Submitted Names in Tunisia

Nimat Allah m Arabic
Means "blessing of Allah" from Arabic نعمة (niʿma) meaning "blessing" combined with الله (Allah).

Nimatullah m Arabic, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمة الله (see Nimat Allah), as well as the Pashto form.

Nimmur m Arabic
Arabic for Tiger used often by christian lebanese. Famous Nimmur: President Cammille Nimmur Chamoun

Nimodh m Arabic (Rare)

Nimra f Pakistani, Indian, Arabic
Variant transcription of Nimira.

Ninorta f Arabic

Niqūlā m Arabic
Arabic form of Nicholas

Nisar m Arabic, Urdu
Means "sacrifice" or "avenge, retaliate" in Arabic.

Nishan m Arabic, Turkish
Literally means "marked man", "distictive".

Nisma f Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.

Nisreen f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسرين (see Nisrin).

Nisrin f Arabic
Arabic form of Nasrin.

Nisrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسرين (see Nisrin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nissrin f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسرين (see Nisrin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nissrine f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نسرين (see Nisrin) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nizam m Arabic, Malay, Urdu, Bengali, Turkish, Bosnian
Means "system, order, method" in Arabic.

Nizam ad-Din m Arabic
Means "order of the faith" from Arabic نظام (niẓām) meaning "system, order, method" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Nizamuddin m Arabic, Dari Persian, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نظام الدين (see Nizam ad-Din), as well as the Dari Persian and Urdu form.

Nkopane m African
Lesotho and Orange Free State

Nkosingiphile f African, Zulu
Means "the Lord gave me" in Zulu.

Nkosiyabo m African, Ndebele, Zulu
Means "their king" in Zulu.

Nkosnathi m African
South African Zulu name translated into Emmanuel meaning gift of god.

Nmachi f Igbo, African
The name means "beauty of God" in Igbo.

Noara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Nobukhosi f African
Zulu name for Royality

Noeline f English (New Zealand), English (African), Afrikaans
Feminine form of Noel.

Nof f Hebrew, Arabic
Means "the view" in Hebrew. It may also be a short form of Nofar.

Nofal m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوفل (see Nawfal).

Nofie f Arabic
Diminutive of Mounifa.

Noh m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوح (see Nuh), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Nohma f Arabic (Rare)

Nojood f Arabic

Nomzamo f African, Zulu
Means "struggle" in Zulu.

Nonhlanhla f African, Zulu
Means "luck" in Zulu.

Nooh m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Nuh as well as the Urdu form.

Noon f Arabic (Rare)
Means "sword blade", as well as "whale".

Noorah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة (see Nura).

Noorulzahraa f Arabic
It's a compund word of the arabic words for "light" and "flower". Therefor it means "light of the flower"

Noorunnisa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of نورالنساء (see Nur al-Nisa)

Noraly f Arabic
It's a variant of an Arabic name, that means "Light of God", or "God is my light".

Norddin m Arabic (Maghrebi), Malay
Moroccan Arabic transcription of Nur ad-Din as well as a Malay form.

Nordin m Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Malay variant of Nur ad-Din, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription chiefly used in Morocco.

Nordine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Noreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور الدين (see Nur ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Norelhouda f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Noria f Arabic (Maghrebi), French (Modern), French (Swiss, Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant transliteration of نورية (see Nouria).

Norredine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور الدين (see Nur ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Noryanne f English (African)
Combinations of the name Nory and Anne 1 or Anna.

Nosaghare f & m African
Nigerian

Nouf f Arabic

Nouh m American (Modern, Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nuh.

Nouha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nuha 1.

Nouhad f & m Arabic (Rare)

Nouhaïla f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of نهيلة (see Nouhaila).

Nouhaila f Arabic

Nouman m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نعمان (see Nu'man), as well as the Urdu form.

Noumidia f Berber (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
A modern coinage derived from the name of the Ancient Berber kingdom and later Roman province Numidia.... [more]

Noura f Arabic
Derived from Arabic نَوْرَة (nawra) meaning "blossom, bloom".

