Phatthanam & fThai, Lao Means "progress, advance, develop" in Thai and Lao.
PhattrasakmThai From Thai ภัทร (phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious, auspicious" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power".
PhatuelmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Pethuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
PhawfKaren Alternate transcription of S'gaw Karen ဖီ (see Paw 3).
PhawatmThai Possibly from Thai ภา (pha), a variant spelling of พา (pha) meaning "to bring; to take" and วัฒน์ (wat), from วัฒน (watthana-) meaning "prosperity, beauty".... [more]
PhedaelmBiblical, Biblical Latin Form of Pedahel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
PheidiasmAncient Greek Derived from Greek φείδομαι (pheidomai) meaning "to spare (someone or something), to refrain, to have mercy" or "to live sparingly, be frugal".
PherabyfAmerican (South, Archaic) Apparently a Southern U.S. invention. First appears in the mid-1700s in Virginia and North Carolina. Could be a variation of Phoebe, although it is also curiously similar to the Arabic name Fariba.... [more]
PherekratesmAncient Greek Means "to bring power", derived from Greek φέρω (phero) meaning "to bring, to bear, to carry" (see Pherenike) combined with Greek κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".
PherendatesmOld Persian (Hellenized) From Ancient Greek Φερενδάτης (Pherendā́tēs), a Hellenized form of Old Persian Farnahdātah, from Old Persian *farnāh "glory" and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (d-a-t) "given, created"... [more]
PheretimafAncient Greek Pheretima was regent of Cyrene (a North African Greek colony) in place of her son, Arcesilaus III of Cyrene, circa 518–515 BC.
PhialofGreek Mythology Etymology uncertain, likely derived from φιλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend".
PhiansakmThai (Rare) From Thai เพียร (phian) meaning "persevere, persist" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, prestige, honour".
PhibbafAfro-American (Slavery-era) Form of Afua used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was given to girls born on Friday. It was sometimes Anglicized as Phoebe.
PhichaimThai Means "victory" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).
PhidiasmAncient Greek Phidias was a Greek sculptor, painter and architect, who lived in the 5th century BC, and is commonly regarded as one of the greatest of all sculptors of Classical Greece.
Philaéf & mFrench (Rare) Possibly taken from Philae, the Latinized form of Φιλαί (Philai), the Greek name of an ancient island of the Nile which was the center of the worship of Isis and the site of temples dedicated to her... [more]
PhilanormAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun φιλάνωρ (philanor) meaning "fond of a man", which consists of Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "beloved, dear" as well as "friend, lover" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
PhilaretosmLate Greek Means "friend of virtue" or "virtuous friend", derived from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" combined with Greek ἀρετὴ (arete) "virtue, excellence".
PhilasteriosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" combined with the Greek adjective ἀστέριος (asterios) meaning "starred, starry" (see Asterios).
PhilaxmLiterature 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.
PhileasmAncient Greek, Literature, German (Rare) Originally a short form of a Greek name beginning with the element φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This was the name of an early Christian saint, a 3rd-century bishop of the Egyptian city of Thmuis... [more]
PhilianmEnglish, German Derived from Philianus, which is the latinized form of Greek Philianos. It is ultimately derived from Greek philos "friend" or phileo "to love". Compare also Philon... [more]
PhilinnafAncient Greek, Theatre Means "darling" in Greek, a term of affection derived from Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover". A famous bearer was Philinna of Larissa in Thessaly (4th century BC), the third wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Philip III Arrhidaeus... [more]
PhilitasmAncient Greek From Ancient Greek φίλος (philos) "lover, friend" combined with -τας (-tas), an Aeolic, Epic, and Doric, Greek suffix forming nouns that represent a state of being... [more]
PhilocleafAncient Greek (Latinized), Literature Latinized form of Greek Φιλόκλεια (Philokleia), a feminine form of Philokles. Sir Philip Sydney (1554-1586) used this name for a character, the younger sister of Pamela, in his pastoral romance The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.
