PriidumEstonian Originally a short form of Priidik, now used as a given name in its own right.
PrijafSlavic Mythology It was Slavic goddess of good wishes. The similar of Norse goddess Freya.
PrilliefEnglish (Canadian) Used in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Either from a genus of flower or the municipality Prilly in Switzerland. Etymology for either unknown, though probably of Germanic origin.
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]
PriyomJavanese From Javanese priya meaning "man, boy", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रिया (priyā).
ProcrisfGreek Mythology Latinized form of the Greek name Πρόκρις (Prokris), which is possibly derived from Ancient Greek προκρίνω (prokrino) meaning "to choose before others, prefer, select". Procris was a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, and wife of prince Cephalus, who accidently killed her during the hunt.
ProknefGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted", a word used to refer to eagles. In Greek mythology Prokne or Procne was the wife of the Thracian king Tereus. Tereus raped Procne's sister Philomela and cut out her tongue, so Procne fed Tereus the flesh of their son Itys... [more]
PudjomJavanese Older spelling of Pujo influenced by Dutch orthography.
PuertofSpanish Means "port, harbour" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Puerto, meaning "The Virgin of the Port."... [more]
PuguhmJavanese Means "firm, steadfast, sturdy" in Javanese.
PujanmNewar From Newar पुजन (pūjan), a contraction of पु याये जिउ म मनु (pū yāyē jiu ma manū) meaning "anything or anyone that is worthy to be worshipped".
Pujif & mIndonesian Means "praise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पूजा (puja).
PujomJavanese From Javanese puja meaning "worship, veneration, praise", ultimately from Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā).
Pul-ipf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From native Korean 풀잎 (pul-ip) meaning "blade of grass, grass leaf," from a combination of 풀 (pul) meaning "grass" and 잎 (ip) meaning "leaf, blade."
PulmufFinnish Derived from the Finnish word pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."
PumbaamPopular Culture, Swahili Means "to be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent" in Swahili. This is the name of the warthog in Disney's 'The Lion King' (1994).
PumphutmSlavic Mythology Pumphut is the name of a Sorbian gnome who plays tricks on abusive people. He is featured in the the novel 'Krabat' by Ottfried Preußler where he challenges the evil master in a duel of magic and defeats him.... [more]
PünktchenfLiterature, German (Modern, Rare) Pünktchen ("little dot") is the main protagonist in Pünktchen und Anton by Erich Kästner. Pünktchen is the nickname the girl goes with, her real name is Luise Pogge.
PunkyfPopular Culture Diminutive of Penelope. It is the name of the titular character in the TV show 'Punky Brewster' (1985-1986).
Punyam & fIndian, Nepali Means "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.
PuputfJavanese Means "end, finish, limit" in Javanese.
PurbomJavanese From Javanese purba meaning "ancient", ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्व (purva).
Purof & mFinnish Means "stream", it can also mean "creek"
PurslanefPopular Culture From the name of the herb ("a small, fleshy-leaved plant that grows in damp habitats or waste places, in particular Portulaca oleracea, a prostrate North American plant with tiny yellow flowers"), the origin of which is uncertain... [more]
PuyimHistory From Chinese 溥 (pǔ) meaning "big, great, vast, wide" combined with 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites". This was the name of the last emperor of China who was forced to abdicate the throne in 1912.
QawimArabic (Rare) From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy), meaning "strong, powerful, mighty." In Islamic tradition ٱلْقَوِيُّ (al-Qawi or al-Qawiyy), meaning The All-Strong, is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Qianchunf & mChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
QiangweifChinese Chinese female name meaning "rose" or "rambler rose, wild rose".
Qianhef & mChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", or 合 (hé) meaning "combine". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Qianlim & fChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 里 (lǐ) meaning "village". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Qianmingf & mChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭/銘 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
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]
Qianyuem & fChinese 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]
Qimatm & fUrdu Means "price, value, worth" in Urdu.