Nourah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة (see Nura).

Nouran f Arabic
Means "of light" or "like light" in Arabic (compare Nur).

Nourayn f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Nurain.

Nourddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nourdin m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Morocco.

Nourdine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nouredine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nur ad-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nour Elhouda f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of نور الهدى (see Nur al-Huda), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nourelyakine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "light of the certainty", from نور (nūr) meaning "light" and يقين (yaqīn), meaning "certainty."

Nourezzamane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of نورالزمان (see Nur uz Zaman), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Nourhan f Arabic

Nourhein f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Nouri m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "my light" from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, brightness" (chiefly Tunisian).

Nouria f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, glow, illumination" (chiefly Algerian).

Nourreddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور الدين (see Nur ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Nourredine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نور الدين (see Nur ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Noussair m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Nusayr. Notable bearers of this name include the Moroccan soccer players Noussair El Maimouni (b. 1991) and Noussair Mazraoui (b. 1997).

Nouzha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi Arabic variant of Naziha.

Ntebogeng m & f African
Tswana name meaning: thanking me

Ntokozo f African, Zulu
Means "happiness" or "joy" in Zulu.

Ntomakeh m English (African)
Ntomakeh is a palatial name in the Tikari villages of Bamunka-Ndop and Bamunkumbit in Ngoketunjia, Former British Southern Cameroons. It is a name for male title holders in the village signifying "nobility"... [more]

Ntombizanele f African, Zulu
Means "enough girls" in Zulu, from ntombi meaning "lady".

Nubion m African

Nujud f Arabic

Nu'man m Arabic
Means "blood, red" in Arabic.

Numeira f Arabic
Means little female leopard, a feminine dimutive of Namir

Nun m Arabic
Possibly means "great fish" in Arabic. The name of a biblical figure, the father of Joshua.

Nuname m African, Ewe
Means Gift. Used by the Ewe tribe of Ghana, Togo and Benin of West Africa.

Nuqi f Arabic
Meaning "Pure" in Arabic, Nuqi Was the Sister of Lagneía,Iremía, and Kakóvoulos, and The Only Daughter and Youngest Child of Sahar 'Aswad.

Nuradin m Arabic, Georgian (Rare), Kazakh, Somali
Variant of Nur ad-Din.

Nurah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic نورة (see Nura).

Nur al-Huda f & m Arabic
Means "light of the guidance" in Arabic, from نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with هدى (hudā) meaning "right guidance, right path".

Nur al-Nisa f Arabic
Means "light of women" from نور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with نساء (nisāʾ) meaning "women

Nureddin m Arabic
Variant transcription of Nur ad-Din. Also compare Nuruddin.... [more]

Nurfatma f Arabic

Nurmuhammed m Kazakh, Turkish, Persian, Arabic
Combination of the name Nur and Muhammed, often used in various Islamic cultures.

Nur ud-dunya m Arabic
Means "light of the world" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and دنيا (dunya) meaning "world"

Nur uz Zaman m Arabic
Means "light of the time" in Arabic, from نور (nur) meaning "light" and زمان (zaman) meaning "time, age, era"

Nusaibah f Arabic (Archaic)
It means ‘nurturing’. It is the name of one of the first women to convert to Islam and a companion of Muhammad.

Nusair m Arabic
Means "Victory" or "Triumph' in Arabic

Nusayba f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "appropriate, proper, fitting" in Arabic.

Nusayr m Arabic

Nuseir m Arabic
This name means “victory”, “triumph” in Arabic.

Nusratuddin m Arabic
Means "help of the religion (Islam)" in Arabic.

Nusratullah m Arabic, Urdu
Variant form or transcription of Nasratullah.

Nussaïbah f Arabic

Nuzha f Arabic, Urdu, Pakistani, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Variant transcription of Nuzhat.

Nuzhat f Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

Nwabudike m African, Swahili
A name in the Swahili language, which means "the son is the father's power," or "the strength of a father comes from his son."... [more]

Nwoye m African
Very uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"

Nyal m African

Nyeedeh m African (Rare)
From the bassa african word meaning "blessing."

