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Ozoro f Eastern African
Amharic name, said to come from a biblical name meaning "strength of the Lord" (in which case it is partly from Hebrew ’az "force, strength" and a relative of Oz 2).

Paahtsiinaama'ahkawa m Siksika
Means "takes the wrong weapon or coup" in Siksika.

Padipare m Ancient Egyptian
Derived from Egyptian pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ meaning "he who is given by Ra" or "the gift of the sun god (Ra)". Older form of Potiphar.

Pahemnetjer m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "servant of the god".

Pahor m Ancient Egyptian, Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-ḥr meaning "the one of Horus", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with the name of the god Horus.

Paiset m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-js.t meaning "the one of Isis", derived from pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with the name of the goddess Isis.

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."

Pakku m Japanese
Pakku means the word, "パック" (pack). Also the name is used in the show, "Avatar: The Last Airbender".

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]

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]

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]

Pamin m Ancient Egyptian, Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-mn meaning "he of Min", derived from the masculine possessive prefix pꜣ "the aforementioned, the, he of" combined with the name of the god Min... [more]

Pamiu m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-mjw or pꜣ-my meaning "the cat, the tomcat" or "he who belongs to the cat Bastet". It is sometimes incorrectly translated as pꜣ-mꜣj "the lion"... [more]

Pammachius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Greek name that probably consisted of the Greek elements παν (pan) "all" and μαχη (mache) "battle", which effectively gives the name the meaning of "the one who fights all"... [more]

Pammerope f Greek Mythology
Perhaps from Greek παμ- (pam-), a variant of παν (pan) "all, every", combined with μέροψ (merops) "dividing the voice, articulate" or "bee-eater" (species Merops apiaster; compare Merops, Merope)... [more]

Panaitios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective παναίτιος (panaitios) meaning "cause of all, to whom all the guilt belongs". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of πᾶν (pan), the neuter singular of Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, every, each"... [more]

Panau m Coptic
Possibly means "one of the donkey, donkey driver", derived from Egyptian pȝ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with nj "of, belonging to" and ꜥꜣ "donkey, ass". It could also mean "he of Set", with "donkey" representing the Egyptian god Set.

Panchali f Indian
Means "from the kingdom of Panchala" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas in the Indian epic the Mahabharata.... [more]

Pandarus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature, Theatre
Latinized form of Greek Πάνδαρος (Pandaros), which was possibly derived from παν (pan) "all" and an uncertain second element. This is the name of a mythical archer who appears in stories of the Trojan War, and "who by an arrow-shot violates the truce between the Trojans and Greeks, and is afterwards slain by Diomedes." In Homer's 'Iliad' he is portrayed as an energetic and impetuous warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between Troilus and Cressida... [more]

Pandemos f & m Greek Mythology
From Greek πάνδημος (pandemos) meaning "of all people, belonging to all people; public, common", composed of πᾶν (pan) "all" and δῆμος (demos) "the people"... [more]

Panehesy m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-nḥsj meaning "the Nubian" (see Phinehas). This was the name of two ancient Egyptian priests and one vizier.

Panine m Coptic
Possibly derived from the possessive masculine prefix ⲡⲁ- (pa-) and genetive marker ⲛ (n) combined with either ⲉⲓⲛⲉ (eine) "chain, fetter" or ⲉⲓⲛⲉ "thumb", the former giving the meaning "he of the chain; guardian", the latter "he of the thumbs", referring to the story of the Coptic saint Symphronios, who was called Panine after his broken thumbs were miraculously healed.

Paniran m Coptic
Means "the one of the names" or "the one of many honours", derived from the masculine possessive suffix ⲡⲁ- (pa-) and the plural definite article ⲛⲓ- (ni-) combined with‎ ⲣⲁⲛ (ran) "name, honour, reputation, fame".

Panoute m Coptic (Sahidic)
Means "the God" or simply "God" in the Coptic language. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian masculine prefix (or article/pronoun) pa combined with Egyptian nuti "God".

Pantagruel m Literature
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες (pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Hagarene gruel meaning "thirsty"... [more]

Pantariste f Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες (pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]

Pantawan f Thai
Means "like the sun" from Thai ปาน (pan) meaning "as, like" and ตะวัน (tawan) meaning "sun".

Panyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon".

Papnoute m Coptic (Sahidic)
Derived from Egyptian pa-ph-nuti meaning "the (man) of God" or "he who belongs to God".

Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).

Parchaoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parcha meaning "piece, fragment" or a type of brocade and oy meaning "moon".

Parchinoy f Uzbek
Derived from parchin, either meaning "horseshoe" or refering to a type of colourful ceramic tile, and oy meaning "moon".

Pardaoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and oy meaning "moon".

Parerenpetnefer f Ancient Egyptian
Variant form of Renpetnefer, the additional elements possible deriving from the definite article pꜣ ("the aforementioned; the; he of") and the name of the god Ra.

Paridell m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Paridell is a knight who appears in Books 3 and 4 of "The Faerie Queene". He briefly falls in love with Hellenore and has a superficial friendship with Blandamour.

