Submitted Names Starting with P

Peighton f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Peightyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Peigí f Irish
Irish pet form of Mairead or Maighread.

Peigín f Irish
Diminutive of Máiréad.

Peihong f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Peijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".

Peijing f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal".

Peijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]

Peilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, blueness".

Peili f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Peiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Peiman m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پیمان (see Peyman).

Peimaneh f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پیمانه (see Peymaneh).

Peimiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

Pein m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo pei meaning "wing, feather, leaf" and the genitive suffix -n.

Peiquan m Chinese

Pèir m Gascon
Gascon cognate of Pèire.

Pèira f Occitan
Feminine form of Pèire.

Peirao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming".

Peirce m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pierce.

Peirene f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of the fresh-water spring of the city of Korinthos and a daughter of Asopos. She was carried off by Poseidon and bore him two sons. Her name may be derived from the element πειραίνω (peiraino), and either mean "tied, fastened" or "the fastening one"... [more]

Peireta f Gascon, Lengadocian
Feminine diminutive of Pèire.

Peireto f Provençal
Provençal form of Pierrette.

Peirina f Gascon
Gascon form of Perrine.

Peirio m Medieval Welsh
Saint Peirio was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales and a child of King Caw of Strathclyde.

Peirithoos m Ancient Greek
Derived from either πεῖρα (peira) meaning "trial, attempt" and θοός  (thoos) meaning "quick, swift" or περί (peri) meaning "around; exceedingly" and θέω (theo) meaning "to run, to fly".

Peiro m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Occitan, Aragonese
Medieval Spanish, medieval Occitan and Aragonese form of Peter.

Peirod m Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Peter.

Peiroleta f Gascon
Diminutive of Pèira.

Peirolina f Gascon, Lengadocian
Diminutive of Pèira.

Peiron m Gascon
Diminutive of Pèir.

Peironèla f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Petronilla.

Peironella f Aragonese (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Petronilla.

Peironeta f Gascon, Lengadocian
Diminutive of Pèira.

Peironia f Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Peironèla.

Peiròt m Occitan
Masculine form of Peiròta.

Peiròta f Gascon (Archaic)
Variant of Peireta.

Peirotet m Occitan
Masculine form of Peiroteta.

Peiroteta f Gascon
Diminutive of Pèira.

Peisagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Peisander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Variant form of Pisander, which is the main latinized form of Peisandros (as Greek names starting with Peis- are usually latinized to Pis-, another example of this is Peisistratos, which becomes Pisistratus in Latin).... [more]

Peisandros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Peisenor m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Pei-shan f Taiwanese
From Chinese 佩 (pèi) meaning "ornament, pendant" combined with 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", as well as other Chinese character combinations that can form this name.

Peishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Peisianassa f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Peisianax. In Greek mythology, Peisianassa is a Tyrian maid who attends to Semele.

Peisianax m Ancient Greek
Derived from either Greek πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion" (both ultimately derived from πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)") and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".

Peisidemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Peisidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisidike. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology, most of whom are princesses.

Peisidike f Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Peisilaos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Peisinoe f Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Peisis m & f Ancient 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]

Peisistratos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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]

Peitao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach".

Peite m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Livonian form of Estonian Peit.

Péiter m Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish form of Peter.

Peithagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately 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]

Peithandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately 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]

Peithanor m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun πειθάνωρ (peithanor) meaning "obeying men", which consists of the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Peithidemos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately 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]

Peithidemus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peithidemos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Peitho f Greek 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]

Peitholaos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately 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]

Peitholaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peitholaos. This was the name of an ancient Greek tyrant of Pherae, who lived in the 4th century BC.

Peithon m Ancient Greek
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)". This name is not to be confused with Python.... [more]

Peithostratos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately 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]

Peiting f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, copious, sudden" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Peitsa m Finnish
Meaning unknown. Possibly from Finnish peitsi meaning "lance" and “pace (gait of a horse)”.

Peivas m Sami
Derived from Sami peivas "son of the day".

Peiwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Peixin f & m Chinese
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.

Peixing f Chinese
From the Chinese 珮 (pèi) meaning "jade ornament" and 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour, fortunately".

Peixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "belt ornament, pendant" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" or 炫 (xuàn) meaning "shine, glitter".

Peixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Peiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Peiyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Peiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".

Peiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Peiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".

Pejan m Kurdish
Etymology uncertain, perhaps an alternate transcription of Kurdish pêçan meaning "bandage".

Pejter m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Peter.

Peka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bess / Beth.

Pekah m Biblical (All)
From a root meaning “open”. Pekah was a king of Israel for a 20-year period beginning in about 778 B.C.E..

