PeneusmGreek 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]
Pengm & fChinese 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.
PengfFilipino Diminutive of any name containing the sounds /f/ or /p/.
PengchenfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
Pengfeim & fChinese 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.
PenghuafChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Penghuif & mChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
PengjuanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Peng-limChinese 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]
Pengluf & mChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".
PengolodhmLiterature Means "teaching sage". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of the in-universe author of The Silmarillion.
PengqingfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 轻 (qīng) meaning "easy, light, gentle".
PengshanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
PengshaofChinese From the Chinese 芃 (péng) meaning "luxuriant growth" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel".
PengtianfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".
PengxiangfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
PengxuanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 暄 (xuān) meaning "warm, genial".
PengyufChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".
PengyuanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
PengyuefChinese From the Chinese 捧 (pěng) meaning "hold in both hands" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".
PenhafPortuguese (Brazilian) Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.
PeniafGreek 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.
PennmEnglish, Welsh Mythology Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.
PennafAmerican The Latin word for "feather, wing". American actor Ian Ziering has a daughter named Penna, born 2013.
PentafLiterature Possibly derived from the Greek prefix penta meaning "five". This is the name of the protagonist of the Italian fairy tale Penta of the Chopped-Off Hands (1634) by Giambattista Basile. In the story, Penta is a princess who has her hands cut off so she can escape the advances of her brother, who wants to marry her.
PentaquodmSusquehannock Meaning unknown. Pentaquod is the name of the 16th century first character in the novel 'Chesapeake' (1978) written by J.A. Michener.
Pentecostf & mEnglish (Puritan, Archaic) From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [more]
PentecostefMedieval, Medieval English Greek Πεντηκοστή "the fiftieth Day", the Greek name of the Feast of Weeks, which in Christian traditions was celebrated as the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.... [more]
PenthesileafGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She led her troops to the Trojan War in support of King Priamos.... [more]
PentheusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πένθος (penthos) meaning "grief, sorrow, sadness, mourning". In Greek mythology, Pentheus was the name of a king of Thebes.
PeomSwedish Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
PeofSotho (Modern, Rare) The meaning is “Seed” and it is a rare Sesotho name predominantly used in Lesotho
PeohtwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". The first element refers to the Picts, an ancient Celtic people from northern and eastern Scotland.
PeohtwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and wine "friend". The first element refers to the Picts, a group of peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus in the Pre-Viking, Early Middle Ages... [more]
PeolafAfrican American Used in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.
Pe'pe'ā'efCheyenne Means "Disorderly Woman", often used in the sense of a humorous nickname.
PepelafGeorgian (Rare) Derived from the Georgian noun პეპელა (pepela) meaning "butterfly", which is ultimately derived from the Old Georgian noun პეპელი (pepeli) meaning "butterfly".
PepelinefLiterature (Modern) The name of a female kitten in the 1989 novel Felidae, which was made into a 1994 German animated, film noir, mystery, featuring cats as the central characters.
PepimAncient Egyptian This was a name used by 2 pharaohs of Egypt's Old Kingdom. The etymology is unknown. Pepi I's throne name was Meryre, and Pepi II's was Neferkare... [more]
PepomSpanish, Catalan Diminutive of José (Spanish) or Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [more]
PeppermintmEnglish (Rare) He who is wise, he who brings peace, he who brings prosperity, hospitality, harmony, and he who learns from mistakes and grows along the journey.
PepromenefGreek Mythology Probably derived from Greek πεπρωμένος (pepromenos) meaning "fated". This was the name of a goddess of destiny and fate in Greek mythology.
PepsifObscure After the carbonated cola brand. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.
PerachbarfHebrew (Modern, Rare) Combination of the names Perach and Bar which together creates the meaning of "wildflower", this is the full name of the Israeli actress Bar Miniely (born 2001)
PerakmMalay It means "silver". It was the fifth and most famous bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca, Tun Perak, who served under four sultans from 1456 to 1498.
PeramonkorofAinu Meaning "child playing with a spatula". The name of Peramonkoro Sunazawa, Ainu activist and one of the most respected Japanese textile artists of the twentieth century.
PeranmBreton Derived from Petrus combined with the diminutive suffix -an.
PerantmArthurian Cycle A duke of Manaheim who was saved by Erec from a pack of robbers. His brothers, Joachim, Perant, and Malcheus, were also abducted and liberated. Erec sent them to Arthur’s court to relate the adventure.
PerchtafGermanic Mythology Derived from the Old High German word beraht meaning "bright", this was the name of a goddess worshiped in Austria, Baveria, Baden, Swabia, Switzerland and Slovenia.
PercíliafPortuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese form of Percilia, the name of a genus of perch-like fish native to Chile. It is a diminutive of Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (perke) "perch", cognate with περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted".
PerdanamIndonesian Means "first" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhana).
PerdanifIndonesian in classical Indonesian, perdani means treasurer. while the other meaning of Perdani is the feminine form of "perdana" which mean the first
PerdisfNorwegian (Rare) Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.
PerdixmGreek Mythology Means "partridge" in Greek. In Greek myth Perdix or Talos was a nephew of the inventor Daedalus, to whom he was apprenticed... [more]
PerelandrafLiterature The name for the planet Venus, in the novel of the same name by C.S. Lewis.
PerëndimAlbanian Mythology Perëndi is the Albanian word for "God", "the sky" and "heaven". Perëndi is thought to have been a sky and thunder god in the Albanian pagan mythology, and to have been worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity.
PerenellefFrench, English, Literature, Medieval French Old French form of Petronilla borne by Perenelle Flamel (1320-1402), wife and fellow alchemist of Nicolas Flamel. They are known for their quest to discover the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance said to turn any metal into gold and to make its owner immortal.... [more]
PerennafHungarian (Rare) Derived from the name of the old Roman deity of the circle or "ring" of the year, Anna Perenna. The name itself is derived from Classical Latin perennis "perennial; everlasting, perpetual" (ultimately from Latin per- “throughout” and annus “the year”).
PerimPortuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?) Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [more]
Perif & mHebrew (Modern, Rare) Diminutive of Perach and variant of Pri. A known bearer was Franz 'Peri' Neufeld (1913-1982), a Hungarian-born Israeli footballer.
PerianfEnglish (Rare), American (South) Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]
Peridotf & mEnglish (Rare) Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman pedoretés, ultimately from Greek paiderôs (via Latin paederos): pais "child" and erôs "love".... [more]
PerihanfTurkish Turkish name of Persian origin meaning "queen of the fairies" or "queen of the nymphs". The name is derived from Turkish peri (Persian pari) "fairy; nymph" and han "queen".... [more]