Submitted Names Starting with P

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Paithoon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ไพฑูรย์ (see Phaithun).
Paithun m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ไพฑูรย์ (see Phaithun).
Paitie m Scots
Diminutive of Pait.
Paitin f & m English
Variant of Peyton.
Paitlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Unknown. Possibly a combination of Payton and Kaitlyn.
Paiton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.
Paitoon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phaithun.
Paitrick m Scots
Scots form of Patrick.
Paitrik m Scots
Scots form of Patrick.
Paitun m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ไพฑูรย์ (see Phaithun).
Paivand m & f Persian
Means "link, union, relationship, oath" in Persian.
Päivätär f Finnish Mythology
The Finnish goddess of the sun, who is associated with silver, silver yarn and beauty. Her name is derived from päivä meaning "day" and an old poetic term for the sun, and the feminine ending -tar.
Päivikki f Finnish
Variant of Päivi, which derives from the Finnish word päivä, "a day".
Päiviö m & f Finnish
Finnish form of Peivas as well as a direct derivation from Finnish päivä "day". While this name is exclusively masculine today, up until the 1940s it was also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Päivö m & f Finnish
Variant of Päiviö.
Paiwan m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraiwan.
Paizlei f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.
Paja m Serbian
Diminutive of Pavle.
Pajabí f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Thekla.
Pajaree f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปาจรีย์ (see Pachari).
Pajhnubhli f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and hnub meaning "sun".
Pajlug f Hmong
Means "poetry" or "song" in Hmong.
Pajntaub f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and ntaub meaning "cloth", ultimately referring to a kind of flowery embroidery.
Pajo m Croatian
Diminutive of Pavao.
Pâjoĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Pajram m Mari
Means "holiday" in Mari.
Pajramal m Mari
Variant form of Pajram.
Pajsije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Paisius.
Pajtim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian pajtim "accord, accordance; placation, conciliation".
Pajtime f Albanian
Feminine form of Pajtim.
Pajtshiab f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and tshiab meaning "new".
Pajtwag f Hmong
Means blossom in Hmong
Pâjuk m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "oarsman", "rowing one" (in a kayak).
Pajza f Rusyn
Alternate transcription of Payza.
Pákaitseĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Paka Wara f Aymara
From the Aymara paka meaning "eagle" and wara wara meaning "star".
Pakdil f Kurdish
From the Kurdish pak meaning "immaculate" and dil meaning "heart".
Pakelika m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Patrick.
Pakhangba m Manipuri
Pakhangba is the supreme God of the Meitei tradition as well as Manipuri mythology that is used as a heraldic emblem in Manipur.
Pakhangcha m Manipuri
Means "descended from god Pakhangba" in Meitei.
Pakhet f Egyptian Mythology
Means "she who scratches" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of a lion-headed war goddess.
Pakhom m Ancient Egyptian, Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-ꜥẖm meaning "he of the (holy) falcon," derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with ꜥẖm "falcon" or "cultic image of a falcon or god". The falcon was the symbol of the Egyptian god Horus, so one could say that this name essentially means "he who belongs to Horus."
Pakhomij m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Pachomius.
Pakhomiy m Russian
Russian form of Pachomius.
Pakhomy m Russian
Variant transcription of Pakhomiy. A known bearer of this name was the Russian revolutionary Pakhomy Andreyushkin (1865-1887).
Paki m Maori
This name in English means fine weather. It's also a male personal name. This was the name of a Waikato Chief. This was the name of Paki Whara a Ngati Tama Elder who in the 1800s gather information on the Moriori and Chatham Islands which contributed to the invasion of Chatham Islands.
Pakian m Russian
Russian form of Pacianus (see Paciano).
Pakile m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Basil 1.
Pakiza f Urdu, Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian پاكىز (pakiz) meaning "clean, pure, chaste".
Pakizə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Pakiza.
Pakize f Crimean Tatar
Derived from Persian پاکیزه (pâkize) meaning "tidy, neat, clean".
Pakku m Japanese
Pakku means the word, "パック" (pack). Also the name is used in the show, "Avatar: The Last Airbender".
Pakomio m Rapa Nui
This was the name of Pakomio Maori, the husband of prophetess Angata (d. 1915). This is not only a first name but last name as well.
