PrimigeniafRoman Mythology, Ancient Roman Derived from Latin prīmigenia, the feminine form of the adjective prīmigenius "original, primitive; firstborn", ultimately derived from primus "first" and genus "birth, origin", this was an epithet of the Goddess Fortuna... [more]
PriniafJavanese A noun-name. The prinias are a genus of small birds belonging to the passerine bird family Cisticolidae. They are often also alternatively classed in the Old World warbler family, Sylviidae. The name of the genus is derived from the Javanese prinya, the local name for the bar-winged prinia... [more]
ProkopiafLate Greek, History Feminine form of Prokopios. This name was most notably borne by the empress consort of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (9th century AD).
ProtogeneiafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from Greek πρωτογενής (prôtogenês) meaning "firstborn, primeval" (see Protogenes). This was the name of several figures in Greek mythology, as well as an epithet of the goddess Tyche (equivalent to Latin Primigenia, an epithet of Fortuna).
ProvidentiafRoman Mythology Means "precaution, providence" in Latin. In ancient Roman religion, Providentia is a divine personification of the ability to foresee and make provision. She was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the Imperial cult of ancient Rome.
PrunaprismiafLiterature Used by C.S. Lewis in 'Prince Caspian' as the name of Caspian's aunt and Miraz's wife. He apparently based it on the phrase "prunes and prisms".
PtolemocratiafAncient Roman Roman feminine given name derived from the Greek πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike" and κρατος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a character in the play Rudens of Plautus.
PudicitiafRoman Mythology Means "chastity" in Latin. In Roman mythology, this was the name of the goddess and personification of chastity, one of the Roman virtues.
PulcheriafLate Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), German (Bessarabian), Italian (Rare) Derived from Latin pulcher meaning "beautiful, noble". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
PulcinellamTheatre Possibly derived from a diminutive of Italian pulcino "chick". This is the name of a character (male, despite the name form) that appeared in the commedia dell'arte in the 17th century.
PurísimafSpanish (European, Rare) From Spanish purísima meaning "most pure", in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (see Inmaculada). It is used in the Catholic recitation 'ave María purísima'.
PyhiafAncient 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.
PyroniafGreek Mythology Epithet of the goddess Artemis derived from Greek πυρ (pyr) meaning "fire". It is also the name of a genus of butterfly.
PythiafAncient Greek From the name of Apollo's master priestess at Delphi, who was also known as the Oracle of Delphi. The name is derived from Πυθώ (Pytho), which is the old name of the city of Delphi... [more]
PythodoridafAncient Greek, History Feminine form of the Greek masculine name Πυθοδωρίδης (Pythodorides), which means "son of Pythodoros", as it consists of the name Pythodoros combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
QamariyyafArabic 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.
QamarunnisafIndian (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]
QandilafUzbek Derived from qandil which can mean "chandelier" or a kind of apple.
Qiam & fChinese From Chinese 洽 (qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰 (qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
QianghuafChinese From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid".
QiangjiafChinese From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".
QianhuafChinese From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
QianxiafChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 夏 (xià) meaning "summer, great, grand" or 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist"... [more]
QianyafChinese 千 qian is the number thousand, 雅 ya means graceful.
QiaohuafChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower" or 华 (huá) meaning "flashy, prosperous, splendid, illustrious".
QiaoxiafChinese From the Chinese 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
QilafGreenlandic Means "she, who is asking the spirits" in Greenlandic.
Qinghuam & fChinese From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 骅 (huá) meaning "chesnut horse, fine horse"... [more]
QingnafChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
QuanxiafChinese From the Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
QuartillafAncient Roman Diminutive of Quarta. In Roman times it was usually given to the fourth-born child (from Latin quartus "fourth"). This was the name of a character in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.
QuillafInca 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]
QuintanafEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.... [more]
QuintessafAfrican 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]
QuirentiafObscure Anna Quirentia Nilsson, better known as Anna Q. Nilsson, was a well-known Swedish-born silent movie actress. She was given her middle name because she was born on March 30, the feast day of Quirinus of Neuss.
QuisarafTheatre Origin uncertain. This was used for the title character in John Fletcher's play 'The Island Princess' (written ca. 1619-1621): a princess of Tidore (an Islamic state in Indonesia) who vows to marry the man who frees her brother, the king, who has recently been captured by a local rival.
QuisqueyafSpanish (Caribbean) From a Taíno name for the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, which is made up of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It has been applied poetically to the Dominican Republic since the Restoration War in the 1860s, and appears in its national anthem (sometimes known as 'Valiant Quisqueyans')... [more]