Parijahon f Uzbek
Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and jahon meaning "the world".

Parlante m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Parlante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1 of "The Faerie Queene".

Parthavi f Hinduism
Means "Daughter of the Earth"

Parvani f Indian
From a Sanskrit word meaning "full moon".

Pasang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan པ་སངས (pa-sangs) meaning "Venus (the planet)" or "Friday".

Pasebakhaenniut m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-sbꜣ-ḫꜥ-n-nwt meaning "the star appearing in the city", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with sbꜣ "star; meteor", ḫꜥ "appearing", m "in", and nwt "town, city", usually referring to Thebes.

Pasha'ay f Uyghur
Derived from the name Pasha and -ئاي‎ (-'ay) meaning "moon".

Pasherenptah m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-šr-n-ptḥ meaning "son of Ptah", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with šr "boy, child, young man; son" and the name of the god Ptah... [more]

Pashhur m Biblical Hebrew, Ancient Egyptian
Derived from Egyptian name possibly meaning "portion of the god horus". Used in Hebrew as "passover" indicating sparing and deliverance. Used multiple times in the old testament.

Pashonti m Coptic
Means "one of the acacia tree", derived from the masculine possessive prefix ⲡⲁ- (pa-) combined with ϣⲟⲛϯ (šonti) "acacia, thorn tree".

Paskwüw m Cree
Means "the plain", referring to the prairies, in Cree.

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.

Patareshnes f Ancient Egyptian
Means "the land rejoices in her" in Egyptian.

Payipwāt m Cree
Means "one who knows the secrets of the Sioux" in Cree.

Paylak m Armenian
From the Armenian word փայլակ (pʿaylak) meaning "the light emitted by a lightning strike; brilliance, radiance".

Pazu m Popular Culture
This is the name of one of the main characters in the Studio Ghibli movie, "Castle in the Sky".

Pedrolino m Italian, Theatre
Diminutive of Pedro with an added diminutive Italian suffix -lino. Pedrolino is a primo Zanni of the commedia dell'arte. Contemporary illustrations suggest that his white blouse and trousers constituted "a variant of the typical Zanni suit", and his Bergamasque dialect marked him as a member of the "low" rustic class.

Pedubast m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜢ-dj-bꜣstt meaning "the given of Bastet", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with‎ dj "given" and the name of the cat goddess Bastet... [more]

Peduhor m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-dj-ḥr (or pꜣ-dj-ḥr-mḥn) meaning "given by Horus", derived from pꜣ "the; he of" combined with dj "given" and the name of the god Horus.

Peeta m Literature
This is the name of the male protagonist in Suzanne Collins' young adult novel "The Hunger Games" and its sequels. Collins has never stated how she came up with the name but it has been speculated that it is related to pita bread, given that the character was born into a family of bakers, or that it could be a form of Peter.

Peftjauawybast m Ancient Egyptian
Means "his breath (comes from) the arms of Bastet" in Egyptian.

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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]

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

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]

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]

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

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".

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.

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.

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

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

Penpak f Thai
Means "full moon" in Thai.

Pensée f French (Rare)
Derived from French pensée "pansy (the flower); thought, idea".

Pentecoste f Medieval, 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]

Perëndi m Albanian 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.

Perenna f Hungarian (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”).

Perihan f Turkish
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]

Perilaos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with Greek λαος (laos) meaning "(the) people".

Perileos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos), which is the Attic Greek form of ancient Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people"... [more]

Perissa f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser who lived with her two sisters, Elissa and Medina. Her hedonism stood in contrast to the asceticism of Elissa and the temperance of Medina.

Perna f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Greek
Derived from Greek pernas "to pass", this name was historically given to a girl with older sisters whose parents desperately hoped for a son. They "were literally praying for the curse of daughters to pass".

Perpugilliam f Popular Culture
This is the full first name of Peri Brown, a companion to the Fifth and Sixth Doctors in 'Doctor Who'. The character claims that her name means "she who lives in the hills", though the accuracy of this is unknown as she does not specify the name's language or origin.

Pertinax m Ancient Roman, History, Literature
Derived from Latin pertinax "persistent, stubborn." This name was borne by a Roman Emperor from the 2nd century AD.... [more]

Pervizifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish perviz-i felek meaning "the Sun".

Peseshet f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian psš.t, derived from psš meaning "to divide, split, spread out" or "ritual instrument (for Opening of the Mouth ceremony)" combined with the suffix t. Peseshet was the earliest recorded female physician, titled the Lady Overseer of the Female Physicians in Fourth Dynasty ancient Egypt (ca... [more]

Petequakey m Cree
Means "come to us with the sound of wings" in Cree.