Pakon m Thai
Means "story, book, scripture, composition" in Thai.
Pakonchai m Thai (Rare)
From Thai ปกรณ์ (pakon) meaning "story, book, scripture, composition" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Pakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Pakon.
Pakornchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Pakonchai.
Pakosław m Polish
The name is composed of the Old Polish elements 'Pako' meaning "more; again" and 'sław' meaning "glory."
Pakosława f Polish
Feminine form of Pakosław.
Pakota m Indigenous American, Yavapai
Means "big man" in Yavapai. Name borne by a 19th century Yavapai leader that attended a peace conference with Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.
Pakphoom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Pakphum m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Pakpoom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Pakpum m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Paks f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pax.
Paksi m Javanese
Means "bird" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣín) meaning "winged".
Paksskii f Siksika
Means "broad face" in Siksika.
Paksyaltya f Mordvin
Means "field" in Erzya.
Paksyut m Mordvin
From пакся (paksya) meaning "field".
Pakuna f Miwok (?)
Allegedly a variant of Pukuna, a Miwok name meaning "deer jumping when running downhill".
Pakur m Old 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]
Pakuri f Guarani
Means "wild plant, wild fruit" in Guarani.
Pakuteh m Mende
Means "powerful man" or "strong man" in Mende.
Pàl m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish form of Paul.
Pal m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Pál.
Paladdya f Udmurt
Udmurt form of Pelagia.
Paladin m Literature
The name of two Tolkien characters.
Paladine f Arthurian Cycle
Paladine is the female knight who tried to rescue the squire captured by Argante.
Paladio m Spanish
Spanish form of Palladius.
Paladore m Arthurian Cycle
A lover of Morgan le Fay slain by Arthur, causing a rift between Arthur and Morgan.
Palaemon m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Palaimon. This name was borne by several characters in Greek mythology.... [more]
Palaestra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek παλαιστής (palaistes) meaning "wrestler" or the verb παλαιστέω (palaisteo) "to thrust away with the hand" (from παλαιστή (palaiste) "palm of the hand", a later form of παλαστή (palaste))... [more]
Palag f Veps
Veps form of Pelagia.
Palaga f Karelian, Finnish (Rare)
A Karelian form of Pelagia.
Palagi f Mari
Mari form of Pelageya
Palagna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian diminutive of Pelageya.
Pălăguța f Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Palaimon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek verb παλαιμονέω (palaimoneo) meaning "to wrestle, to fight", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb παλαίω (palaio) meaning "to wrestle"... [more]
Palaina m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Blaine and Brian.
Palaja f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Pallas 1.
Palak f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi
Derived from Persian پلک (palk) meaning "eyelid".
Palaka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bart.
Palakalei m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bradley
Palakiko m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Francis.
Palakine f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Francine.
Palamed m Bulgarian (Rare)
Bulgarian form of Palamedes.
Palamedes m Greek Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Possibly derived from Greek πάλαι (palai) "long ago, in days of yore" and μῆδος (mêdos) "plans, schemes" (itself from the verb μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to plan")... [more]
Palan m Kurdish
Means "saddle" in Kurdish.
Palanaka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Blanche.
Palani m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Frank.
Palanivel m Indian, Tamil
From Tamil பழனி (Paḻaṉi), the name of a town in Tamil Nadu, India, and வேல் (vēl) referring to a divine spear in Hindu mythology.
Palapala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Barbara.
Palapi f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Barbie.
Palash m Bengali
From Sanskrit पलाश (palasha) meaning "leaf, foliage", also referring to the petals or flowers of a type of tree (Butea monosperma).
Palashka f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Pelagia.
Palatia f Late Roman
Name of an early Roman Christian Saint and Martyr.
Palatin f Khakas
Khakas form of Valentina.
Palatua f Roman Mythology
Derived from Palatium, which is the Latin name for the Palatine Hill in Rome. The word is of uncertain origin; theories include a derivation from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃 (falad), meaning "sky", Latin palatum, meaning "vault, dome" or Latin palus, meaning "enclosure"... [more]
Palatyne f Arthurian Cycle
The name of the sister of Melusine in the English translation of the story.
Pālau m & f Hawaiian
From the Hawaiian word which can mean "to tell tall tales, talk", "war club", or "taro".
