PálmeyfIcelandic (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]
PamounmCoptic Means "of Amon" or "he who belongs to Amon" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian masculine prefix (or article/pronoun) pa combined with Amoun, the Coptic form of Amon.
Pancozm & fNahuatl Probably means "yellow banner" in Nahuatl, derived from panitl "flag, banner" and coztic "yellow".
Pandanf & mIndonesian Meaning "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.
PandiafGreek Mythology (Latinized) In some cases this is a latinized form of Greek Πανδείη (Pandeie) or Πανδεία (Pandeia) - though the spelling Πανδία (Pandia) has also been used - which may be related to the word πανδῖος (pandios) meaning "all-divine"... [more]
PaninemCoptic Possibly derived from the possessive masculine prefix ⲡⲁ- (pa-) and genetive marker ⲛ (n) combined with either ⲉⲓⲛⲉ (eine) "chain, fetter" or ⲉⲓⲛⲉ "thumb", the former giving the meaning "he of the chain; guardian", the latter "he of the thumbs", referring to the story of the Coptic saint Symphronios, who was called Panine after his broken thumbs were miraculously healed.
PanisafThai Possibly from Thai ปาณิ (pani) meaning "hand, palm".
PanopefGreek Mythology Means "all-seeing", derived from Greek παν (pan) "all" combined with Greek ωψ (ops) "eye, face". In Greek mythology, Panope is the name of one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede.
PanoubmCoptic Means "of Anubis" or "he who belongs to Anubis" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian masculine prefix (or article/pronoun) pa combined with Anoub, the Coptic form of Anubis.
PanteafPersian, Persian Mythology (?), History (?) Persian form of Panthea. Pantea Arteshbod was a 6th-century BC Persian commander during the reign of Cyrus the Great. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in Asia, so she wore a mask during battle to stop men from falling in love with her.
PantesfJavanese From Javanese pantês meaning "fitting, proper, worthy".
PantlimNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl panitl "flag, banner".
PapalofNahuatl Possibly derived from Nahuatl papalotl "butterfly".
PapayafEnglish From the fruit papaya, which is a large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
PapiasmAncient Greek Ancient Greek name, possibly connected to Greek πάππος (pappos) "grandfather" or πάππας (pappas) "papa". This was the name of multiple saints.
PapunamGeorgian The first element of this name is derived from either the Georgian noun პაპა (papa) meaning "grandfather" or the Georgian noun პაპი (papi) meaning "pope" (which is ultimately of Latin origin)... [more]
PararafIndigenous 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 Parara Napaltjarri (c. 1944-2003), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
ParkinmMedieval English Medieval diminutive of Peter. The change from er to ar is a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.
PàrlanmScottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic form of Parthalán. The name used to be Anglicized as Bartholomew, even though it is not clear whether the two names are etymologically related.
ParmanmIndonesian, Javanese Means "order, command" in Javanese, ultimately from Persian فرمان (farman). It can also be interpreted as a variant of marma meaning "compassion, mercy, pity".
ParmysfOld Persian (Hellenized), History Hellenized form of Uparmiya. This was the name of a Persian princess, who was the granddaughter of Cyrus the Great and went on to become the wife of Darius the Great.
ParomafBengali The title character in the feminist Bengali movie Parama (1985).
ParoyrmAncient Armenian Means "spiral" in Ancient Armenian. This is the name of a king in the Ancient Armenian history of Movses Khorenatsi. The king is the son of Skayordi. According to Khorenatsi, He was descended from Hayk, the founder of Armenia.
PaschafMedieval English, Medieval Latin From Latin pascha meaning "Easter, (feast of) Passover", itself from Ancient Greek πάσχα (pascha). This was traditionally given to girls born around Easter time.
PáscoafPortuguese (African, Rare) Derived from Portuguese Páscoa "Easter", ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin pascua via Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa (compare Italian Pasqua).
PascoumFrench French diminutive of Pascal, as -ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix. This diminutive has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the fact that Pascou is also a patronymic surname in France.
PasepafFijian English translation from the bible reads, 'Daughter of abundance'. Could also mean 'Chief'. Used by many Pacific nations in modern times (including Sāmoa, Rotuma, Tonga).
PaserifJapanese (Modern, Rare) Japanese transliteration of the English word parsley, referring to the type of flowering plant that has been widely used in European, Middle Eastern and American cooking.... [more]
PatanafSpanish (Latin American) Combination of Patricia and Ana. Patana, also known as her alter-ego La Sombra (The Shadow), a character in the Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos, bears this name.
PatapemCoptic From Egyptian pꜣ-dj-ḥp meaning "given by Apis" or "given by Hapi", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with dj "given" and the name of either Apis, the sacred bull, or Hapi, god of the Nile river's annual flooding.
PatinafEnglish (Modern, Rare) Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.
PatmanmPashto Means "man of honour", from Pashto pat "honour" and man "self".
PatmanfLiterature, Georgian (Rare) Georgian sources claim that this name is of Arabic origin and means "breastfeeding"—this can't be correct, however, as the actual Arabic term for "breastfeeding" is رَضَاعَة طَبِيعِيَّة (raḍāʿa ṭabīʿiyya)... [more]
PatonifAfghan, Pashto Meaning as of yet unknown. A known bearer of this name is Dr. Patoni Isaaqzai Teichmann, an Afghan feminist and social activist.
Peanutm & fEnglish (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”)).
PecolafAfrican American, American (South) Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. The American author Toni Morrison used it in her novel The Bluest Eye (1970) for the protagonist, a young African-American girl named Pecola Breedlove who descends into madness as a result of abuse.
PecolamPopular Culture Used on the children's cartoon Pecola (2001-2002), original Japanese title ペコラ (Pekora), as the name of the protagonist, a male penguin.
Peetjem & fDutch When 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... [more]