Petraea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πετραία (Petraia) meaning "of a rock" as well as "rocky" and "living among the rocks", a derivative of πέτρα (petra)... [more]

Petrichor f Obscure
From the English word petrichor that denotes the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil, which was coined by Australian mineralogist and biochemist Richard Grenfell Thomas in 1964 from Greek πέτρα (petra) meaning "rock" or πέτρος (petros) "stone" and ἰχώρ (ichor) "the juice, not blood, that flows in the veins of gods in Greek mythology".... [more]

Peukolaos m Ancient Greek, History
Derived from the Greek noun πεύκη (peuke) meaning "pine (tree)" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people". This was the name of one of the men who participated in Dimnos of Chalastra's conspiracy to assassinate Alexander the Great (4th century BC).... [more]

Pharisee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Primarily Southeastern in the United States, dating back to the 1840s and also used in the early 20th century.... [more]

Phaxsi f Aymara
Means "moon" in Aymara.

Phaxsi Jalsu f Aymara
From the Aymara phaxsi meaning "moon" and jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring".

Phaxsi Jiwaki f Aymara
From the Aymara phaxsi meaning "moon" and jiwaki meaning "nice, pretty".

Phaxsi Nayra f Aymara
From the Aymara phaxsi meaning "moon" and nayra meaning "eyes".

Phedon m Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Phemonoe f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Possibly derived from Greek φημί (phemi) meaning "to speak, to declare" or φήμη (pheme) meaning "rumour, fame, reputation" combined with νόος (noos) meaning "the mind, thought, perception"... [more]

Phen f Thai
Means "full moon" in Thai, of Khmer origin.

Pheng m & f Lao
Means "song" or "full (moon)" in Lao.

Phennapha f Thai
From Thai เพ็ญ (phen) meaning "full moon" and นภา (napha) meaning "sky".

Phensi f Thai
From Thai เพ็ญ (phen) meaning "full moon" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Phensiri f Thai
From Thai เพ็ญ (phen) meaning "full moon" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory, splendour".

Phib m Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-hb meaning "the ibis".

Philax m Literature
Derived from Greek phulax meaning "watcher". This is the name of a character in the fairy tale "The Palace of Revenge" by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Philax is the cousin and lover of the protagonist Imis.

Philochoros m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective φιλόχορος (philochoros) meaning "loving the choir or choral dance", which consists of the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" combined with the Greek noun χορός (choros) meaning "dance".

Philodemos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of the people", derived from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" combined with Greek δημος (demos) "the people."

Philolaos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of the people", derived from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" combined with Greek λαος (laos) "the people."

Philostratos m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of the army", derived from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" combined with Greek στρατος (stratos) "army."

Phouchanh f Lao (Rare)
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Phryne f History, Literature
Ancient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*phrynos being cognate with brown) or because of a "snub nose" (phrynē "a kind of toad")... [more]

Phrynichos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun φρύνη (phryne) meaning "toad" (see Phryne). Also compare Greek φρῦνος (phrynos), which can mean "toad" as well as "brown"... [more]

Phurbu m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཕུར་བུ (phur-bu) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday".

Piama f Coptic, 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]

Piano f Japanese
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]

Piast m Medieval 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"

Piccardo m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian name, probably meaning "from the French region of Picardy".

Pick-thank m Literature
A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress" whose name is modeled on Puritanical nomenclature.

Piedraescrita f Spanish (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 Albas f Spanish (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]

Piedrasantas f Spanish (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]

Piibe f Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Estonian word "piibeleht" meaning "lily of the valley".

Piʻikea f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "the life ascends".

Pinar f Spanish (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.

Pinga f New 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]

Pinikir f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of the most important goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Pinikir started out as the mother-goddess (in which capacity she was also the goddess of love and fertility), making her rank above all Elamite gods - even the male ones... [more]

Piniolo m Medieval Galician, Medieval Spanish
Possibly from Latin pineus "of the pine, pinelike" (cf. Galician piño "pine nut") and the diminutive suffix -olus.

Pinito f Spanish (Canarian)
Diminutive of Pino (itself from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Pino meaning "Our Lady of the Pine", the patron saint of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands)... [more]

Pino f Spanish (Canarian)
Means "pine tree" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Pino, meaning "Our Lady of the Pine". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patroness of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.

Pirimtvarisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Means "face of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი (piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see Okropir) combined with Georgian მთვარის (mtvaris), which is the genitive of the noun მთვარე (mtvare) meaning "moon".... [more]

Pirimzisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Means "face of the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი (piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see Okropir) combined with Georgian მზის (mzis), which is the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun".... [more]

Pišaišapḫi m Hurrian Mythology, Hittite Mythology
Means "he of Mount Pišaiša". Name borne by a Hurrian mountain god also worshipped as part of the Hittite and Ugaritic pantheons. He is recorded as receiving offerings alongside the goddesses Šuwala, Šauška, and Ninegal... [more]

Pisennoufi m Coptic
Means "the good news, gospel", derived from the Coptic masculine prefix ⲡⲓ- (pi-) combined with ϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (šennoufi) "good news", a claque of Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).

Pishoy m Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-šꜣj meaning "the fate", derived from pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with šꜣ "to put in order, establish, decree". This name was borne by a Coptic saint from the 5th century AD.

Pisoura m Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-ꜥswr meaning "the Assyrian", derived from pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" and jswr "Assyria".