Palauni m Samoan
Samoan adaptation of Brown. This was the name Samoans called to British missionary George Brown, who became an important figure in Samoa... [more]
Palavand m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of the medieval Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).... [more]
Palay m Pashto
Means "caretaker" in Pashto.
Palazia f Italian
Italian form of Palatia.
Palben m Basque
Basque form of Flavianus.
Palchen m Tibetan
From Tibetan དཔལ་ཆེན (dpal-chen) meaning "great glory", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and ཆེན (chen) meaning "great, big, large".
Palcock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Paul.
Paldan m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Palden.
Paldar m Kurdish
Perhaps from pal meaning "hill" and dar meaning "tree, wood" in Kurdish.
Palden m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan དཔལ་ལྡན (dpal-ldan) meaning "glorious, illustrious, splendous".
Paldon m & f Tibetan
Meaning unknown.
Pale f Burmese
Means "pearl" in Burmese, of Mon origin.
Paleka m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Barrett.
Palemón m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.
Palemona f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Palemon.
Palemonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.
Palemone m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.
Palen m Dutch (Rare)
Dutch word meaning “Poles”.
Palenaka f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Brenda and Brent.
Palentina f Arthurian Cycle
A sister of Melusine.
Pales m & f Roman 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.
Palestina f Obscure
From the place name Palestina. Also compare Falasteen.
Paley f English (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]
Pálfríður f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paulfrid.
Palgun m Nivkh
From Nivkh paln meaning "mountain", indicating a child born in the mountains.
Pali m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Barry.
Palia f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Apollonia.
Paliitalik m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Palîtalik.
Paliitsiit m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Palîtsît.
Palika m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Blake.
Palika f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Paula or Paulina.
Palikapu m Hawaiian
Means “sacred cliff” in Hawaiian.
Palikka f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Palíka.
Palila f & m Hawaiian, Polynesian, Tahitian
Name of a bird.... [more]
Pálína f Icelandic
Feminine form of Páll. In other words, you could also say that Pálína is the Icelandic form of Paulina.... [more]
Palina f Albanian
Feminine form of Pal.
Påline f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Norwegian feminine form of Paul.
Palioxis f Greek Mythology
The Greek mythological personification of backrush or retreat in battle.
Palitchoke m Thai
Means "produce luck" in Thai.
Palîtsît m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Fritz.
Paliusia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Palina.
Palk m Korean Mythology
In Korean mythology, he is the sun god and founder of the realm of light.
Palki f Indian, Punjabi
Possibly derived from Hindi पालकी (palki) "palanquin", ultimately from Sanskrit, or from Punjabi ਪਲਕ (palak) "eyelid; eyeblink, instant", borrowed from Persian.
Palko m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly of Frisian origin.
Palkó m Hungarian
Diminutive of Pál.
Pallade f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Pallas 1.
Palladia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Palladios.
Palladio m Italian
Italian form of Palladius.
Palladios m Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "belonging to Pallas" in Greek, Pallas 1 being an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena.
Palladius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of the Greek name Παλλάδιος (Palladios) meaning "of Pallas" or "belonging to Pallas", Pallas 1 being an epithet of the goddess Athena... [more]
Pallando m Literature
Meaning unknown. Was the name of one of the two mysterious Blue Wizards from the legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Pallene f Greek Mythology
Likely related to Pallas 1. In Greek Mythology, it was the the name of one of the Alkyonides, as well as the name of a daughter of King Sithon.
Palleq m & f Greenlandic
Younger form of Patdleĸ.
Pállfríða f Faroese
Faroese form of Paulfrid.
Palli m Faroese
Faroese form of Palle.
Pallie f English
Either a variant of Polly or a diminutive of Opal, Pauline, or other names containing Pal- or Paul-.
Pallieter m Literature, Popular Culture, Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
In Dutch literature, Pallieter is the name of the eponymous character of the novel Pallieter (1916) written by the Flemish author and poet Felix Timmermans (1886-1947). A film based on the novel was released in 1975 under the same title.... [more]
Pallop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phanlop.
