Submitted Names Starting with P

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Patah m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Fattah.
Patama f Thai
Alternate transcription of Patthama.
Patana f Spanish (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.
Patao f & m Hmong
Patape m Coptic
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.
Patapi m Coptic
Variant form of Patape.
Patapios m Coptic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Patape. Saint Patapios of Egypt was an early Christian desert hermit and thaumaturge. He is venerated by Orthodox Church on December 8th.
Pätar m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Peter.
Patə̑r m Mari
Mari masculine name meaning "warrior, strong".
Patar m Batak
Means "clear, bright, open, transparent" in Toba Batak.
Patareshnes f Ancient Egyptian
Means "the land rejoices in her" in Egyptian.
Patarz m Caucasian Mythology
Chechen and Ingush form of Batradz.
Patch m English (American)
Short form of Patrick, coming from how the sequence ⟨tr⟩ is pronounced like ⟨ch⟩ in many dialects of American English.... [more]
Patcha f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พัดชา (see Phatcha).
Patchanan f Thai
Meaning uncertain.
Patcharee f Thai
Derived from Thai พัชร (phatchara) meaning "diamond".
Patcharin f Thai
From Thai พัชร (phatchara) meaning "diamond" and อินทร์ (in) referring to the Hindu god Indra.
Patches f & m English (Rare), Pet
From the English word patches, which is a plural noun of patch.
Patchouli f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Patchouli comes from the bushy herb of the mint family and bears tiny pink-white flowers. A bearer of this name is Patchouli Knowledge, a character from the Touhou Project.
Patdleĸ m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "(dwarf) willow" or "alder" (Lat. Alnus crispa).
Patdlipaluk m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "little birch tree" or a combination of Patdleĸ and -paluk "dear little".
Patecatl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Possibly derived from Nahuatl pahtli "medicine, potion, poison" and -tecatl, a suffix indicating affiliation. This was the name of an Aztec god of healing and fertility, lord of pulque (an alcoholic beverage made from maguey sap).
Pateemoh f Thai (Muslim)
Alternate transcription of Patimoh.
Patel m & f Indian
From the Gujarati word પટેલ (paṭēl) meaning "chief, village headsman". This is the most common surname among Indian-Americans.
Patern m History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Paternus and French variant of Paterne.
Paterniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Paternianus.
Paternianus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen and diminutive of Paternus.
Paterno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Paternus.
Paternus m Ancient Roman
Derived from pater meaning "paternal, fatherly".
Paterson m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Paterson.
Pathama f Thai
Alternate transcription of Patthama.
Pathappan m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Peter used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Pathé m French (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Pathé.
Pathïr m Western Yugur
Means "hero" in Western Yugur.
Pathma f & m Sinhalese
Sinhalese form of Padma.
Pathom m Thai
Means "first, primary" in Thai.
Pathomchai m Thai
From Thai ปฐม (pathom) meaning "first, primary" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Pathrose m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Peter used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians.
Páti f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Pati f Georgian
Short form of Patman, which is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Patie f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Patie m Scots
Diminutive of Pate.
Patiens m Late Roman
From the element Patiens "patience" used by two saints.
Patient m French (African), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), English (Puritan)
From the Late Latin name Patiens. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word patient.
Patientia f Medieval Italian, Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Taken directly from Latin patientia "patience, endurance, forbearance" (also "suffering" or "submission, subjection") – the ancestral cognate of Patience... [more]
Patig m Armenian
"little duck"
Patil f Marathi, Kannada
Marathi and Kannada form of Patel.
Patil f Armenian
Means "snowflake" in Armenian.
Patima f Indonesian, Lak
Indonesian and Lak form of Fatimah.
Patima f & m Thai
Means "image, figure" in Thai.
Patimah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Fatimah.
Patimat f Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Lezgin, Lak
Form of Fatimah used in Dagestan.
Patina f English (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.
Patiphan m Thai
Means "wit, wisdom" in Thai.
Patirke f Basque
Basque form of Patricia.
Patiwat m Thai
Means "overthrow, revolution" or "rolling back, turning back" in Thai.