Pitschen m Romansh
Derived from Romansh il pitschen "the little one; the small one". This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.

Pitt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pitt. A fictional bearer was Sir Pitt Crawley in William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel 'Vanity Fair' (1848), a character apparently named in honour of the 18th-century British statesman William Pitt, nicknamed "The Great Commoner" (for whom the U.S. city of Pittsburgh was also named).

Pity f English (Puritan, Rare)
From the English word meaning "the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others", which is a cognate of Piety, ultimately from Latin pietas "piety" (via Old French pite "compassion"; also compare Pietas).

Pitynyl m Selkup
Means "the bottom of the nest" in Selkup. This is usually given to the youngest child.

Piye m Ancient Egyptian, History
From Egyptian py, of uncertain etymology. It could be from Meroitic *𐦧𐦢 (*pi) “to live”, thus meaning "the living one", or from Egyptian pꜣ (pa) “O, he of, this of, that of” combined with ꜥnḫy (ankhi) “living one”, thus meaning "O living one"... [more]

Pkharmat m Caucasian Mythology
Means "creator of the nation, language, or land". Pkharmat is a Demi-God (Nart) and legendary hero to the Vainakh (Chechen and Ingush) people who stole fire from the god Sela and brought it to mankind and ultimately led to the people forming a nation... [more]

Ploumisti f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Used in the eastern region of Macedonia, Greece. It comes from the ancient Greek word πλουμίον (ploumíon) or the Latin word pluma, which means "painted or embroidered decorative design, flower, ornament"... [more]

Plúr na mBan f Irish Mythology
Means "the flower of women", deriving from the Anglo-Norman element flur ("flower, blossom"), and the Irish element na mban ("of the women"). Name borne by the daughter of Oisín and Niamh in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

Pocoyo m Popular Culture
Derived from Spanish poco "little" and yo "I (nominative form of the first person singular pronoun)". Pocoyo, a 4-year-old boy, is the title character of a computer animated children's television show that debuted in 2005.

Poema f & m Tahitian
Means "pearl of the deep seas"; a combination of Tahitian poe "pearl" and mā "clean, pure, clear".

Poimenios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning a bit uncertain. This name could be derived from the rare Greek adjective ποιμένιος (poimenios) meaning "pastoral, of the shepherd" as well as "rural". It is also possible that it is derived from Greek ποιμένες (poimenes), which is the plural form of the noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen).... [more]

Pokkii f Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (po) meaning "walk" combined with 月 (kki) meaning "moon". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Poltak m Batak
Means "rise, appearance (of the moon)" in Batak.

Pomaikalani m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Possibly meaning "apple of the heavens" in Hawaiian

Pooka f Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Means "spirit" in Irish folklore. Pooka is another name for "Will-o the Wisp".... [more]

Portland f English (Rare)
Meaning, "land surrounding the water" and used in reference to the place of Portland, Oregon which itself is named after Portland, Maine, which is thusly named after the Isle of Portland, England. This name was borne by comedienne, actress, and dancer, Portland Hoffa.

Poshshaoy f Uzbek
Derived from poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman, and oy meaning "moon".

Potencia f Late Roman
Variant of Potentia. ... [more]

Potiphar m Biblical, English (African, Rare)
From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god Ra... [more]

Poukon m & f Ijaw
Means "born on the riverside" in Ijaw.

Prabdeep m Indian
The name Prabdeep originates from India.... [more]

Prado f & m Spanish (European), Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]

Pragyapti f & m Hinduism
Another name of the Hindu Goddess Saraswati, it means "intellectual" or "the most intelligent".

Pramukh m Gujarati, Marathi
Means "he with the qualities of a leader" in Gujarati and Marathi.

Praniya f Sanskrit, Tamil
Meaning is uncertain, possibly meaning "love is the one" in Sanskrit or a variant of Pranitha.

Pratiwi f Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (prthvi) meaning "the Earth".

Prezmyra f Literature
A lady in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Priamond m Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Pride f English (Puritan, Modern)
From late Old English prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem’, variant of prȳtu, prȳte, from prūd. Referring to "pride cometh before the fall."

Priel m & f Hebrew
Means "the fruit of god" in Hebrew.

Prigent m Breton
Prigent is a Breton name from Brittany, France. Its more ancient form being "Prit-gent" in the listed distinguished titles of the area of Quimperlé, came from the words "good/noble" (prit) and "race/lineage" (gent) and means literally "the good people" or "the noble ones" in the Breton language... [more]

Prithviraj m Indian, Marathi
Means "king of the earth", derived from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī́) meaning "Earth" combined with राज (rāja) meaning "king, sovereign".

Prodigios f & m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "prodigies" in Spanish, taken from the Mexican titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Prodigios and Nuestra Señora de los Prodigios, meaning "The Virgin of the Prodigies" and "Our Lady of the Prodigies" respectively.... [more]

Prokofy m Literature, Russian
Variant of Prokofiy used in Anton Checkov's short story, "The Orator".