Pekahiah m Biblical
From the Hebrew name פְּקַחְיָה (Pəqaḥya) meaning "Yahweh has opened the eyes" from פֶּקַח (peqah) "open" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Pekang m & f Khmer
Variant of Bekang.

Pekcan m Turkish
Derived from Turkish pek meaning "many, much" and can meaning "life, soul".

Peke f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Becky and Betsy / Betty.

Pekeana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Bettyanne.

Pekeikakai f & m Ijaw
Means "morning star" in Ijaw.

Peki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bessie.

Peĸitaĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Peklar m Armenian
Meaning unknown.

Peko m Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar.

Peko f Japanese
ペコ (Peko) meaning "sin". Borne by character Peko Pekoyama (辺古山 ペコ) from the visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'.

Pękosław m Polish

Pękosława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pękosław.

Pekto m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Perfecto.

Pela f Polish, German (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Pelagia or Pelagie.

Pela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bella / Belle.

Pelaga f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Pelagia.

Pélage m French (Archaic)
French form of Pelagios via Pelagius.

Pelageia f Russian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Pelageya.

Pelageja f Estonian, Russian (Germanized)
Estonian and German transcription of Russian Пелагея (see Pelageya).

Pelagheia f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Pelageya.

Pelaghia f Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Pelagia.

Pelagi m Occitan (Rare)
Occitan form of Pelagius.

Pelágia f Hungarian (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Pelagia.

Pelàgia f Gascon (Archaic), Provençal
Gascon form and Provençal variant of Pelagia.

Pelagía f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Pelagia.

Pélagie f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pelagia.

Pelagie f German (Rare, Archaic)
German form of Pelagia.

Pelagija f Lithuanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Cognate of Pelagia.

Pelagije m Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian form of Pelagios via Pelagius.

Pelágio m History (Ecclesiastical)
Portuguese form of Pelagius.

Pelagìo f Provençal
Provençal form of Pélagie.

Pelagio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pelagios via Pelagius.

Pelagiô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Pelagia.

Pelagiu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Pelagius.

Pelágiusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pelagius.

Pelagiusz m Polish, Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Pelagius.

Pelagiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Pelagios.

Pelagja f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Pelagia.

Pelagon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "of the ocean".

Pelagoram m Mormon (Rare)
Possibly a derivative of Peleg, with a suffix of unknown origin.

Pelaheia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Pelagia.

Pelahiia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Pelagia

Pelahiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Pelagia.

Pelai m Catalan, Aragonese
Catalan and Aragonese form of Pelagius.

Pelaio m Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Pelagius.

Pelaji m Swahili
Variation of Pelagius.

Pelangi f Indonesian
Means "rainbow" in Indonesian.

Pelasgus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Means "ancient" in Ancient Greek. Several distinct characters in Greek mythology bore this name.

Pelatiah m Biblical
Pelatiah, meaning "Refugee of God" Ezekiel 11:1, son of Benaiah, a prince of the people, among the 25 Ezekiel saw at the East Gate; he fell dead upon hearing the prophecy regrarding Jerusalem.

Pelaxia f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Pelagia.

Pelaxio m Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Pelagius.

Pelay m Asturian
Asturian form of Pelagios.

Pelayu m Asturian
Variant of Pelay.

Pelbárt m Medieval Hungarian

Pelcia f Polish
Diminutive form of Pelagia.

Pelda f Kurdish
The meaning of 'Pelda' is beginning of spring. In Kurdish 'Pel' means tree leaf and 'da' means giving. After the winter ends, the leaves start to grow from the branches of the trees, you understand that spring has come, and this is what the name Pelda means.

Pele f Basque
Basque form of Felizia.

Pelé m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Famous bearer of this name is Pelé (Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento) and is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. ... [more]

Pélée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Peleus.

Pélegria f Gascon
Gascon feminine form of Peregrinus.

Pelegrín m Aragonese

Pelegrin m Medieval Occitan
Masculine form of Pelegrina.

Pelegrina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan feminine form of Peregrinus.

Pelej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Peleus.

Pelejana f Medieval Catalan

Peleka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bert.

Peleke m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Frederick and Fred.

Peleki m Hawaiian (Rare), Samoan (Rare), Tongan (Rare)

Pelen f Khakas
Khakas form of Pelagia.

Pelenakeka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Bernadette.

Pelenalako m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Bernard.

Pelenė f Folklore
Lithuanian form of Cinderella.

Pelenitoni m Tongan
Tongan adoption of Brandon.

Peleo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peleus.

Pèlerin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Peregrinus and variant of Pérégrin.

