This is a list of submitted names in which the number of syllables is 2.
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PetyrmLiterature, Popular Culture Petyr Baelish is a major character in the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. It is obviously an alternative spelling of real-world Peter.
PeymanmPersian Means "oath, pledge, promise" in Persian.
PeyomPopular Culture The pen name of Pierre Culliford, Belgian comic artist and writer, and creator of the Smurfs.
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]
Phayaof & mThai From the name of a province in northern Thailand, which is of uncertain meaning.
PhayomfThai From the name of a type of tree that produces white, fragrant flowers (scientific name Shorea roxburghii).
PhayonmThai Means "(acting) magically, automatically" or "clarified, explained" in Thai.
Philoum & fFrench, Dutch (Modern) French diminutive of Philippe. In France, the name is strictly masculine and primarily used informally, i.e. it is not typically used on birth certificates.... [more]
Phimolf & mThai Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).
Phimonf & mThai Means "stainless, flawless, pure" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विमल (vimala).
PhimphonfThai From Thai พิมพ์ (phim) meaning "type, print" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
PhimratfThai From Thai พิมพ์ (phim) meaning "type, print" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Phraiwanm & fThai From Thai ไพรวัน (phraiwan) meaning "forest, woods" or from ไพร (phrai) meaning "forest, jungle" and วัลย์ (wan) meaning "climbing plant, creeper, vine".
PhromphonfThai (Rare) From Thai พร้อม (phrom) meaning "with, together" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
PhrynefHistory, 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]
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]
PhthisismObscure Simply from the English word meaning "wasting, consumption", ultimately from Greek φθίσις (phthisis). A Phthisis Smith was born in England in 1915.
Phufam & fThai From Thai ภู (phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า (fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Phurbam & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan ཕུར་བ (phur-ba) referring to a ceremonial three-sided dagger used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals.
Phurbum & fTibetan From Tibetan ཕུར་བུ (phur-bu) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday".
PhureemThai Alternate transcription of Thai ภูริ (see Phuri).
PhurimThai Means "wisdom, intellect" or "land" or "abundance" in Thai.
PhyllonmObscure From Greek φύλλον (phyllon) "leaf", perhaps intended to be a masculine form of Phyllis. This name was used by Dutch model Doutzen Kroes for her son born 2011.
PiechnafMedieval Polish This is either a medieval Polish vernacular form of Bella, being derived from piekna "beautiful", or a medieval Polish contraction of Petronela... [more]
Pietjem & fDutch, Literature When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Piet) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]
Pikim & fMaori, Hawaiian Means "fast, ascend" in Maori and "peach" in Hawaiian.
Pikof & mJapanese From Japanese 飛 (pi) meaning "to fly" combined with 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
PilaifThai Alternate transcription of Thai พิไล (see Philai).
PilatemBiblical, 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]
PilotmEnglish (Rare) Either from the surname Pilot, which is derived from Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον (pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης (plotes) "sailor"... [more]
PinarfSpanish (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.
PineyfLiterature Meaning unknown. Bret Harte, author of the short story The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1869) used this name for the fifteen-year old runaway lover Piney Woods. However, presumably it is applied for the fact that Piney had been left alone, pining and yearning for her lover.
PingbingfChinese From Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" combined with 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold". Other character combinations are possible.
Pingpingf & mChinese From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" combined with itself or 苹 (píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
PingumPopular Culture it is the name of the main caracter in the TV series PINGU the Penguin
PinofSpanish (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.
PipifJapanese From Japanese 比 (pi) meaning "the Philippines" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Pipitf & mJavanese Means "tightly pressed, close together" in Javanese.
PipsafFinnish Diminutive of Pirkko, Pirjo and other feminine names beginning with p. This is also the Finnish name of Peppa Pig (Pipsa Possu) and Peppermint Patty from Peanuts (Piparminttu-Pipsa).
PirkkamFinnish Created by Finnish poet Eino Leino (1878-1926) for his poem Orjan poika (published in his poem collection Helkavirsiä). The name was derived from Finnish word pirkkalaiset, meaning "Birkarls"... [more]
PirosfHungarian (Rare) Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian piros "red", originally referring to rosy cheeks or red hair. More recently, however, it is also used as a hypocoristic of Piroska.
PisalmKhmer, Thai Means "large, wide, broad" in Khmer. It is also an alternate transcription of the Thai name พิศาล (see Phisan) of the same meaning and origin.
PisanmThai Alternate transcription of Thai พิศาล (see Phisan).
Piscesm & fAstronomy From the name of the zodiacal constellation shaped like a pair of fish, derived from the plural form of Latin piscis meaning "fish". This is the name of the twelfth sign of the zodiac.
PisethmKhmer Means "holy, sacred, supreme, magnificent" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit विशिष्ट (vishishta).
Piseyf & mKhmer Means "magnificent, excellent, beautiful, beloved" in Khmer.
PityfEnglish (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).
Piwkef & mMapuche From Mapudungun piwke meaning "heart."
PixiefEnglish (British) From the English word pixie referring to a playful sprite or elf-/fairy-like creature, originating from Devon and Cornwall in southwest England.
Piyam & fThai Derived from Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved". The spelling ปิยะ is typically only masculine while ปิยา is only feminine.
PlavafSerbian From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
PlavkafAmerican (Rare) In the case of American singer Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich) the name was derived from a Croatian worn meaning "blondie". It is not used as a name in Croatia.
PlegmundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and mund "protection". This was the name of a 9th and 10th Century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury.
PlegrædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
Pleunism & fMedieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare) Medieval short form of Apollonius, which is still in use today (albeit rarely). In more recent times, the name has also been used as a short form of Apollonia for women, but very rarely so, especially when compared to the more traditional feminine forms Pleunie and Pleuntje.
PodomLiterature Podo is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga, the grandfather of the main characters. His name may be related to the Scandinavian place-name PODO. He hides dark secrets, but loves his family to the end.
PoiasmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Probably derived from Greek ποιέω (poieo) meaning "to make, create, compose; to pretend". This was the name of one of the Argonauts, considered the greatest archer of the group.
PomelinefFrench (Rare) Variant form of Pomelline. This name is best known for being one of the middle names of Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986), who is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover (formerly of Monaco)... [more]
PonnifTamil One of the names of the river Kaveri in South India, meaning "wealthy", "prosperous". Derived from Tamil word பொன் (Pon) which translates to gold.
Ponnyam & fBurmese Means "good deed, meritorious deed" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya).
PonomHawaiian From the word meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."
PonyafNepali Means "one who loves bamboo" in Nepal.
PonyofPopular Culture In the popular animated movie by Hayao Miyazakio, Ponyo is a goldfish who becomes human, daughter of prestigious ruler Fujimoto and the goddess of mercy, known as Gran Mamare.
PopofJapanese From Japanese 歩 (po) meaning "walk" combined with 歩 (po) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
PopomNew World Mythology Short form of Popocatepetl, which means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl from popoca "it smokes" and tepetl "mountain". This is the name of a hero in Mexican legend and Aztec mythology, the lover of Princess Ixtli... [more]