Pronax m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πρώ (pro) meaning "early (in the day)", a variant of πρωΐ (proi) meaning "early in the day, during morning", and ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [more]

Prorsa f Roman Mythology
Contracted form of Proversa, which means "forwards looking, turned toward the front" from Latin pro- "forward direction" and the verb vertere "to turn". Postverta and Prorsa were surnames of Carmenta, a Roman goddess of prophecy and childbirth... [more]

Proselenos f Literature
From Greek proselênos meaning "older than the moon" or "before the moon", which was "an epithet used of the people of Arcadia, who prided themselves on their antiquity" (Sheard, 2011). This was the name of an elderly witch in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.

Protasios m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek verb προτάσσω (protasso) meaning "to place (before), to put at the forefront" as well as "to appoint before" and "to define beforehand". Also compare the related Greek noun πρότασις (protasis) meaning "(the) putting forward, that which is put forward"... [more]

Prothoenor m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is not quite certain. Through a variant spelling, it might be derived from of one of the following two Greek adjectives: πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first, earliest" and πρωτός (protos) meaning "destined"... [more]

Przybyrad m Polish
Composed of the elements of przyby ("to arrive") and rad ("to be happy, to enjoy"). Thus, it can mean "the one with whom joy comes".

Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]

Psamtik m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian psmṯk, possibly a short form of pꜣ-sꜣ-n-mṯk meaning "the man of Meṯek", Meṯek (or Metjek) being a hypothetical Libyan deity. Alternatively, it could derive from an Egyptian transcription of an Assyrian name... [more]

Pterelaos m Greek Mythology
Means "people adorned with feathers", derived from the Greek verb πτερόω (pteroo) meaning "to feather, to furnish with feathers or wings" combined with the Greek noun λαός (laos) meaning "(the) people".

Pueblito f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Means "little town, small village" in Spanish, a diminutive of pueblo meaning "town, village; people." It is taken from the Mexican titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Pueblito and Nuestra Señora del Pueblito, meaning "The Virgin of the Little Town" and "Our Lady of the Little Town" respectively.... [more]

Puerto f Spanish
Means "port, harbour" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Puerto, meaning "The Virgin of the Port."... [more]

Pukalavan m Tamil
In the annals of history, there exists a fascinating tale surrounding the word "Pukalavan" and its linguistic origin, intimately intertwined with the Tamil language. According to the legends passed down through generations, Pukalavan was an ancient hero of Tamil origin, revered for his exceptional qualities and deeds that earned him the epithet of the "praised one."... [more]

Purnamasari f Indonesian
From Indonesian purnama meaning "full moon" combined with sari meaning "essence".

Purpose f English
Middle English from Old French porpos, from the verb porposer, variant of proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."

Pushmataha m Choctaw
Meaning uncertain, though scholars agree that it suggests connotations of "ending"; possible meanings include "the warrior's seat is finished", "he has won all the honors of his race", and, from Apushamatahahubi, "a messenger of death" (literally "one whose rifle, tomahawk, or bow is alike fatal in war or hunting")... [more]

Puy f Basque, Aragonese, Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "mountain, hill" in Auvergnat French. It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Puy meaning "Our Lady of the Mountain". She is the patron saint of the town of Estella, located in the Spanish autonomous community of Navarre... [more]

Pyewacket m & f Literature, Popular Culture, Pet
An imp in form of a dog reported by Mathew Hopkins in his 1647 pamphlet "The Discovery of Witches". Also the cat familiar of the witch in the 1958 movie Bell, Book and Candle.

Pyhia f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of Thutmose IV.

Pylenor m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance" or from the name of the Greek town of Pylos (see Pylos), which is etymologically related to the aforementioned word... [more]

Pylos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πύλος (pylos) meaning "in the gateway", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". Pylos is also the name of a town in modern Greece, which already existed in the time of Mycenaean Greece (under the same name) and was an important kingdom at the time.

Pyōro m Japanese
"A recurring bird character in the WarioWare series"

Pyurvya m Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk пүрвə (pürvä) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)", related to Tibetan Phurbu.

Qa'a m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian qꜣ-ꜥ, possibly meaning "the one whose arm is raised", derived from Egyptian qꜣ "raised" and ꜥ "arm". This was the name of the last king of the First Dynasty of Egypt.

Qaammatip-inua m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "man in the moon". This is the name of a character in Greenlandic mythology.

Qailah f Arabic (Rare)
Meaning, "the one who speaks."

Qamara f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qamar meaning "moon".

Qamar ad-Din m Arabic
Means "moon of the religion" from Arabic قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" and دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Qamar al-Zaman m Arabic
Means "moon of the era" from Arabic قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era".

Qamariyya f Arabic
From masculine قَمَرِيّ (qamariyy) or feminine قَمَرِيَّة (qamariyya), both meaning "lunar, related to the moon" in Arabic. It may therefore be seen as a strictly feminine variant of Qamar.

Qamarjamol f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qamar meaning "moon" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Qamarunnisa f Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Means "moon among women" from Arabic قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" (figuratively "something or someone beautiful, especially a face") and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"... [more]

Qamra f Arabic (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon" (see Qamar).