Nyemera f African
Bantu names by the Bagwere a tribe found in Uganda East Africa.

Nyemya m African
Swahili Kenya-Tanzania East Africa

Nygeisza f African
''colourful''

Nyimak f Northern African
Means "little fire" in a Sudanese language.

Nyirej f Northern African
Means "little fish" in a Sudanese language.

Obada m Arabic (Rare)

Obaid m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبيد (see Ubayd).

Obaidullah m Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبيد الله (see Ubayd Allah), as well as a Pashto and Urdu variant.

Obeid m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic عبيد (see Ubayd), as well as the Persian form.

Obioma f & m African, Igbo, Nigerian
Grace, Goodness, Favor. Literally - "Good Heart"

Obu m African

Odai f Arabic
Variant transcription of Uday.

Odeth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African)
Variant of Odette.

Odilien m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Caribbean, Rare)
Probably a combination of Odile or Odilon with a given name that ends in -ien, such as Lucien and Sébastien.

Odol m African

Ofeibea f African
The name Ofeibea is borne by the journalist Ofeibea Quist-Arcton from Ghana.

Ofelio m Portuguese (African), Spanish (Mexican)
Likely a masculine form of Ofelia.

Ofure m & f African, Esan, Nigerian
Means "peace, it is well" in Esan.

Ohda f Arabic
Means "responsibility, guardianship" in Arabic.

Olaniyan m Yoruba, African
means "honors surround me"

Olaph m African (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Olaf.

Olariche f African
Comes from the language of Nigerians. (igbo)... [more]

Olfa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ألفة (see Ulfa) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Olisaemeka m African
Olisaemeka is an Igbo african name.It is a combination of Emeka(Great Deeds) and Olisa(God).Hence;Olisaemeka means God has done a great deed.

Oliviette f French (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Olivie.

Oluwaseyanu m & f African
GOD has done a miracle

Omaima f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميمة (see Umayma).

Omaimah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميمة (see Umayma).

Omair m Arabic, Urdu, Maranao
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمير (see Umayr), as well as the Urdu and Maranao form.

Omaira f Arabic, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Umaira. Also compare Omara, Omayra and Oumayra.... [more]

Omarah f Arabic
Variant of Omara.

Omayma f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميمة (see Umayma).

Omayra f Arabic, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Umaira as well as a variant spelling of Omaira (in Latin America).... [more]

Omeira f Arabic (Rare)
Derived from arabic origins and is associated with affluence and vitality, specifically translates to rich or prosperous.

Omer m Arabic, Urdu, Bosnian, Albanian
Alternate transcription of Umar as well as the Bosnian and Albanian form.

Omideh f Persian, Arabic
Feminine variant of Omid.

Omrane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عمران (see Umran) chiefly used in North Africa.

Onays m Arabic
Means "close friend, friendly" in Arabic.

Onaysa f Arabic
Feminine form of Onays.

Onema f African
Of unknown origin and meaning.... [more]

Onésimo m Spanish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Onesimus.

Ons f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly means "gladness, removal of fear" or from Arabic أَنْسَ (ʾansa) meaning "to forget". A known bearer is Ons Jabeur (1994–), a Tunisian tennis player.

Onyedikachi m & f Igbo, African
Means "who is greater than God?" in Igbo.

Onyekwelu m African, Igbo, Nigerian

Onyinah m African
Onyinah - is of African Origin with meaning in Ghana and Nigeria especially with the Ukwani speaking people. The name is given to a strong new born marked for greatness. the literary meaning of ONYINAH is - A MIGHTY TREE... [more]

Ophilia f English (African), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Ophelia.

Oratile f & m Tswana, African
It is/was His (God's) will.

Oreatha f English (African, Rare, ?)

Oresanwo m African
The name is bear by the ijebu speaking people of western nigeria. ... [more]

Orlane f French, French (Belgian), French (African)
Variant of Orlanda.