Pálma f Faroese, Hungarian
Faroese and Hungarian form of Palma.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palmarius m Medieval Latin, Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Derived from the Latin adjective palmarius meaning "of the palm" as well as "superior, excellent". It is ultimately derived from the Latin noun palma meaning "palm tree" as well as "flat hand, palm of the hand".... [more]
Palmatius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin adjective palmatus meaning "bearing palms, decorated with palm branches", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun palma meaning "palm tree" as well as "flat hand, palm of the hand".... [more]
Palme m Swedish (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.
Palmerio m Medieval Italian
Italian cognate of Palmer.
Pálmey f Icelandic (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]
Pálmfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Pálmi and the Old Norse element fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Pálmi m Icelandic
Means "palm tree" in Icelandic.
Palmina f Italian, Swedish
Diminutive of Palma.
Palmino m Italian
Masculine form of Palmina. This name is usually given to an infant male born on Palm Sunday.
Palmire f French, French (Belgian), Walloon
French variant and Walloon form of Palmyre.
Palmita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Palma, as it contains the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.
Palmo f Tibetan, 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.
Palmýra f Czech, Slovak, Greek
Czech, Slovak and Greek form of Palmyra.
Palmyre f French, Norman
French form of Palmira. This also coincides with the French name of the ancient oasis city of Syria, known in English as Palmyra.
Pálnatóki m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "Tóki son of Pálni", from the names Pálni and Tóki. Pálnatóki was a legendary Danish hero and chieftain of the island of Fyn.
Pálni m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Palni.
Palni m Old 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".
Palo m Greenlandic
Short form of Paluk.
Palo f Spanish
Diminutive of Paloma.
Palóma f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Paloma.
Palomba f Judeo-Spanish, Medieval Italian
Either a Judeo-Spanish form of Paloma or derived from Vulgar Latin palumba "dove; pigeon".
Palona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Baron / Barron.
Palònia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Apollonia.
Palpatine m Popular Culture
Emperor Palpatine the main villain of the star wars saga
Pálrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Formed from Pála and the Old Norse name suffix rún meaning "secret lore, rune".
Palsang m & f Tibetan
Means "glorious" in Tibetan.
Palta m Uyghur
Means "axe" in Uyghur.
Paltah f Ancient Hebrew
This name was apparently found inscripted on a few ancient seals. Meaning unknown.
Palthanor m Greek Mythology
Hellenized form of an Indian name, of which both the original form and the meaning are unknown.... [more]
Palti m Hebrew
Means "my escape, my deliverance" in Hebrew.
Paltiël m Dutch
Dutch form of Paltiel.
Paltith f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
The name of one of Lot's daughters according to the lost Book of Jasher.
Palu m Greenlandic
Younger form of Palo.
Paluan m Karakalpak
Means "wrestler" in Karakalpak.
Paluk m Greenlandic
Means "dear" or "little" in Greenlandic.
Palulop m Polynesian Mythology
Allegedly a sea god of the Caroline Islands.
Paluongia f Romansh
Romansch form of Apollonia, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Palush m Albanian
Albanian form of Paulus.
Palutena f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from Pallas 1-Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, or the word parthena, meaning "virgin" in Greek (see Parthenia)... [more]
Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)
From Finnish word pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.
Palwan m Turkmen (Rare)
Turkmen form of Palvan, which is a medieval Persian contraction of the Persian name Pahlavan (see Pahlavon).
Pamahas f Paiute
Means "meadows" in Paiute.
Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.
Pamantaquash m Wampanoag
Name of the "pond sachem" of Assawamsett.
Pamáquio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pammachius.
Pamaquio m Spanish
Spanish form of Pammachius.
Pambe m Eastern African, Swahili
Means "decorated" in Swahili.
Pambo m Ancient 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]
Pambugh f Armenian
Possibly from the Azerbaijani pambıq meaning "cotton".
Paméla f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pamela.
Pameletta f Romany
An elaboration of the name Pamela used in the Romany culture.
Pamelina f English
Perhaps an elaboration of Pamela.
Pamelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela using the name suffix lyn.
Pamfil m Croatian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Lengadocian, Provençal, History (Ecclesiastical)
Croatian, Romanian, Languedocian and Provençal form of Pamphilus.
Pàmfila f Catalan (Rare, ?)
Catalan feminine form of Pamphilus.
Pamfile m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Pamphilus.
Pamfili f Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Pamphile.