Pelet m Hebrew
Meaning "escape, deliverance" in Hebrew.

Peleth m Biblical
Peleth, of the Tribe of Reuben, was the father of On, a participant in Korah’s rebellion against Moses according to Numbers 16:1.

Peleu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Peleus.

Peleusz m Polish (Rare)
Form of Peleus.

Peley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Peleus.

Pelgrem m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch cognate of Pilgrim.

Pelgrym m Medieval Flemish

Pelgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish pelên meaning "petals" and gula meaning "rose".

Pelham m English
Transferred usage of the surname Pelham.

Peli m & f Papuan, Indonesian

Peliah f Hebrew, Greek Mythology

Pelianus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Christian martyr.

Pelicar m Guanche
Variant of Belicar.

Pelice m Spanish

Peligros f Spanish (Rare)
Means "hazards, perils, dangers" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Peligros, meaning "The Virgin of the Hazards."... [more]

Pelika f Hawaiian
Means "covenant" or "bond" in Hawaiian.

Pelike m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Felix.

Pelikite f Basque
Basque form of Felicidad.

Pelin m Indigenous Taiwanese
Taiwanese aboriginal name.

Pelin m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Meaning - "horse"... [more]

Pelin m Polish (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Greek πελινοσ (pelinos) "black", "dark", "dark-skinned".

Pelina f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pelin.

Pelinor m Guanche
Possibly means "fighter" or "the brightest" in Guanche. This name was borne by a mencey (leader) of the menceycato (kingdom) of Adeje, in the island of Tenerife, at the time of the conquest of the island in the 15th century... [more]

Pelitha f Romani (Archaic)

Pélk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Pelagiusz.

Pélka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Pelagiô.

Pelka f German (Silesian), Silesian
Hypochoristic form of Pelagia.

Pella f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Petronella.

Pelléas m Theatre, Arthurian Cycle (Gallicized)
French form of Pelleas used by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck for a character in his play Pelléas and Mélisande (1893), which was later adapted by Claude Debussy into an opera (1902).

Pellegrin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Peregrinus.

Pellegrina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pellegrino.

Pellervo m Finnish, Finnish Mythology
Derived from Finnish word pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.

Pellichos m Ancient Greek

Pello m Basque
Basque form of Peter.

Pellogris m Arthurian Cycle

Pëllumbesha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian pëllumbeshë "dove, pigeon; (endearing) child, daughter".

Pelo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Pelagia.

Pelonomi f Tswana
Means "noble heart" in Setswana.

Pelontle f Tswana
Means "beautiful heart" in Setswana.

Pelopea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Pelopea was a name attributed to four individuals.

Pelopia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Perhaps a feminine form of Pelops. In Greek mythology this was the name of several women, including the mother of Aegisthus.

Pelopidas m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Pelops" in Greek, derived from the name Pelops combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Pelops m Greek 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]

Pelor m Popular Culture

Pelşîn f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish pelçima meaning "leaf" and şîn meaning "blue".

Pelulo f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Beryl.

Pelumi f & m Yoruba
Means "with me" in Yoruba.

Pem f & m Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan པདྨ (pdma) meaning "lotus", ultimately from Sanskrit पद्म (padma).

Pemau f Indigenous Australian (?)
Allegedly an Australian Aboriginal name of Bundjalung origin. This is borne by Pemau Stone Bancroft (2018-), daughter of Australian actress Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft; his mother, artist Bronwyn Bancroft, "has said that her great-great-great-grandmother Pemau was one of only two or three survivors from her clan (the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation), the rest murdered when their land was settled by a white farmer."

Pemba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pembe.

Pemba m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སྤེན་པ (spen-pa) meaning "Saturn (the planet)" or "Saturday".

Pemberai m Shona
Means "celebrate" in Shona.

Pemberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pemberley. This also coincides with the fictional estate owned by one of the characters in Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.

Pemberly m & f English

Pemberton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pemberton.

Pembroke m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pembroke.

Pemela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Pemerity f Obscure

Pemi m Catalan
Diminutive of Josep Maria.

Pemma f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A possible variant of Emma or a diminutive of Pamela, or possibly derived from the surname Pemma, of unknown meaning or origin... [more]

Pemma f & m Tibetan
Comes from Pema (and Padma), Tibetan for Lotus. Lotus is a sacred flower in Buddhism (as well as Hinduism), a symbol for the way to enlightenment.

Pempa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).

Pemsah m Coptic
Coptic form of Egyptian Pemsais.

Pemsais m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
From Egyptian pȝ-msḥ meaning "the crocodile", derived from the masculine prefix pȝ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with mzḥ "crocodile".