Qareh m Ancient Near Eastern
Means "the bald one" in a Semitic language, possibly Phoenician.

Qemer f Uyghur
Means "moon" in Uyghur.

Qepparmiu f & m Greenlandic
Means "one who roams in the middle" in Greenlandic.

Qhulliri m Aymara
Means "one who ploughs the land" in Aymara.

Qianyue m & f Chinese
From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [more]

Qiaoyue f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".

Qila f Greenlandic
Means "she, who is asking the spirits" in Greenlandic.

Qimmatoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qimmat meaning "dear, precious, priceless" and oy meaning "moon".

Qirmizoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qirmiz(i) meaning "red, scarlet" and oy meaning "moon".

Qiziloy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qizil meaning "red" and oy meaning "moon".

Qizoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qiz meaning "girl" and oy meaning "moon".

Qo'ng'iroy f Uzbek
Derived from qo'ng'ir which can mean "brown", "reddish brown", "dark grey" or "great crested grebe" and oy meaning "moon".

Qo'zioy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qo'zi meaning "lamb" and oy meaning "moon".

Quacale f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl cuaitl "head; top, summit, peak" and cale "homeowner, guardian of the household".

Quamdeen m Yoruba
Means "pillar of (the) faith" in Yoruba.

Qudratoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qudrat meaning "strength, power" and oy meaning "moon".

Quelala m Literature
In L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), Quelala is a once mentioned character in the prior history of Oz, who saved a race of Winged Monkeys from being destroyed by putting them into servitude... [more]

Quetzal m & f Nahuatl, American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
From Nahuatl quetzalli, meaning "plumage of the quetzal bird, beautiful feather", figuratively meaning "something precious, something beautiful". Can also be a short form of Quetzalcoatl.

Quetzalxiuh m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quetzalli "quetzal feather, precious thing" and xihuitl "year" (or "turquoise"). Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.

Quiauhtonal m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl quiyahuitl "rain, rainstorm" and tonalli "day, warmth of the sun". Possibly related to Quiauhtonatiuh, "sun of rain" or "rain of fire sun", the name of the sun of the third epoch of humanity according to Aztec tradition, which was destroyed by a rain of fire and lava.

Quilla f Inca Mythology (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Killa. In Inca mythology Mama Quilla or Mama Killa was the goddess of the moon, worshipped in particular by women and often represented by a disc made of either gold or silver... [more]

Quillasisa f Quechua
Means "moon flower" in Quechua.

Quillasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful moon" in Quechua.

Quintessa f African American (Rare)
Variant of Quintella inspired by the word quintessence, meaning "the fifth element", "aether". According to Medieval science, the quintessence was the material that filled the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere... [more]

Quintessence f English (Rare)
This name comes from the word that can mean "a thing that is the most perfect example of its type" or, in its literal sense, "fifth essence." The word is derived from Middle French quinte essence, which is, ultimately originated from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, a combination of Latin quinta, the feminine equivalent of quintus meaning "five," and essentia meaning "essence."

Quiselpoo f Indigenous American
The name of an Akokisa woman, recorded in a mission record (the Akokisa being an extinct Native American tribe in what is now Texas). It has been suggested that the name could mean "full moon woman", in part from Atakapa ki.c "woman".

Qunduzoy f Uzbek
Derived from qunduz meaning "otter" and oy meaning "moon".

Quneqitooq f Greenlandic
Means "the very beautiful one" in Greenlandic.

Quratulain f Arabic, Pakistani
From Arabic قرة العين, variously transcribed as Qurat-ul-Ain or Qurratu'l-`Ayn, meaning "solace, consolation of the eyes" (sometimes "coolness of the eyes"). This was a title of Fátimih Baraghání, a 19th-century poet and theologian of the Bábí religion in Iran who has been described as "the first women's suffrage martyr".... [more]

Qurbonoy f Uzbek
Derived from qurbon meaning "religious offering, oblation" and oy meaning "moon".

Qurrat al-ʿAyn f Arabic, Iranian (?)
Means "solace/consolation to the eyes" in Arabic. This was the title of Fatimah Baraghani, a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer (compare Táhirih).

Qutluay f Azerbaijani
Possibly from the Ottoman Turkish قوتلو (kutlu, qutlu) meaning "fortunate, lucky" and ay meaning "moon".

Quy f & m Vietnamese
Quy means turtle in Vietnamese... [more]

Quyoshoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek quyosh meaning "sun, sunlight" and oy meaning "moon".

Rabih m Arabic
Means "spring (the season)" in Arabic.

Radiance f & m English
From Latin radiare + -ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.

Radner m Soviet
Derived from the Russian phrase радуйся новой эре (raduysya novoy ere) meaning "hail the new era", referring to communism and the Soviet period. This name was used by Soviet parents who were eager to reject traditional Russian names... [more]

Raet f Egyptian Mythology
Feminine form of Ra... [more]

Raet-tawy f Egyptian Mythology
The feminine aspect of the Ancient Egyptian god Ra. Her name was composed from the feminine version of the name Ra and tawy meaning "of the two lands".

