PialafHistory (Ecclesiastical) The name of an obsuce Irish saint. According to legend, Piala and her brother Fingar were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia... [more]
PiamafCoptic, Late Greek Piama often links to Pia, a name whose meaning is Lover, Beloved or from Latin origins meaning “pious” or “reverent” Breaking apart the last key phrase of Piama to -ama could also be in relation to Ama, a feminine name of mixed origins... [more]
PiankherfMeroitic May derive from Ancient Egyptian element ankh, meaning "life, truth". Name borne by a Nubian queen who lived in the 6th century BCE.
PianofJapanese From Japanese 比 (pi) meaning "the Philippines", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle or from Japanese 音 (piano) meaning "sound". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [more]
PiastmMedieval Polish Piast was a legendary Polish monarch, protoplast of the Piast dynasty. The name itself might have been an alternative of piastun, which meant "the one who takes care of the prince's house and family", derived from piastować - "to take care of"
PiccardafMedieval Italian, Literature Feminine form of Piccardo. Piccarda Donati was a 13th-century Florentine (Italian) noblewoman who appears as a character in Dante's Paradise... [more]
PiccolomPopular Culture From the name of the musical instrument, meaning "small" in Italian. This was the name of one of the characters in the anime franchise Dragon Ball made by Akira Toriyama.
PicrocholemLiterature From Modern Greek πικρός (pikrós) "bitter" and χολή (cholí) "gall, bile". This is the name of a fictional character in the novel Pentalogy Gargantua and Pantagruel characterized as a 'stereotypical bad king'... [more]
PictormAncient Roman From the Roman cognomen Pictor, which is derived from Latin pictor "painter." Quintus Fabius Pictor was a Roman historian from the 3rd century BC.
PicumnusmRoman Mythology Derived from Latin picus, meaning "woodpecker". In Roman mythology, Picumnus was a minor god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants and children, as well as a personification of the woodpecker... [more]
PicusmRoman Mythology Picus was the founder of the first Latin tribe and settlement, Laurentum, located a few miles to the Southeast of the site of the later city of Rome. According to Festus he got his name as a consequence of the fact that he used to rely on a woodpecker for the purpose of divination.
PidanfAzerbaijani (Rare) Variant transcription of Fidan, used by Azerbaijani population living in Georgia (country)
PidenḫifHurrian Mythology Means "she of Piten". This was a Hurrian epithet for the goddess Shalash, referring to her cult center in Piten (also written as Bitin).
Pidgeonm & fEnglish (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”... [more]
PidrayfSemitic Mythology, Ugaritic Mythology Etymology uncertain. Possibly derives from the Semitic element pdr ("to scatter/spread"). Another possible origin is the element bqr ("lightning"). A Hurrian origin for her name has also been speculated, specifically from the element pedari ("bull")... [more]
PiechnafMedieval Polish This is either a medieval Polish vernacular form of Bella, being derived from piekna "beautiful", or a medieval Polish contraction of Petronela... [more]
PiedermRomansh Romansh form of Peter, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
PiedraescritafSpanish (European, Rare) Means "written stone" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Piedraescrita meaning "Our Lady of the Written Stone". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Campanario, located in the Spanish province of Badajoz.... [more]
Piedras AlbasfSpanish (Rare) Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedras Albas and Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [more]
PiedrasantasfSpanish (Rare) Means "holy stones" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedrasantas and Nuestra Señora de Piedrasantas, meaning "The Virgin of Holy Stones" and "Our Lady of Holy Stones" respectively.... [more]
PielmPopular Culture The name of a child character in 1982 Franco-Hungarian animated science fiction film "Les Maîtres du Temps", directed by René Laloux.
PiercinaldmPopular Culture Full first name of Pierce Hawthorne, a character played by Chevy Chase on the sitcom Community (2009-15). Possibly a combination of Pierce and Reginald.
Piercym & fEnglish (British, Rare) A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".
Piesiem & fAkan Traditionally given to the first born child - the name literally means "erupting from an anthill", from pie "erupt from a place", and sie meaning "anthill".
PietasfRoman Mythology Means "piety, compassion; duty" in Latin. This name belonged to the goddess of duty and personification of piety in Roman mythology.
Pietertjef & mDutch, West Frisian When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pieter) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix tje to the original name... [more]
Pietiem & fAfrikaans Diminutive of Piet, as it contains the Afrikaans diminutive suffix -ie.... [more]
Pietjem & fDutch, Literature When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Piet) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]
PigifGreek Derived from Greek πηγή (pêgê) "a spring, fountain; fount, source", possibly taken from the Greek title of the Virgin Mary, Ζωοδόχος Πηγή (Zôodochos Pêgê), meaning "life-giving spring" (or πηγή ζωής (pêgê zôês) "fountain of life" or "source of life")... [more]
PigmamPopular Culture Possibly from pig. This was the name of Pigma Dengar, a character in Star Fox who betrayed James McCloud and Peppy Hare in Venom and then battled the Star Fox team as a member of Team Star Wolf.
PigmeniusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) This name is best known for being the name of the 4th-century saint Pigmenius of Rome, who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate (died in 363 AD)... [more]
PigolmCoptic The meaning of this name is still unknown to me at this time. This name was borne by a Coptic saint from the 5th century AD.
Piʻikeaf & mHawaiian Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the life ascends".
Piʻilanim & fHawaiian Means "rising sky" or "to ascend to heaven," from piʻi meaning "climb, ascend, advance, mount, rise" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."... [more]
Pikof & mJapanese From Japanese 飛 (pi) meaning "to fly" combined with 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
PilatemBiblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare) English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]
PileriafItalian (Rare) Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word pileri (pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish Pilar).
PileriomItalian Possibly from Calabrian pilíeri, meaning "pillar", referring to Our Lady of the Pillar, one of the titles given to Mary, or from Ancient Greek πυλωρός ("gatekeeper, guardian").
PiloĸmGreenlandic From pilugataaraa meaning "handles it with care" and short form of Pilutaĸ.
Piloĸutínguaĸf & mGreenlandic Greenlandic name meaning 'sweet little leaf', from a combination of Pilutaĸ and -nnguaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "sweet", "dear", "little" or Grennlandic name meaning "sweet little berry", from a combination of Piloĸ and -nnguaq, a Greenlandic suffix meaning "sweet", "dear", "little".
PilotmEnglish (Rare) Either from the surname Pilot, which is derived from Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον (pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης (plotes) "sailor"... [more]
Pilpintu AjayufAymara From the Aymara pilpintu meaning "butterfly" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
PiltzintecuhtlimAztec and Toltec Mythology Means "young prince" in Nahuatl, from Nahuatl piltzintli, a diminutive form of pilli "child, youth" and teuctli "lord". In Aztec mythology, Piltzintecuhtli was a god of the rising sun, healing, and visions, associated with Tonatiuh.
PilumnusmRoman Mythology Meaning, "staker." The god who grants the pestle necessary for making flour from grain. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus... [more]
PilunnguaqfGreenlandic From Greenlandic pilu "leaf", and -nnguaq, a diminutive or endearing suffix.
PimentafJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Norman piment "spice; (figuratively) spice (vigour); balm", ultimately from Old French piment or pimenc "balsam; fragrant spice".
Pimolf & mThai Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).
Pimonf & mThai Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).
PimpernelfLiterature, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare) From the flower Scarlet Pimpernel, a low growing annual plant. It is well known for being the emblem of the fictional hero of the same name. Tolkien used the name for one of the Took sisters.
PinarfSpanish (European, Rare) From the Spanish word pinar meaning "pine grove". This is a title of the Virgin Mary, Virgen del Pinar ("Our Lady of the Pine Grove"). She is the patron saint of the towns of Cantalejo and Torrecilla del Pinar, both in the Spanish province of Segovia.
PinariafAncient Roman Pinaria was a Vestal Virgin put to death for violating her vow of chastity during the reign of Lucius Tarquinius Priscus.
PinchasahfHebrew Feminine form of Hebrew name Pinchas see Phineas. Compound Hebrew name meaning "serpent's mouth"; from Hebrew words peh פֶּה "mouth" and nakhash נָחָשׁ "serpent" with the Hebrew feminine grammatical ending of the letter Hay ה... [more]
PinckneymEnglish (Archaic) From the surname Pinckney. A famous bearer of this name was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. State Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (1837-1921)
PincumRomanian Romanian form of Pinchas. The name was born by Israel Pincu Lazarovitch (1912-2006), a Romanian-born Jewish-Canadian poet better known as Irving Peter Layton.
PindarosmAncient Greek Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be derived from Πίνδος (Pindos), which is the ancient Greek name for Mount Pindus in northern Greece.... [more]
PinedjemmAncient Egyptian Possibly from Egyptian pj-nḏm, perhaps meaning "this (boy) is pleasant", from Egyptian pj (pi) "this" and nḏm (nedjem) "sweet, pleasant". This was the name of several Egyptian people including an Ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun at Thebes in Ancient Egypt from 1070 to 1032 BC and the de facto ruler of the country's south from 1054 BC.
PineyfLiterature Meaning unknown. Bret Harte, author of the short story The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1869) used this name for the fifteen-year old runaway lover Piney Woods. However, presumably it is applied for the fact that Piney had been left alone, pining and yearning for her lover.
PingafNew World Mythology, Inuit Mythology Means "the one who is up on high". Pinga was an Inuit goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. She was also the psychopomp, bringing souls of the newly-dead to Adlivun, the underworld.... [more]