Pemuluwuy m Indigenous Australian
The name of a prominent Bidjigal Aboriginal warrior of the Eora nation who lead a resistance against Sydney colonists in the 1790s - 1800s. He was also considered a carradhy or ‘clever man’. He convinced many surrounding Aboriginal nations to join his resistance against the British and was considered to be exceptional in most everything he did.

Peña f Spanish (European)
Means "rock" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Peña and Nuestra Señora de la Peña, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock" and "Our Lady of the Rock" respectively.

Pena m Finnish
Originally a variant of Benjamin. Rare as a given name, but is often used as a pet name for Pentti.

Peñafrancia f Filipino
Taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia/Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia and La Virgen de la Peña de Francia, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock of France" and "Our Lady of the Rock of France" respectively, venerated in Naga City though originating from the image enshrined in Salamanca, Spain.

Penarddun f Welsh Mythology
Means "chief beauty" or "most fair", derived from the Welsh elements pen "head, chief, foremost" and arddun "fair, beautiful". In Welsh mythology she was a wife of the sea-god Llyr.

Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]

Penba m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).

Pencha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Prudencia.

Penchalaiah m Indian

Pencina f Medieval Italian

Penda m History, Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of unknown origin. Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is today the English Midlands.

Penda m African
Penda is a shortend name of the Name Pendapala meaning "to be brave" or "be brave" in the ovomba language, indigeonous to the ovamo peolple of Namibia. ... [more]

Penda f African American
From the Swahili verb kupenda "to love, to like, to be pleasant".

Penda f Fula
Given to the third child.

Penda m Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon name of unknown meaning, possibly of Brythonic origin.... [more]

Pendekar m Malay
Means "warrior" in Malay.

Penderbela m Romani

Pendleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pendleton.

Pendragon m Arthurian Cycle
Transferred use of the surname Pendragon.... [more]

Pené m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "bright, resplendent" in Shipibo.

Penebui f Ancient Egyptian
The name of an early Egyptian queen, meaning "Seat of the Two Lords".

Pénée m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Peneus.

Peneki m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bennett.

Peneli f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penelly.

Penella f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Penelope.

Penellope f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Penelope.

Penelly f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penella.

Penelo f Popular Culture
The name of a character from Final Fantasy who is a friend of Vaan's.

Penelòpa f Occitan
Occitan form of Penelope.

Penelopa f Croatian, Russian, Polish, Macedonian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Georgian (Rare), Serbian
Cognate of Penelope.

Pénelopé f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Penelope.

Penèlope f Catalan
Catalan form of Penelope.

Penelopė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Penelope.

Penelopeia f Greek Mythology
Epic form of Penelope. Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' was written in Epic Greek (or Homeric Greek).

Penelopo f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Penelope.

Peneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peneus.

Penetta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Per using the popular suffix netta, found in such names as Annette and Jeanette.

Peneus m Greek 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]

Penfey m Russian
Russian form of Pentheus.

Peng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Peng f Filipino
Diminutive of any name containing the sounds /f/ or /p/.

Penga f Kannada

Pengchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Pengfei m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Penghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Penghui f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".

Pengjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Peng-li m Chinese
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]

Penglu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".

Pengolodh m Literature
Means "teaching sage". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of the in-universe author of The Silmarillion.

Pengqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 轻 (qīng) meaning "easy, light, gentle".

Pengshan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".

Pengshao f Chinese
From the Chinese 芃 (péng) meaning "luxuriant growth" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel".

Pengtian f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".

Pengwendé m Mossi
Not available.

Pengxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Pengxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 暄 (xuān) meaning "warm, genial".

Pengyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".

Pengyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Pengyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 捧 (pěng) meaning "hold in both hands" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Penha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.

Penhartti m Finnish
Finnish form of Bernhard.

Penheli f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penelly.

Peni f Welsh (Modern)
Welsh spelling of Penny.

Penia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Πενία "deficiency; poverty", Penia was the personification of poverty and need. She married Porus at Aphrodite's birthday and was sometimes considered the mother of Eros.

Peniamina m Hawaiian, Samoan (Rare)

Peniamina m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Benjamin.

Peniel m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From a biblical place name (Gen 32:30) meaning "face of God".... [more]

Penijamini m Fijian
Fijian form of Benjamin.

Penikona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Benton.

Penina f Hebrew, English (American, Archaic)
Variant transliteration of Peninnah.

Penina f Samoan (Rare)
Derived from Samoan penina "pearl".

Peninah f Jewish, English (African)
Variant of Peninnah.

Peniston m English (British, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Peniston.... [more]

Penjam m Finnish
Finnish short form of Penjami.