Raghuveer m Hindi, Rajasthani
Means "hero of the Raghu dynasty", from the name Raghu combined with Sanskrit वीर (vira) "hero, man, brave"... [more]

Ragnborg f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare), Finland Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse regin "power (of the gods)" and bjarga "to help, to save".

Ragndis f Old Swedish
Old Swedish combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and dís "goddess".

Ragndor m Old Swedish
Old Swedish name with the combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and þórr "thunder".

Ragnfastr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and fastr "firmly, fast".

Ragnví f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vé "home, temple, sanctuary".

Ragnvǫr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements regin "advise, decision, might, power (of the gods)" and vár "spring".

Rahrakwasere m Mohawk
Means "he follows the moon" in Mohawk. Mohawk names are created uniquely for each individual and are not to be repeated while the bearer is living. There is currently a living bearer of this name.

Raigardas m Lithuanian
Derived from Raigardo slėnis meaning "Raigardas Valley", which refers to a valley that is located near the spa town of Druskininkai in southern Lithuania. The name of the valley refers to the town of Raigardas that, according to pagan legend, once stood in the valley... [more]

Raiki m Japanese
From Japanese 来 (rai) meaning "to come" or 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder (the sound), lightning, a thunderbolt" combined with 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 希 (ki) meaning "hope", 輝 (ki) meaning "brightness", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 己 (ki) meaning "I (male)"... [more]

Rairi f Japanese
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 以 (i) meaning "compared to" or 頼 (rai) meaning "request, rely", 礼 (rai) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist" or 莉 (rai) meaning "white jasmine" combined with 吏 (ri) meaning "government official, magistrate", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]

Raisha f Jewish, Arabic
From Raisa (Jewish) meaning "Rose," and from Rasha (Arabic) meaning "Young Gazelle." ... [more]

Raizou m Japanese
From rai and zou, meaning “third thunder”, “the creation of thunder”,“stored thunder”, and etcetera, amongst many other meanings.

Rajabuddin m Pashto, Indian (Muslim), Indonesian, Urdu, Malay
Combination of Rajab and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic.

Rajyavardhan m Sanskrit, Hindi
Means "one who increases the glory or grandeur of the kingdom" in Sanskrit.

Raka f Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia
Meaning "Full Moon".

Rambo m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Rambo. However, in present day, due to the pop culture impact of the film series Rambo, starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo has taken on a modern meaning of "one who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy."... [more]

Rami f Japanese
From Japanese 来 (ra) meaning "to come" combined with 未 (mi) meaning "the Sheep". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ramnath m Indian, Hinduism
Means "Rama the lord", derived from Rama 1 and Sanskrit नाथ (natha) meaning "lord"... [more]

Rangiātea f & m Maori
Means "heaven of the gods" in Maori. A place in Hawaiki, the ancestral land.

Rannvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rann "house" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".

Rarmian m English (Australian, Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best (and only) known bearer of this name is the Australian actor Rarmian Newton (b. 1993), who at the moment is best known for playing the young Danny Warren in the short-lived 2016 American drama series "The Family".

Raruurawaahakstiisaaru m Pawnee
Means "he who esteems the heavens as chiefly" in Skiri Pawnee.

Rashwan m Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic, Kurdish
Variant of Kurdish ڕەشوان (Reşwan) meaning "The Blacks"; a Kurdish tribe, native to the western frontier of Kurdistan. The name Reşwan is a compound of the Kurdish words reş (transl. black) and the plural form -ân... [more]

Rastaban m Astronomy
Traditional name for Beta Draconis, the third brightest star in the Draco constellation. The name comes from Arabic ra's ath-thu'ban, which means "head of the serpent".

Rathanakreasey f Khmer
Means "pile of stones, glass" or, possibly, "the ocean" in Khmer.

Ráðgríðr f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "the bossy", or derived from ráð ("counsel, advise") and gríð ("vehemence, eagerness; protection"). This is the name of a Valkyrie.

Ráðný f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and ný "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").

Ratnacandra m & f Indonesian
Combination of Ratna and Candra, derived from रत्नचन्द्र (rathnachandra), "jewel of the moon" or "shining treasure" in Sanskrit.

Rauparaha m Maori
This name in English is "calystegia sepium" a weedy vine or wildflower. New Zealand colonists mistranslated a person with this name "The Robuller." This is the name of Ngati Toa Chief Te Rauparaha (d... [more]

Raveena f Indian (Modern)
Punjabi in origin, this name means "sunflower" (literally "the beauty of the sun", compare Sanskrit ravi "sun").... [more]

Ravichandra m Indian
Combination of Ravi meaning "sun" and Chandra meaning "moon".

Ravshanoy f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name derived from ravshan meaning "bright, clear" and oy meaning "moon".

Ravzagul f Uzbek
Derived from ravza meaning "flower garden" or "the Garden of Paradise" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Razel f & m Hebrew
Means “the Lord’s secret” in Hebrew.