PhilomathesmLiterature Means "lover of learning", derived from the Ancient Greek words φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover", and μαθ-/μανθάνειν (math-/manthanein) meaning "to learn".... [more]
PhilonellafLate Greek, Late Roman Variant form of Philonilla, which is the name of a saint from the first century AD. The name Philonella is also used in reference to the saint (usually in sources that ultimately take their information from Latin texts rather than Greek texts), which has led people in at least the English-speaking world to use the two names interchangeably.
PhilonillafLate Greek, Late Roman This name is best known for being the name of saint Philonilla (also found written as Philonella), who lived in the first century AD. She was born into a Jewish family in Tarsus (located in what is now Turkey), which at the time was part of the Roman Empire, but had belonged to the Greeks not that long ago and as such was still heavily influenced by the Greek language and culture... [more]
PhilopapposmAncient Greek Means "an old man's friend", derived from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" combined with Greek πάππος (pappos) "old man, grandfather".
PhilumenafAncient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, Theatre Latinized form of Philoumena. In theatre, this is the name of a character from two different comic plays written by the Roman playwright Terence (2nd century AD), namely Andria and Hecyra.
PhilyrafGreek Mythology Means "lime tree, linden tree" in Greek. In Greek mythology Philyra was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys... [more]
PhimchanokfThai From Thai พิมพ์ (pim) meaning "to type, to print" and ชนก (chá-nók) meaning "father, patriarch".
PhiphatmThai Means "prosperity, development" in Thai.
PhiramThai From Thai พีร (phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior", ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vira).
PhirachaimThai From Thai พีร (phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
PhirachatmThai From Thai พีร (phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior" and ฉัตร (chat) referring to a type of tiered umbrella traditionally associated with royalty.
PhiradafThai From Thai พีร (phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior" combined with ดา (da) meaning "delight, joy".
Phitchayaf & mThai From Thai พิชญ์ (phit) meaning "scholar, wise person". This is a transcription of both the feminine form พิชญา and the masculine form พิชญะ.
PhoibidasmAncient Greek Means "son of Phoibos" in Greek, derived from the name Phoibos combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
PhosthoniafGreek Mythology Means "light" (phôster) in Greek. This was the name of one of the Alcyonides, Alkyoneus, the King of the Giants. When Herakles slew their father, they cast themselves into the sea and were transformed by Amphitrite into kingfishers.
PhouchanhfLao (Rare) From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Phoukhamm & fLao From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Phousavanhm & fLao From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ສະຫວັນ (savanh) meaning "heaven, paradise".
PhoutthasackmLao From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "rank, power, authority".
Phraiwanm & fThai From Thai ไพรวัน (phraiwan) meaning "forest, woods" or from ไพร (phrai) meaning "forest, jungle" and วัลย์ (wan) meaning "climbing plant, creeper, vine".
Phra Mae ThoranifFar Eastern Mythology Thai chthonic earth goddess. Her name is derived from พระ (phra), an honorific title, แม่ (mae) meaning "mother" and the Pali word dhāraṇī meaning "ground, earth".
Phrangphetm & fThai Etymology uncertain, however the first name element may be from พร่าง (phrang) meaning "sparkling, glittering".
PhryniafTheatre Variant of Phryne used by Shakespeare in his play Timon of Athens (first performed between 1607 and 1608).
PhthiafAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Perhaps derived from the Greek place name Φθία (Phthia); compare Φθῖος (Phthios) meaning "a Phthian, inhabitant of Phthia". In Greek mythology, the city of Phthia in Thessaly was the home of Achilles... [more]
Phufam & fThai From Thai ภู (phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า (fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
PhullarafIndian Means "flourishing, flowering" in Sanskrit.
PhumichaimThai (Rare) From Thai ภูมิ (phumi) meaning "land, earth" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
PhumipatmThai Alternate transcription of Thai ภูมิพัฒน์ or ภูมิภัทร (see Phumiphat).
PhumiphatmThai From Thai ภูมิ (phumi) meaning "land, earth, country, nation" and พัฒน (phat) meaning "prosperity, progress, development" or ภัทร (phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious".