English Submitted Names

Orphia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly an elaboration of Orpha.

Orphie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Orpha.

Orra f English
Variant of Ora 1. A famous bearer is American botanical and scientific illustrator Orra White Hitchcock (1796–1863).

Orran m Scottish, English
Variant of Orrin.

Orrick m English
Transferred use of the surname Orrick.

Orrie m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Orry.

Orris m English (Rare), Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Orris.

Orsamus m English (American, Rare)

Orselia f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
Variant of Urselia.

Orton m English
Transferred use of the surname Orton.

Orus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized), English (American, Rare)
Latinized form of Oros. A known bearer of this name was the American professional golfer and Olympic medalist Orus Jones (1867-1963).

Orva f & m English (Archaic)
Originally a feminine form of Orville, but sometimes used as a masculine name, possibly influenced by Alva 2.

Orvan m English (American, Rare)
Meaning as of yet unknown. Also compare Orvon.... [more]

Orvel m English
Variant of Orville.

Orvella f English
Anglicized form of Órfhlaith.... [more]

Orvie m English
Diminutive of Orville.

Orvil m English
Variant of Orville.

Orvill m English (Rare)
Variant of Orville.

Orvilla f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Orville.

Orviller m English

Orvis m English
Transferred use of the surname Orvis.

Orvon m English

Orvyn m English
A variant of Orvin.

Orwell m English (Modern, Rare)
The pen name of Eric Arthur Blair or better known as George Orwell.

Oryn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Oren.

Oryon m English (British, Modern, Rare), Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Variant and possible welsh spelling of the name Orion.

Osa f English
Meaning unknown. This was the name of American explorer and documentary filmmaker Osa Johnson (1894-1953). In the case of Danish actress Osa Massen (1914-2006) it was apparently an Anglicized form of Aase, her birth name, a variant of Åse.

Osberta f English (Rare, ?)
Rare feminine form of Osbert.

Oscer m American (Hispanic), English
Variant of Oscar.

Oshland m English (Canadian)
This name has no meanings, it is a made up name given to a child.

Osiel m English (American)
Variant of Oziel.

Osilda f French (Quebec, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elments os "god" and hild "battle".

Osiria f English

Oslo m Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
From the name of the capital city of Norway (see Oslo). It was used for a character in the 2017 television series Money Heist (original Spanish title La casa de papel), about a team of nine robbers who adopt city names as pseudonyms for anonymity.

Oslynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Osmar m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), German (Rare), Estonian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Ansmar and a variant of Osmær... [more]

Osprey m English

Osric m Anglo-Saxon, English (Rare), Literature
Derived from Old English os "god" and ric "power, rule". This name was borne by several Anglo-Saxon kings, one of the earliest being Osric of Deira (7th century AD).... [more]

Ossawa m English (Modern)
Derived from the town of Osawatomie, Kansas. A famous bearer was the artist Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Osward m Medieval English, English
Middle English form of Osweard. The modern form is derived from the surname Osward.

Oswyn m English (Rare)
Variant of Oswin.

Otha m English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Otto or Ottar.

Otha f English (American)
Feminine form of Otho.

Othel m & f English
Diminutive of Otho.

Othellia f English (American, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Othelo m English
Variant of Othello.

Othilda f English (American)

Othniell m English (Puritan)
Variant of Othniel.

Otie m English (American)
A diminutive of Otis.

Otillia f English (African)
Variant of Ottilie.

Otillie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ottilie.

Otlyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Male name of uncertain origin, used occasionally in the USA.

Ottalie f English (Rare)
Variant of Ottilie.

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

Otter m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word otter, a semi-aquatic mammal. The word otter is derived from Old English otor or oter, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ "water".

Ottessa f English (American)
Feminine diminutive form of Otto.

Otti m Icelandic, English
Variant of Otto.

Ottie f & m English
Variant of Otty.

Ottiline f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Ottoline.

Ottis m English
Variant of Otis.

Ottiwell m Anglo-Norman, English (British, Rare)
From Otuel, which was a diminutive of the Norman names Otoïs, meaning literally "wealth-wide" or "wealth-wood" (from the Germanic elements aud "wealth, fortune" and wid "wide" or witu "wood"), and Otewi, meaning literally "wealth-war" (in which the second element is wig "war")... [more]

Ottoniel m English (American, Modern, Rare)
A blend of Otto and Othniel.

Otty m Popular Culture, English
Short form of Otis or Otto, popularized by Bush and Looney's Otis Oliver "Otty" Otto. May also be a diminutive of Ottilia or Ottilie.

Oval m & f English
Transferred from the word oval.

Oveta f English (Rare)

Ovi f & m English (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Ovid.

Ovias m English

Ovila m English, Spanish, French (Quebec)
Meaning unknown, possibly from Latin ovile, meaning "sheepfold."

Owenn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owenn was given to 10 boys in 2016 according to the SSA.

Owens m English
Transferred use of the surname Owens.

Owin m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the SSA, Owin was given to 11 boys in 2017.

Owl m English (American, Rare)
From Middle English owle, from Old English ūle, from Proto-Germanic *uwwalǭ (compare West Frisian ûle, Dutch uil, Danish and Norwegian ugle, German Eule)... [more]

Owlet m English
Old English ūle, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch uil and German Eule, from a base imitative of the bird's call, with -et signifying a diminutive of Owl.