Razil m Tatar
Means "the best."

Razili f Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew name meaning "the Lord's secret."

Reana f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" or 茗 (na) meaning "tea, the tea plant"... [more]

Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.

Redeemed m & f English (Puritan, Anglicized)
Meaning, "compensate for the faults or bad aspects of (something)." Referring to being redeemed from sin. See also Redemptus, the Latinized variation used by Puritans prior to evolving to the use of the Anglicized variation.

Reginleif f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name composed of the elements regin "advice, decision; might, power (of the gods)" and leif "inheritance, legacy"... [more]

Rehmat f Urdu
Means "forgiveness, grace, mercy" in Urdu. Derived from the Arabic word Rahmah meaning "Mercy". In the Quran, rahmah represents the all-encompassing divine concern for humanity, reflected, for example, in divine revelation (Muhammad is called “a [reflection of mercy for the worlds”) and the kindness that ought to characterize human conduct.

Reiho f & m Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (rei) meaning "tinkling of jade", 礼 (rei) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist", 麗 (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 澪 (rei) meaning "waterway, channel" combined with 帆 (ho) meaning "sail", 保 (ho) meaning "to protect; to safeguard; to defend", 歩 (ho) meaning "walk" or 甫 (ho) meaning "begin"... [more]

Reika f Japanese
From Japanese 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, graceful, beautiful", 玲 (rei) meaning "the sound of jewels", 禮 (rei) meaning "courtesy", 礼 (rei) meaning "ceremony" or 令 (rei) meaning "good, law" combined with Japanese 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 加 (ka) meaning "increase"... [more]

Reimi f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (rei) meaning "the tinkling of jade" combined with 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth, fruit". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Reistr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Vræistr. Jarðar ("of the earth") Reistr is another name for Jǫrmungandr.

Reito m Japanese
From Japanese 伶 (rei) meaning "actor", 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak, summit", 怜 (rei) meaning "wise", 澪 (rei) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 玲 (rei) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rei) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 禮 (rei) meaning "social custom, manners, courtesy, rites", 羚 (rei) meaning "antelope", 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 零 (rei) meaning "zero", 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 黎 (rei) meaning "dark, black, many" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 月 (to) meaning "moon", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 飛 (to) meaning "fly", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 土 (to) meaning "soil, earth, ground", 燈 (to) meaning "lamp, light" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]

Relic m English
From the English word "relic" referring to "something old kept for sentimental reasons; part of the body of a saint, or an ancient religious object, kept for veneration; ancient treasure". From the Latin reliquiae 'remains, relics', from relinquō 'I leave behind, abandon, relinquish', from re- + linquō 'I leave, quit, forsake, depart from'.

Renoa f Japanese
From Japanese 礼 (re) meaning "a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist", 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Reoto m Japanese
From Japanese 令 (re) meaning "orders, ancient laws, command, decree", 伶 (re) meaning "actor", 澪 (re) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 獅 (reo) meaning "lion", 玲 (reo, re) meaning "the tinkling of jade", 礼 (re) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 蓮 (reo, re) meaning "lotus", 鈴 (re) meaning "bell" or 麗 (re) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" or 勇 (o) meaning "brave" combined with 音 (oto) meaning "sound", 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation or 琥 (to) meaning "jewelled utensil"... [more]

Repentance f & m English (Puritan), Romani
Middle English: from Old French repentir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + pentir (based on Latin paenitere ‘cause to repent’). Meaning, " the activity of reviewing one's actions and feeling contrition or regret for past wrongs." Referring to being sorry for one's sins... [more]

Rephaiah m Biblical
Rephaiah, "the Lord has healed," a descendant of David was the father of Arnan and the son of Jeshaiah.

Rephaim m Literature
Used in the 'House of Night' series of fantasy novels (written by American author P. C. Cast and her daughter Kristin Cast), where it belongs to the favorite son of the fallen angel Kalona. It is probably taken a biblical term which "can refer either to a mythical race of giants, or to dead ancestors who are residents of the Netherworld."

Replenish f English (Puritan)
From late Middle English (in the sense ‘supply abundantly’) from Old French repleniss-, lengthened stem of replenir, from re- ‘again’ (also expressing intensive force) + plenir ‘fill’ (from Latin plenus ‘full’)... [more]

Reposo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rest" in Spanish. It is taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Reposo and Nuestra Señora del Reposo, meaning "The Virgin of the Rest" and "Our Lady of the Rest", respectively... [more]

Revmira f Soviet, Russian
Feminine form of Revmir, which is a variant form of Revomir.... [more]

Rezeda f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian rezeda "reseda, mignonette (the plant)".

Reznik m Literature
Derived from the Czech word "řezník" meaning "butcher". It is also the name of a character from the novel "The 5th Wave" by Rick Yancey.

Rhamnousia f Greek Mythology
An epithet of the Greek Goddess of retribution, Nemesis, meaning "the Goddess of Rhamnous". Rhamnous was an ancient Greek city and the site of Nemesis' most prominent sanctuary.