Patiy f Karachay-Balkar
Diminutive form of Fatimat or Patimat.
Patma f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Fatimah.
Patman m Pashto
Means "man of honour", from Pashto pat "honour" and man "self".
Patman f Literature, 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]
Pato m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.
Patom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Pathom.
Patomchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Pathomchai.
Paton m Manx (Archaic)
Diminutive of Patrick.
Patoni f Afghan, Pashto
Meaning as of yet unknown. A known bearer of this name is Dr. Patoni Isaaqzai Teichmann, an Afghan feminist and social activist.
Patony m Medieval Hungarian
Of unknown origin and meaning.
Patra f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petra or a short form of Cleopatra.
Patrek m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Patrekur, the usual Icelandic form of Patrick (via Old Norse Patrekr)... [more]
Patrekr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Patrick.
Patrekur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Patrekr.
Patria f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish patria, meaning "homeland".
Patrica f Various
Feminine form of Patrick.
Patricea f English (Rare, ?)
Extended form of Patrice 2 or variant of Patricia.
Patriche m Picard
Picard form of Patricius.
Patrichie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Patricius, used to refer to Saint Patrick of Ireland.
Patrici m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan and Occitan form of Patrick.
Patriciu m Romanian
Romanian form of Patricius (see Patrick).
Patricjô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Patricia.
Patries f Dutch
Short form of Patricia, which is comparable to Patrice 2.... [more]
Patrika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick. This name is borne by American actress Patrika Darbo.
Patrikas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Patricius (see Patrick).
Patrike f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Patricia.
Patrikios m Greek
Greek form of Patricius.
Patrikiy m Russian
Russian form of Patricius (see Patrick).
Patrikki m Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Patrick.
Patriko m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Patrick.
Pátrikur m Faroese
Faroese form of Patrick.
Patrin m Romani
Means "leaf" in Romani.
Patrina f English
Feminine diminutive of Patrick influenced by Katrina
Patrine f English (Rare)
Combination of "Patricia" and "Katrine".
Patriot m Albanian, Indonesian
Derived from Albanian patriot "patriot".
Patrique m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patrick.
Patris m Provençal
Provençal form of Patrice 1.
Patrisía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Patricia.
Patrisius m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Patricius (see Patrick).
Patrisse f African American
Probably derived from the French name Patrice 1.... [more]
Patritius m Medieval German
Variant of Patricius. A bearer of this name was Patritius Sporer, a German Franciscan moral theologian from the 17th century AD.
Patrìtziu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Patricius.
Patriziu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Patricius.
Patrizja f Maltese
Maltese form of Patricia.
Patro m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish variant of Pedro.
Patrobas m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Contracted form of Patrobios. Also compare similar contractions, such as Annas, Cleopas and Silas.... [more]
Patrobios m Ancient Greek
Meaning not quite certain. The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πάτρα (patra) meaning "fatherland, native land" or from Greek πατρός (patros) meaning "of a father".... [more]
Patrobius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Patrobios. This was the name of a prominent and influential freedman, who was one of the favourites of the Roman emperor Nero (1st century AD).
Patrobulus m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of the rare Greek name Πατρόβουλος (Patroboulos), which was derived from Greek πατρόβουλος (patroboulos), the name for a hereditary senator.... [more]
Pàtrocle m Catalan
Catalan form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).
Patrocle m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).
Patrocles m Romanian
Romanian form of Patroklos (see Patroclus)
Pátroclo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).
Patroclo m Italian
Italian form of Patroklos (see Patroclus).
Patronella f English
Meaning Rock and is of English origin.
Patronilla f Medieval Catalan
Medieval Catalan form of Petronilla.
Patroula f Greek
Diminutive of Patra.
Pătru m Romanian (Archaic)
Transylvanian form of Petru.
Patrycjusz m Polish
Polish form of Patricius.
Patryk m Ukrainian
Patryk is probably used in Ukraine and is the same as Polish Patryk... [more]
Patrynia f Polish
Diminutive of Patrycja.
