Özgünm & fTurkish Means "original, unique" in Turkish, from öz "self" and -gün, a form of the adjective-forming suffix -gin (whose vowel shifts to correspond to the last vowel of the preceding root word).... [more]
OzorofEastern African Amharic name, said to come from a biblical name meaning "strength of the Lord" (in which case it is partly from Hebrew ’az "force, strength" and a relative of Oz 2).
OzranmHebrew Possibly derived from a Hebrew word for "helper".
PaatamGeorgian Derived from the Georgian adjective პატარა (patara) meaning "little, small" as well as "young" (sometimes in reference to a child). Also compare the Georgian adjective პაწაწინა (patsatsina) meaning "wee, tiny".... [more]
PaayemIjaw Means "all things will pass in this world" in Ijaw.
PadméfPopular Culture Possibly derived from Padma, meaning "lotus" in Sanskrit. Padmé Amidala is a fictional character in the 'Star Wars' saga, created by George Lucas.
PaganmAnglo-Norman, Medieval English From Latin paganus meaning "rustic, rural" and later "heathen", which was often given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults whose religious zeal was lacking. An Anglo-Norman bearer was Sir Pain or Pagan fitzJohn (died 1137), one of the English king Henry I's "new men"... [more]
PahommRussian (Rare, ?), Literature Alternate transcription of Russian Пахо́м (Pakhom), which is a variant form of Pakhomiy. This was the name of the main character in Leo Tolstoy's short story "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" (1886).
PahormAncient Egyptian, Coptic From Egyptian pꜣ-ḥr meaning "the one of Horus", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with the name of the god Horus.
PaijafLatvian (Rare), Literature, Theatre Derived from the obsolete Latvian word paija "toy". This is the name of a character in the play Maija un Paija by Anna Brigadere.
Paingm & fBurmese Means "own, possess" in Burmese.
PaisimRussian Variant transcription of Paisiy. A known bearer of this name was Paisi Kaysarov (1783-1844), a Russian general who served during the Napoleonic Wars.
PakkumJapanese Pakku means the word, "パック" (pack). Also the name is used in the show, "Avatar: The Last Airbender".
PakonmThai Means "story, book, scripture, composition" in Thai.
PaksimJavanese Means "bird" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣín) meaning "winged".
PakurmOld Persian Of Middle Iranian origin, most likely Parthian. The meaning of this name is uncertain, but sources regularly associate it with Parthian bgpwhr or bag-puhr meaning "son of a god".... [more]
Palesm & fRoman Mythology, Theatre Meaning 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.
PaleyfEnglish (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]
PalkifIndian, Punjabi Possibly derived from Hindi पालकी (palki) "palanquin", ultimately from Sanskrit, or from Punjabi ਪਲਕ (palak) "eyelid; eyeblink, instant", borrowed from Persian.
PalmemSwedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare) Variant of Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.
PalmofTibetan, Ladakhi From Tibetan དཔལ་མོ (dpal-mo) meaning "glorious woman", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and the feminine particle མོ (mo). This is the Tibetan name for the Hindu goddess Lakshmi.
PalnimOld Norse, Old Danish The origin and meaning is uncertain. Some theories include, from Old Danish pólina meaning "pole" or from Old Danish páll meaning "pole".
PambomAncient Greek, Coptic Means "the one of Ombos", derived from the possessive masculine prefix ⲡⲁ- (pa-) combined with Ombos, the name of several cities in ancient Egypt. Saint Pambo of Nitria was a 4th-century hermit, disciple of St... [more]
PaminmAncient Egyptian, Coptic From Egyptian pꜣ-mn meaning "he of Min", derived from the masculine possessive prefix pꜣ "the aforementioned, the, he of" combined with the name of the god Min... [more]
PamiumAncient Egyptian From Egyptian pꜣ-mjw or pꜣ-my meaning "the cat, the tomcat" or "he who belongs to the cat Bastet". It is sometimes incorrectly translated as pꜣ-mꜣj "the lion"... [more]
PamvomHistory (Ecclesiastical) Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian form of Pambo. Pamvo (non-canonical name Pavlo) Berynda was a Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monk who created one of the oldest bilingual Church Slavic-Old Ukrainian dictionaries.
PanaumCoptic Possibly means "one of the donkey, donkey driver", derived from Egyptian pȝ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with nj "of, belonging to" and ꜥꜣ "donkey, ass". It could also mean "he of Set", with "donkey" representing the Egyptian god Set.
Pancam & fIndonesian Means "five" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (panchan). It was traditionally given to the fifth-born child of a family.
PandafAmerican (Rare) The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.
Panham & fKhmer Means "knowledge, wisdom, intellect" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajna).
PanhumChinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology From a combination of the characters 盘 (pan, meaning “plate”) and 瓠 (hu, meaning “gourd”). This is the name of a hound in Chinese mythology who possessed a five-colored pelt. He is considered the ancestor of several ethnic minorities in southern China, such as the Yao and She peoples.
PaniafMaori, Polynesian Mythology Means "water" in Māori. Pania, often styled 'Pania of the Reef', was the Māori goddess of water, and is a symbol of the New Zealand city of Napier. A known bearer is Pania Rose (1984-), an Australian model of partial Māori descent.
ParcafRoman Mythology One of the three goddesses of fate in relation to birthing. See also Nona and Decima. Parca or Partula oversees partus, birth as the initial separation from the mother's body (as in English '"postpartum")... [more]
PardomItalian Name of a 6th Century saint associated with the town of Larino, Italy. Believed to have been born in the Peloponnese, Pardo spent three years preaching in Larino before settling in the nearby town of Lucera... [more]
PascafMedieval Italian, Medieval Cornish Derived from Latin pascha "(feast of) Passover". The Jewish Passover holiday often coincided with the Christian Easter holiday; this name was given to children born or christened on or near that holiday... [more]
Patə̑rmMari Mari masculine name meaning "warrior, strong".
PatarmBatak Means "clear, bright, open, transparent" in Toba Batak.
PatchmEnglish (American) Short form of Patrick, coming from how the sequence ⟨tr⟩ is pronounced like ⟨ch⟩ in many dialects of American English.... [more]
Patelm & fIndian From the Gujarati word પટેલ (paṭēl) meaning "chief, village headsman". This is the most common surname among Indian-Americans.
Paulef & mBasque, Medieval Basque Contemporary Basque form of Paula, as proposed by Sabino Arana in his 'Santoral vasco'. In the Middle Ages, however, Paule was a masculine name, thus a form of Paul.
PaviafEnglish (Rare), Medieval English Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]
PavotfJèrriais (Modern, Rare) Derived from Jèrriais pavot "poppy" (ultimately from Latin papāver). This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Poppy.
PawołmSorbian, Silesian, Medieval Polish Upper Sorbian and Silesian form of Paul and medieval Polish variant of Paweł. Jan Pawoł Nagel (German: Jan Paul Nagel), born 1934, was a Sorbian conductor.