PontiacmIndigenous American Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.... [more]
PontianmEnglish English form of Pontianus. This name was borne by a pope from the 3rd century AD.
Pontidam & fGreek (Rare) Son of Pontos, from the Greek suffix -idas, meaning "son of". Alternatively, this name could be in reference to the Italian commune of Pontida. While most commonly used as a surname, there have been instances in which it has been used as a first name.
PorrimafRoman Mythology, Astronomy Meaning unknown. This was another name for the goddess Prorsa. It is also the name for Gamma Virginis, a binary star system in the constellation of Virgo.
PotitusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was most likely derived from Latin potitus, which is the perfect participle of the verb potior meaning "to acquire, to obtain". Also compare the Latin adjective potior, which is the comparative of the adjective potis meaning "able, capable" (also see Potens)... [more]
PrabowomJavanese From Javanese prabawa meaning "power, majesty, splendour", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रभाव (prabhāva). A notable bearer is Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto (1951-).
PrachaimThai From Thai ประ (bprà), a meaningless article, and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
PrachakmThai Means "clear, manifest, evident" in Thai.
PrairiefAmerican (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).
PraniyafSanskrit, Tamil Meaning is uncertain, possibly meaning "love is the one" in Sanskrit or a variant of Pranitha.
Pranjalm & fSanskrit (Rare) The name is of Sanskrit origin. It is generally used for male persons, however a few females are found sharing this name too.
PrasathmSanskrit The name Prasath is of Indian origin, often derived from Sanskrit, and means “blessing,” “grace,” or “gift.” It is commonly used in South Indian cultures as a given name or part of a name.
PrasutifHinduism Means "birth, generation" in Sanskrit. According to the Puranas this was the name of a daughter of Manu and the wife of Daksha... [more]
PratamamIndonesian Derived from Javanese pratama meaning "first, best", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathama).
PrathiafAfrican American The Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, a theologian and ethicist, was active in SNCC and a prominent civil rights movement speaker—she was said to have influenced Dr. King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, having used the phrase repeatedly in a speech he heard in 1962.
Prathipm & fThai Means "lamp, light, candle" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradīpa).
Prathumf & mThai From Thai ปทุม (pathum) meaning "lotus".
PratiwifIndonesian Derived from Indonesian pertiwi meaning "earth, land" or "motherland, homeland, Indonesia", ultimately from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī).
PravuilmJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Pravuil is an archangel briefly mentioned in the Second Book of Enoch as God's scribe and recordkeeper. In Enoch II, God commands Pravuil to bring Enoch writing materials so he could document his journey through the heavens.
PresheafEnglish A notable fictional bearer of this name is Preshea Villentia, née Buss from Gail Carriger’s Finishing School book series. A notable bearer of a variant of this name is gospel singer Preashea Hilliard.
PrigentmBreton Prigent is a Breton name from Brittany, France. Its more ancient form being "Prit-gent" in the listed distinguished titles of the area of Quimperlé, came from the words "good/noble" (prit) and "race/lineage" (gent) and means literally "the good people" or "the noble ones" in the Breton language... [more]
PrilliefEnglish (Canadian) Used in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Either from a genus of flower or the municipality Prilly in Switzerland. Etymology for either unknown, though probably of Germanic origin.
Pritpalm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love" combined with पाल (pāla) meaning "guard, protector".
PriyadimJavanese, Indonesian From Javanese priya meaning "man, boy" combined with adi meaning "first" in Indonesian or "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese.
PriyankmIndian It is name used in Hindu religion and this name basically found in Indian Name. And it also know the brave warrior of the mughal king.
PriyonomJavanese From Javanese priya meaning "man, boy" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
ProclusmAncient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of Proklos. Proclus of Constantinople (c. 390 – 24 July 446) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 434 until his death. His contributions to the theology of the developing cult of the Virgin Mary place him among the early and foremost Marian theologians... [more]
ProcrisfGreek Mythology Latinized form of the Greek name Πρόκρις (Prokris), which is possibly derived from Ancient Greek προκρίνω (prokrino) meaning "to choose before others, prefer, select". Procris was a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, and wife of prince Cephalus, who accidently killed her during the hunt.
ProdanafSerbian (Rare) Feminine form of Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
ProklesmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek πρό (pro) meaning "before, forth, forward" combined with Greek κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".
PromeusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πρόμος (promos) meaning "foremost, foremost man". Also compare Greek προμυέω (promueō) meaning "to initiate beforehand" and Prometheus, which are both etymologically related... [more]
ProphetmAfrican American (Modern), English (African) From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").
ProtaesmMedieval Dutch Medieval Dutch form of Protasius. A more modern form of this name is Protaas, even though that name is (also) very archaic in this day and age.
ProtazymPolish Polish form of Protasius. A known bearer of this name was the Polish noble Antoni Protazy Potocki (1761-1801).
ProthetmMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of Prothade (as -et is a French masculine diminutive suffix). This given name is no longer in use in France, but it still survives there as a patronymic surname.
ProthoefAncient Greek Feminine variant of Prothous. This was the name of an Amazon warrior in Ancient Greek mythology.
PrvosinmSerbian From Serbian први (prvi) meaning "first" and син (sin) meaning "son". The name is clearly given to first born sons.
PrydainmWelsh Mythology From the word “Prydain” Meaning Britain, this was one of the mythological kings of Britannia, sometimes considered the founder of Britain
PryntylfLiterature Probably onomatopoeic form. Pryntyl is a mermaid, the main character of Louis-Ferdinand Céline's Scandale aux abysses (1950), the name is also the title of a famous Italian song by Vinicio Capossela.
PsamtikmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian psmṯk, possibly a short form of pꜣ-sꜣ-n-mṯk meaning "the man of Meṯek", Meṯek (or Metjek) being a hypothetical Libyan deity. Alternatively, it could derive from an Egyptian transcription of an Assyrian name... [more]
PujionomJavanese From Javanese puji meaning "prayer, worship" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
PumipatmThai Alternate transcription of Thai ภูมิพัฒน์ or ภูมิภัทร (see Phumiphat).
PumphutmSlavic Mythology Pumphut is the name of a Sorbian gnome who plays tricks on abusive people. He is featured in the the novel 'Krabat' by Ottfried Preußler where he challenges the evil master in a duel of magic and defeats him.... [more]
PupellafItalian (Rare, ?) Pupella Maggio (1910-1999) was an Italian film actress. She was born Giustina Maggio. Pupella was her nickname, and it means "little doll" in Italian. She worked with Federico Fellini, the famous Italian film director.
PurposefEnglish Middle English from Old French porpos, from the verb porposer, variant of proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."
PurwokomJavanese From Javanese purwaka meaning "beginning, origin, cause", ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्वक (pūrvaka).
PurwonomJavanese From Javanese purwa meaning "origin, beginning, cause" combined with the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
PusheenfPopular Culture From Irish piscín meaning "kitten". It is the name of a popular animated kitten who became famous on Tumblr. She was created by Claire Belton and Andrew Duff in 2010, and has since grown into an empire of toys, books, and other characters.
PushkinmIndian (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Pushkin. A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian poet and playwright Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837)... [more]
PuspitafIndonesian, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit पुष्पित (puṣpita) meaning "flowery, blooming".