Patrysia f Polish
Diminutive of Patrycja.
Patrysiya f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Patricia.
Patsakon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phatsakon.
Patsakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phatsakon.
Patshah m Kazakh
Kazakh spelling variant of the Ottoman Turkish and Persian title padishah, meaning "emperor". In the Kazakh language, this is the most frequent word used for "king".
Patson m Pashto
Means "uprising" or "self-defence" in Pashto.
Patsye f English
The feminine spelling of Patsy.
Pattama f Thai
Alternate transcription of Patthama.
Pattamawadee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Patthamawadi.
Pattamawadi f Thai
Alternate transcription of Patthamawadi.
Pattamawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Patthamawan.
Patthama f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पद्म (padma).
Patthamawadee f Thai
Alternate transcription of Patthamawadi.
Patthamawadi f Thai
From Thai ปัทมา (patthama) meaning "lotus" and วดี (wadi) meaning "possessing, having".
Patthamawan f Thai
From Thai ปัทมา (patthama) meaning "lotus" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Pattye f English
Feminine alternative to Patty.
Pattylou f American (South)
Combination of Patty and Lou.
Pattyn f English
Variant and feminine form of Patton.
Pattyuk m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Ipatiy.
Patukanani m Tumbuka
Means "part from one another" in Tumbuka.
Patukawenga m Maori
The meaning of this name has not just one meaning possibly due to the Patu and Kawenga portions of this name. Patu means "screen", "wall", "edge", etc. Kawenga means "burden". This was the name of the Senior Ngati Mutunga Chief Patukawenga (d... [more]
Pātumā f Balochi
Balochi form of Fatima.
Patusia f Polish
Diminutive of Patrycja.
Patxika f Basque
Basque form of Francesca.
Paty f Portuguese
Diminutive of Patricia.
Patyegarang f Indigenous Australian
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by an indigenous Australian woman (fl. 1780) of the Cammeraygal clan of the Eora nation.
Patz f Occitan
Occitan form of Paz 1.
Pau f Spanish
Spanish short form of Paula and Paulina.
Pau m & f Chinese (Wu)
Wu Chinese form of Bao.
Pauahi f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name either meaning "consumed by fire" or "putting out fire".
Pauchi-kamuy m Ainu, Far Eastern Mythology, Japanese Mythology
Ainu god (Kamuy) of insanity, said to plague humanity with stomach aches, seizures, and uncontrollable dancing.
Pauk m & f Burmese
From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces vivid orange-red blooms (scientific name Butea monosperma). This word can also mean "prospect, opportunity" and "manner, style (of speaking)", among many other definitions.
Paukku m Finnish
Finnish dialectal pet form of Paulus.
Pàul m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Paul.
Päul m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Paul.
Pauł m Vilamovian
Variant of Pioel.
Päula f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Päul.
Paùla f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Paula.
Paulaina f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Paulina, influenced by the spelling of the name Laina.
Paulantoni m Romansh
Contraction of Paul and Antoni.
Paulas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Paulus (see Paul). Also compare Paulius and Povilas.
Pàule m Sardinian
Variant of Pàulu.
Paule f & m Basque, Medieval Basque
Contemporary Basque form of Paula, as proposed by Sabino Arana in his 'Santoral vasco'. In the Middle Ages, however, Paule was a masculine name, thus a form of Paul.
Paulė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Paula, which is the feminine form of Paulus (see Paul). Also compare Povilė.
Pauledda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Pàula.
Paulek m Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Paweł via German Paul.
Paùlëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Paulina.
Paulet m French, Provençal
Diminutive of Paul.
Pauleta f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Paulette.
Paulete f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Paulette.
Pauleto f Provençal
Diminutive of Paulo.
Pauletoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Paulet.
Pauley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pauley.
Paulfrid f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Paul and the Norse name element fríðr "beautiful" or friðr "peace, protection".
Pauli f Spanish
Diminutive of Paulina.
Pauli f Basque
Feminine form of Paulin.
Pauli m Romansh
Romansh form of Paulus.
Paulí m Catalan
Catalan form of Paulinus (see Paulino).
