PeishufChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Peisism & fAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived 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)".... [more]
PeitaofChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach".
PeithofGreek Mythology Derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]
PeitsamFinnish Meaning unknown. Possibly from Finnish peitsi meaning "lance" and “pace (gait of a horse)”.
PeivasmSami Derived from Sami peivas "son of the day".
PeiwenfChinese From the Chinese 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Peixinf & mChinese From 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.
PeixuefChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
PeiyanfChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
PeiyaofChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
PeiyuefChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".
PelopsmGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Means "dark face", derived from Greek πελός (pelos) meaning "dark-coloured, dusky" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Greek mythology Pelops was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, "island of Pelops"... [more]
PelşînfKurdish Derived from Kurdish pelçima meaning "leaf" and şîn meaning "blue".
PenelofPopular Culture The name of a character from Final Fantasy who is a friend of Vaan's.
PeneusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Πηνειός (Peneios), which is either derived from Greek πῆνος (pēnos) "web" or from Greek πήνη (pēnē) "thread, weft" (see Penelope)... [more]
Peng-limChinese Comes from the famous and wealthy Malay trader known as Chong Peng-Li despite him being from Malaysia he is chinese. He is well known for being one of the top Dota 2 players in the world. Thus, the name holds a lot of value... [more]
Pengluf & mChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".
PengyufChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
Pe'pe'ā'efCheyenne Means "Disorderly Woman", often used in the sense of a humorous nickname.
PepelafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun პეპელა (pepela) meaning "butterfly", which is ultimately derived from the Old Georgian noun პეპელი (pepeli) meaning "butterfly".
PerantmArthurian Cycle A duke of Manaheim who was saved by Erec from a pack of robbers. His brothers, Joachim, Perant, and Malcheus, were also abducted and liberated. Erec sent them to Arthur’s court to relate the adventure.
PerdisfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.
PerdixmGreek Mythology Means "partridge" in Greek. In Greek myth Perdix or Talos was a nephew of the inventor Daedalus, to whom he was apprenticed... [more]
PerianfEnglish (Rare), American (South) Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]
PerkinmMedieval English Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]
PerniefAmerican (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.
PerriafAlbanian Mythology Perria is a fairy-like mountain figure in Albanian mythology and folklore. The origin and meaning of her name are debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian përrua "brook" and a derivation from Old Albanian përruo, ultimately derived from Bulgarian порой (poroj) “torrent”.
Perrief & mEnglish (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]
PersiafEnglish (Rare) From the name of the Middle Eastern country Persia, now referred to as Iran. Its name is derived from Avestan Parsa, the ancient tribal name of the people ruled by Cyrus the Great.... [more]
PetalafBrazilian Are constituent parts of the flower, located at its most protective whorl. They are normally membranous structures, broad, colorful and have many functions, among them the attraction of pollinators.
PetraqmAlbanian Albanian form of Petrakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.... [more]
PeymanmPersian Means "oath, pledge, promise" in Persian.
PeyotemEnglish Mid 19th century from Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl, meaning "glisten" or "glistening". Other sources translate the Nahuatl word as "Divine Messenger"
Phaengm & fLao Means "dear, expensive" or "to love" in Lao.
PhaiaxmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun Φαίαξ (Phaiax) meaning "Phaeacian". A Phaeacian was an inhabitant of Phaeacia, a region in Greek mythology.... [more]
PhainefHistory (Ecclesiastical) Probably related to Phaenna, or perhaps from Greek φανης (phanes) meaning "appearing". A notable bearer was Saint Phaine of Ancyra, a 3rd-century Christian martyr... [more]
Phairof & mThai Means "pleasant, sweet, melodious" in Thai.
Phakdim & fThai Means "devotion, loyalty" in Thai.
PhalakfSanskrit MEANING - fruit, result, gain, a board, lath, plank, leaf. bench, a slab or tablet (for writing or painting on ; also = page, leaf), a slab at the base, any flat surface (often in comp. with parts of the body, applied to broad flat bones, the palm of the hand, the top or head of an arrow, a shield, bark (as a material for clothes), the pericarp of a lotus, a layer, the stand on which a monk keeps his turban... [more]
PhalecmBiblical From Φάλεκ (Phalek), a Hellenized form of Peleg. Allegedly the form used in the Septuagint is Φάλεγ (Phaleg).
Phallaf & mKhmer Derived from Khmer ផល (phal) meaning "fruit" or "benefit, profit, result".
PhallumBiblical Phallu was a son of Reuben according to Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14 and Numbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with Jacob.
PhawatmThai Possibly from Thai ภา (pha), a variant spelling of พา (pha) meaning "to bring; to take" and วัฒน์ (wat), from วัฒน (watthana-) meaning "prosperity, beauty".... [more]
PhialofGreek Mythology Etymology uncertain, likely derived from φιλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend".
PhibbafAfro-American (Slavery-era) Form of Afua used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was given to girls born on Friday. It was sometimes Anglicized as Phoebe.
PhibunmThai Means "full, extensive, spacious" in Thai. This is a nickname of Thai politician and prime minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897-1964).
PhikunfThai Means "medlar, bullet wood (a type of tree)" in Thai.
Philaéf & mFrench (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... [more]
PhilaxmLiterature Derived from Greek phulax meaning "watcher". This is the name of a character in the fairy tale "The Palace of Revenge" by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Philax is the cousin and lover of the protagonist Imis.
Philoum & fFrench, 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.... [more]
PhocusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Φῶκος (Phokos), which is a variant form of Phokas (see Phocas). This name was borne by at least four characters in Greek mythology.
PhotisfLate Greek Derived from the Greek verb φωτίζω (photizo) meaning "to shine, to give light", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun φῶς (phos) meaning "light".... [more]
PhotonmGreek Comes from the elementary particle that transmits light. From the Ancient Greek phos.
PhrynefHistory, Literature Ancient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*phrynos being cognate with brown) or because of a "snub nose" (phrynē "a kind of toad")... [more]