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Plutina f American (South, Archaic)Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
Poem m & f EnglishFrom French
poème or Latin
poema, from Greek
poēma, early variant of
poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from
poiein ‘create.’ See also
Poema.
Poesy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)Originally a variant of
Posy, this name was sometimes associated with
poetry, from Old French
poesie, ultimately from Greek
poesis "composition, poetry," from
poein "to make or compose"
Poet f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word meaning "someone who writes poems". From the Old French
poete, from Latin
poēta 'poet, author', from Ancient Greek
poiētēs (ποιητής) 'creator, maker, author, poet', from
poieō (poieō) 'I make, compose'.
Poinsettia f English (Rare)From the flower
Euphorbia pulcherrima, which was named for an American Minister to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who discovered the flower in 1828.
Polaris f & m Astronomy, Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)Derived from Latin
stella polaris, meaning "pole star". This is the proper Latin name of the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, commonly called the North Star or Pole Star. It is borne by a character (real name Lorna Dane) in Marvel's
X-Men line of comics, created in 1968.
Poot m American (Rare)Malik "Poot" Carr is the name of a character in the HBO drama 'The Wire' (2002-2008).
Pop m & f English (Rare)Diminutive of
Poppy and nickname derived from
pop, shortened variation of papa "father," in use in American English as early as 1838.
Poppet f & m EnglishFrom the Middle English
popet, meaning "a small child or doll." Used in specifically British and formerly British controlled countries.
Portland f English (Rare)Meaning, "land surrounding the water" and used in reference to the place of Portland, Oregon which itself is named after Portland, Maine, which is thusly named after the Isle of Portland, England. This name was borne by comedienne, actress, and dancer, Portland Hoffa.
Prairie f American (Rare)From the English word for a flat treeless grassland, taken from French
prairie "meadow". This was used by Thomas Pynchon for a character in his novel 'Vineland' (1990).
Prathia f African AmericanThe Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, a theologian and ethicist, was active in SNCC and a prominent civil rights movement speaker—she was said to have influenced Dr. King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, having used the phrase repeatedly in a speech he heard in 1962.
Prayer f & m EnglishMiddle English from Old French
preiere, based on Latin
precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from
prex, prec- prayer.’
Pres m EnglishShort form of Preston, Prescott, or other names beginning with "Pres". Preston "Pres" Dillard is a character in the 1938 film "Jezebel."
Preshea f EnglishA notable fictional bearer of this name is Preshea Villentia, née Buss from Gail Carriger’s Finishing School book series. A notable bearer of a variant of this name is gospel singer Preashea Hilliard.
Ptarmigan f English (Rare)This name comes from a small genus of birds in the grouse subfamily, whose genus name is Lagopus. The name is derived from Scottish Gaelic
tàrmachan, which is of unknown origin, and the
Pt- spelling was adopted as early as the 1680s through a mistaken Greek construction, which may be based on the Greek word
pteron meaning "wing."
Purity f English (Rare)Middle English from Old French
purete, later assimilated to late Latin
puritas, from Latin
purus ‘pure’. From the English word purity, which means "freedom from immorality."
Purpose f EnglishMiddle English from Old French
porpos, from the verb
porposer, variant of
proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."
Qirin m African AmericanA chimerical creature from East Asian mythology (Chinese/pinyin: qílín, Japanese kirin).
Quartz m & f English (Rare)Derived from Middle High German
twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech
tvrdy and Polish
twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic
tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic
*tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root
*(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")... [
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Que m AmericanMeaning unknown, possibly a short form of
Quentin. In the USA, it was given to 8 boys born in the USA in 2008.
Quest m EnglishFrom the English word for a search, ultimately from from Medieval Latin
questa "search, inquiry".
Quetcy f American (Hispanic, Rare)Borne by Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús (1956-), a Puerto Rican child singer of the 1960s and 1970s who was based in New York City. Her name may be a derivative of
Quetzalli.
Quiller m EnglishMetonymic occupational name for a spoon maker, from Old French
cuiller 'spoon', 'ladle'.