Ornelie f French (African)
French form of Ornelia.

Orouba f Arabic, Arabic (Egyptian)

Orthence f French (African)
Variant of Hortense.

Osamah m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama).

Osas m African

Osazuwa m Bini, African
Origin from Edo State of Nigeria, West Africa..it means God has chosen wealth for me

Oscarine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Oscar.

Osée m French (Archaic), French (African), Biblical French
French form of Hosea.

Osei m & f African
Ghanaian, Akan meaning of royalty

Oshinbowale m African
yoruba

Oshun f African, Yoruba
Variant of Ọṣun.

Ossama m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama).

Ossamah m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama).

Osvaldina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Osvaldo.

Othmen m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عثمان (see Uthman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Otillia f English (African)
Variant of Ottilie.

Otman m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عثمان (see Uthman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Otmane m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عثمان (see Uthman) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ottelia f German (Archaic, Expatriate), English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Variant of Ottilia.

Ouadih m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of وديع (see Wadih), chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouafa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ouafaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouafae f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa) chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouahab m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وهاب (see Wahab).

Ouahiba f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of وهيبة (see Wahiba), chiefly used in North Africa.

Ouahid m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Wahid (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).

Ouajih m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of وجيه (see Wajih), chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouarda f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وردة (see Warda) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ouardia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وردية (see Wardia) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ouasim m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of وسيم (see Wasim), chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouassila f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of وسيلة (see Wasila) chiefly used in Algeria.

Ouathik m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of واثق (see Wathiq), chiefly used in Algeria.

Ouhood f Arabic
Means "knowledge" or "commitments, covenants, pledges, promises" in Arabic.

Ouiam f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription fo وئام (see Wiam), chiefly used in Morocco.

Ouidad f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وداد (see Widad) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Ouided f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi transcription of Widad (chiefly Tunisian).

Ouijdane f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi form of Wijdan.

Ouissam m Arabic
Alternate transcription of وسام (see Wisam), chiefly used in Morocco and Algeria.

Oula f Arabic (Maghrebi)
It means the first or a high place depending on the way it is pronounced

Oumaima f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميمة (see Umayma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Oumayma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أميمة (see Umayma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Oumayra f Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Umaira as well as the Maghrebi form of Umaira.

Oury m & f French (African)
French form of Ulrich.

Ousama m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama).

Ousema m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama) chiefly used in North Africa.

Oussad m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Oussama m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Oussema m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسامة (see Usama) chiefly used in North Africa.

Ovuvuevuevue m African (Rare)
Extremely rare name, seemingly used exclusively in Africa. A popular bearer of the name is the memestar Ovuvuevuevue Enyetuenwuevue Ugbemugbem Osas. The meaning of the name is practically impossible to comprehend.

Owais m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic أويس‎ (see Uways), as well as the Urdu form.

Owaymir m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عويمر (see Uwaymir).

Oways m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أويس‎ (see Uways).

Owo m African

Ozair m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزير (see Uzayr).

Ozayr m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزير (see Uzayr).

Ozichi f & m Igbo, African
The name originates from Eastern part of Nigeria from the Igbo speaking states. Predominatly from Imo state.... [more]

Ozufemi m African

Pacha m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Pacifica f Medieval Italian, English (African), Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Pacificus. Originally it was used in Renaissance Italy, but nowadays it's more popular in Kenya.

Pacifique m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Pacificus. The name coincides with French pacifique "pacific, calm, peaceful".

Pacome m French (African)
Variant of Pacôme.

Paddington m Literature, African
Transferred use of the surname Paddington.

Paladia f Romanian (Rare), Polish (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)

Palémon m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.

Paniah m African (Rare)

Papaa m African

Parfait m French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfectus.

Parfaite f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfecta. Also compare Parfait, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

Paschalia f Greek, English (African)
Feminine form of Paschalis.

Páscoa f Portuguese (African, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese Páscoa "Easter", ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin pascua via Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa (compare Italian Pasqua).

Paterne m History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), French (African)
French form of Paternus.