QimingmChinese From Chinese 启 (qǐ) meaning "open, begin", 其 (qí), a possessive particle, or 琪 (qí) meaning "beautiful jade" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave"... [more]
Qingfangf & mChinese From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful"... [more]
Qingfengm & fChinese From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak, top" or 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]
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]
Qingmeif & mChinese Combination of Qing and Mei 1. Alternatively, the first character can be used as 清 (qīng) meaning "pure, clean," 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebration" or 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear/fine weather."... [more]
QingtaimChinese From Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young" combined with 太 (tài) meaning "big, thick"... [more]
QinmeifChinese From Chinese 琴 (qín) referring to the Chinese musical instrument similar to a zither combined with 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
QinyinfChinese From the Chinese character 琴 (qín) meaning "piano, Japanese harp" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". ... [more]
QionglanfChinese From Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "fine jade, exquisite, beautiful" or 瓊 (qióng) meaning "red jade" combined with 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist"... [more]
QiqifChinese From Chinese 琦 (qí) meaning "gem" or 七 (qī) meaning "seven" all combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Qiuhuif & mChinese From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" or 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound" combined with 慧 (huì) meaning "intelligent, wise" (which is usually only feminine), 绘 (huì) meaning "painted", or 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]
Qiujiangm & fChinese From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" or 丘 (qiū) meaning "hill, mound" combined with 江 (jiāng) meaning "river, Yangtze". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
QiuxiangfChinese From Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" combined with 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
QiyammArabic Either from Arabic قَيِّم (qayyim), meaning "valuable, worthy," or Arabic قِيام (qiyām), meaning "establishment, resurrection."
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]
QuillienmBreton (Archaic), French (Archaic) Breton and French form of Killian, which is no longer in use as a given name today, but it still survives as a patronymic surname (which is most prevalent in Brittany and the rest of northwestern France).
QuorrafPopular Culture, English (Modern, Rare) Possibly a variant of Cora. This is the name of several characters in popular culture, including a protagonist in the films 'TRON' and 'TRON: Legacy', and a figure in 'Star Trek'.
QuranmAfrican American Variant of Karon 1, the spelling altered to correspond with the name of the central religious text of Islam. The word Quran literally means "book, reading, recitation" in Arabic, derived from the verb قَرَأَ (qaraʾa) meaning "to read (aloud), to recite".
Qutluğm & fMedieval Turkic Derived from the Old Turkic adjective qutluğ meaning "blessed, fortunate" as well as "happy".
RaddaimBiblical, Hebrew Possibly from Hebrew רָדָה (radah) meaning "to beat down" or "to spread out". This name belonged to the fifth son of Jesse (according to 2 Chronicles 2:14).
Raddixm & fEnglish (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern) Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]
RaemFinnish From the Finnish word "rae" meaning "hailstone" and "grain".
RaefJapanese From Japanese 十 (which can be read as ra or jū) meaning "ten" and 恵 (which can be read as megumi or e) meaning "favor, benefit". Other kanji readings are possible.... [more]
RafaafArabic Means "kindness" or "compassion". It is derived from the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 Names of Allah: Ar-Raoof (The Compassionate).
RafidmArabic Means "tributary, river, stream" in Arabic.
Rafiff & mArabic, Indonesian Means "shining, gleaming, glistening" in Arabic, from the root رف (raffa) meaning "to gleam". It is masculine in Indonesia while it is feminine elsewhere.
RafikmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic رفيق (see Rafiq).
Rafkef & mDutch When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Raf) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -ke to the original name... [more]
RagafJapanese From Japanese 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" combined with 雅 (ga) meaning "elegant". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RaindimGeorgian Derived from the Georgian noun რაინდი (raindi) meaning "knight". This is a relatively modern name, which might possibly have been inspired by the Georgian rock band რკინის რაინდი (Rkinis Raindi), whose name means "Iron Knight"... [more]
RainifEnglish (Modern) Variant of Rainey (which is from the Irish or Scottish surname, or else a diminutive of Raine) or Rainy (from the English word).