Paulica f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Paula.
Paulică m Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Paul.
Pauliine f Estonian
Estonian form of Pauline.
Paulik m Silesian
Variant of Paulek.
Paulin m German, Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh, Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian, Polish, French, Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh and obsolescent German male form of Paulinus.
Paulin f German (Modern)
German variant of Pauline, intended to reflect a bona fide French pronunciation.
Paulin m Basque
Basque form of Paul.
Paŭlina f Belarusian
A Belarusian form of Paulina and variant of Palina.
Paulīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Paulina.
Pauliña f Galician
Galician diminutive of Paula.
Paulīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Pauline.
Paulinea f English
Variant of Paulina.
Paulini m Sicilian
Variant of Paulinu.
Pauliniano m Spanish
Spanish form of Paulinianus.
Paulinianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Paulinus. This name was borne by a Roman senator and consul from the 3rd century AD, as well by the younger brother of Saint Jerome (4th century AD).
Pauliños m Galician
Galician form of Paulinos.
Paulinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Paulinus (see Paulino).
Paulinu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Paulinus.
Paulis m Latvian
Latvian form of Paul.
Paulisa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Paul.
Paulît f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Paulina.
Paŭliuk m Belarusian
Diminutive of Paviel. This name has been borne by a number of Belarusian poets, such as Paŭliuk Šukajla (1904-1939) and Paŭliuk Trus (1904-1929).
Paull m English (Archaic)
Variant of Paul recorded in the 16th century.
Paulla f Late Roman
Feminine form of Paullus.
Paulmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Paul and Michael.
Paulo f Provençal
Provençal form of Paule.
Pauloi m Veps
Veps form of Paul.
Paulose m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Form of Paul used by Saint Thomas Christians in Kerala.
Pauloun m Provençal
Diminutive of Pau.
Paulownia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants which were named after the Russian-Dutch queen Anna Pavlovna/Anna Paulowna.
Paulucciu m Corsican
Diminutive of Paulu.
Paulumaria m Corsican
Combination of Paulu and Maria.
Pauly m English
Variant spelling of Paulie.
Paulyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline or feminization of Paul with the popular suffix -lyn.
Paum m Limburgish (Archaic)
Medieval Limburgish variant of Palm, which was likely influenced by Old French paume meaning "palm" and paumier meaning "palmer" (as in, a medieval Christian pilgrim).... [more]
Păuna f Romanian (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock". The name was borne by Păuna Greceanu-Cantacuzino, a Princess consort of Wallachia.
Pauric m Irish
Variant of Padraig.
Pauro m Shona
Shona form of Paul.
Pàuru m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Paul.
Pausicacus m Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Pausikakos. A notable bearer of this name was saint Pausicacus of Synnada (died around 606 AD).
Pausikakos m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective παυσίκακος (pausikakos) meaning "ending evils", which consists of the Greek noun παῦσις (pausis) meaning "stopping, ceasing" and the Greek noun κάκη (kake) meaning "wickedness, vice"... [more]
Pausilippo m Italian
Italian form of Pausilippus.
Pausilypos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective παυσίλυπος (pausilypos) meaning "ending pain", which consists of the Greek noun παῦσις (pausis) meaning "stopping, ceasing" and the Greek noun λύπη (lype) meaning "pain, suffering" as well as "grief, sadness".
Pausilypus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pausilypos. This was the name of a 2nd-century Christian martyr who miraculously escaped imprisonment after being sentenced to death, but died of his injuries soon after.
Pauweline f Medieval Flemish
Feminine form of Pauwel.
Pauzi m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Fawzi.
Pàval m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Paul.
Päval m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Paul.
Pavankumar m Telugu, Indian
Combination of Pavan and Kumar.
Pavati f Hindi
pavati means clear water
Pavči f Slovene
Diminutive form of Pavla.
Pave m Croatian
Variant of Pavo.
Paventia f Roman Mythology
The name of a minor Roman goddess, who protects against childhood fears (pavor), protects against sudden fright and comforts those who have been frightened.