Pathé m French (African), Western African
Transferred use of the surname Pathé.

Patient m French (African), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), English (Puritan)
From the Late Latin name Patiens. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word patient.

Patrita f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)

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

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]

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

Pércia f Portuguese (African), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Pérsia.

Perfection m & f English (Rare), English (African, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word perfection, referring to the quality or state of being perfect or complete.

Pergentino m Spanish (African)
Spanish form of Pergentinus.

Permal m French (African)
Not available.

Pharah f English, Arabic
Variant of Farah.

Phatutshedzo m African
Means: Blessings... [more]

Pheona f English (African)

Philipina f English (African), German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Philippina.

Phillemon m English (African), Southern African
Variant of Philemon. This form of the name appears to be used in southern Africa.

Phillipina f English (African)
Variant of Philippina.

Phillippe m English (Rare), French (African)
English variant of Philip and French variant of Philippe.

Philomina f Dutch (Rare), English (African)
Variant of Philomena.

Phina f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in -phina like Josephina or Seraphina.

Phiona f English, English (African), French (African)
Variant of Fiona. It is used mainly in Uganda (regarding (African) English usage) and Burundi (regarding African French usage).... [more]

Phylis f English (Rare, Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Phyllis mainly used in Kenya and the United States.

Pierette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Pilate m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]

Pironkon m African
A word for pig from the Maroon people. Derived from the term 'a rasher of bacon'.

Pišīn m Arabic
Variant of Pisinah.

Pitchou m French (African)

Placidia f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen Placidus.

Plamedie f French (African)
Contraction of the French phrase plan merveilleux de Dieu meaning "God's wonderful plan", mainly used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Pleasure f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word pleasrue meaning "A state of being pleased or contented; gratification." This name is most common in African countries like Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Plesette f English (African)

Polydore m English (Archaic), French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
English and French form of Polydoros via its latinized form Polydorus.... [more]

Pompeu m Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pompey.

Porfíria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Porfírio.

Potentienne f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Potentiana.

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]

Praxedes f & m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Derived from Greek πρᾶξῐς (praxis), meaning "action, work, success". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Presilia f French (African, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Prescillia.

Priscah f English (African)
Variant spelling of Prisca.

Prisque f & m French (Rare), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
French form of Prisca and Priscus.

Progress m & f English (African)

Promesse f French (African, Rare)
Cognate of Promise.

Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]

Prophet m African American (Modern), English (African)
From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").

Prose f English (African, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prose.

Prosperity f English (African, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English cognate of Prosperidad.

Protais m French (Archaic), French (African), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Protasius. This given name is no longer in use in France today, but it still survives in francophone countries in Africa, such as Rwanda.... [more]

Proverb m & f English (Puritan), African
Referring to the book of Proverbs in the Bible.

Providence f English (Puritan), English (African), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the English word denoting "a manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention".

Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).

Pudentienne f French (Archaic), French (African, Rare)
French form of Pudentiana.

Qaadir m Arabic, Muslim
Variant transcription of Qadir.

Qabil m Arabic
Arabic transliteration of Cain.

Qaboos m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Qabus.

Qabus m Arabic (Rare)
Means "handsome" in Arabic.

Qadira f Arabic, Muslim
Feminine form of Qadir.

Qadry m Arabic
Qadry is a masculine name meaning "capable", related to the Arabic name Qadir.

Qahar m Arabic
From Arabic قاهار (qahar) meaning "subduer, conqueror"

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

Qais m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قيس (see Qays).

Qaisar m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic قيصر‎ (see Qaysar), as well as the Urdu form.

Qaisara f Arabic (?)
Possibly a feminine variant of Qaisar.

Qalea f Arabic
Means "castle" in Arabic.

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".

Qamariya f Arabic
Variant of Qamariyya.

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.

Qamar ud-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic قمر الدين (see Qamar ad-Din).

Qambar m Arabic, Afghan, Pakistani
From Arabic قنبر (qunbar, qunbur) meaning "lark". This was the name of a servant and companion of Ali.