom Lao
ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and
ວັງ (vang) meaning "palace" or "protect, encircle".
Phyo m & f BurmeseMeans "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Pidgeon m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)Archaic form of
pigeon, a bird, inherited from Middle English
pygeoun, borrowed from Old French
pyjon, inherited from Late Latin
pīpiōnem “chirping bird”, derived from Latin
pīpiāre “chirp”... [
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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 AkanTraditionally given to the first born child - the name literally means "erupting from an anthill", from
pie "erupt from a place", and
sie meaning "anthill".