Owsley m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Owsley. According to the SSA, Owsley was given to 6 boys in 2018.

Owyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. Owen was given to 10 girls and 23 boys in 2018 according to the SSA.

Owynn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Owen 1. According to the Social Security Administration, Owynn was given to 11 girls and 8 boys in 2018.

Ozetta f English (American, Rare)

Oziell m English (Puritan)
Variant of Uzziel.

Paciance f English (Archaic)

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.

Pack m English

Pada m English
Possibly coming from the Old English word pad, meaning "toad".

Padraig m English
Anglicised form of Pádraig or Pàdraig.

Paelyn f English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)

Paesyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Paetan f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paeton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paetyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paetyn f English

Paetynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Paezlei f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paezlie f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Paiden m & f English (Rare)

Paidge m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Paige.

Paigan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pagan.

Pailyn f English (Modern, Rare)

Pailynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Painter f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Painter.

Pairlee f English
Variant of Paralee.

Paishence f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare spelling of Patience.

Paislea f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paislyn f English
Variant of Paislynn

Paislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Paisley and Lynn.

Paisyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Paitan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Paiten f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Paitin f & m English
Variant of Peyton.

Paiton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paizlee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlei f English
Alternate spelling of Paisley.

Paizleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizley f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paizly f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Paisley and Hayley; in other words, a combination of the popular phonetic elements pay and lee... [more]

Pallie f English
Either a variant of Polly or a diminutive of Opal, Pauline, or other names containing Pal- or Paul-.

Palmetta f English

Pamala f English
Variant of Pamela.

Pamalla f English (Rare)
Variant of Pamela.

Pamelina f English
Perhaps an elaboration of Pamela.

Pamelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela using the name suffix lyn.

Pami f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pamla f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Pamela.

Pammie f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pammy f English
Diminutive of Pamela.

Pammye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Pammy.

Pamula f English (Rare, Archaic)

Pandorea f English (Australian)
A genus of climbing vines native to Australasia. Named after Pandora from Greek mythology, because the plant's tightly packed seed pod recalls the myth of "Pandora's box".

Pandy f English
A nickname for Pandora.

Pannie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Pansy.

Pansey f English (Rare)
Variant of Pansy.

Pantheon f & m English (American, Rare)

Papaya f English
From the fruit papaya, which is a large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.

Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).

Paraic m Irish, English (American)
Variant of Pádraig

Parajo f English

Paran f English

Pardon m English (Puritan, Rare)

Parice f English

Parinthia f English (American, Archaic)

Parklyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Park and the name suffix -lyn.

Parklynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Parklyn.

Parley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parley.

Parnella f English (Rare, Archaic), Medieval English
Latinization of Parnel.

Parran m English

Parrish m English
"Parrish" is a novel by Mildred Savage that was published in 1958.

Parsley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parsley.

Parson m English
Transferred from the surname Parson which came from the title meaning rector or viscar.

Parthena f English (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin".

Parthenya f English (Rare)
Rare spelling variant of Parthenia.

Parys f English (Rare)
Variant of Paris 2.

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.

Paschalle f English
Feminisation of Paschal, given rarely in Catholic regions.

Pashen f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Passion.

Pason m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Passion f English (Rare)
First recorded as a given name in the 16th century, the name Passion was originally used by Christian parents in reference to the "Passion of Christ", a term denoting the suffering of Jesus. The word itself is derived from Latin passio "suffering", ultimately from Latin patior "to suffer; to endure" and was originally used to describe any suffering or pain concerning the body... [more]

Passmore m English (American, Rare)

Pastel f English
From mid 17th century: via French from Italian pastello, diminutive of pasta ‘paste’.

Patch m English (American)
Short form of Patrick, coming from how the sequence ⟨tr⟩ is pronounced like ⟨ch⟩ in many dialects of American English.... [more]

Patches f & m English (Rare), Pet
From the English word patches, which is a plural noun of patch.

Patchouli f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Patchouli comes from the bushy herb of the mint family and bears tiny pink-white flowers. A bearer of this name is Patchouli Knowledge, a character from the Touhou Project.

Paterson m English (Rare), Scottish (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Paterson.

Patia f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Patience.

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.

Patina f English (Modern, Rare)
Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.

Patra f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petra or a short form of Cleopatra.

Patri f & m Spanish, English (American)
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.

Patriana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A blend of Patricia and Katriana.

Patricea f English (Rare, ?)
Extended form of Patrice 2 or variant of Patricia.

Patrici f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Patrice 2

Patrician f English

Patrickia f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick.

Patrika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Patrick. This name is borne by American actress Patrika Darbo.

Patrina f English
Feminine diminutive of Patrick influenced by Katrina

Patrine f English (Rare)
Combination of "Patricia" and "Katrine".

Patrise f English (Rare)
Variant of Patrice 2.

Patrisha f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Patricia.

Patrishia f English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Patricia (See also Trishia).

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

Patritia f English (Rare)
Variant of Patricia.

Patronella f English
Meaning Rock and is of English origin.

Patrycia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Patricia.

Patsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Patsy.

Patsye f English
The feminine spelling of Patsy.

Pattiann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Patty and Ann.

Pattsie f English (Rare)
Variant of Patsy.

Pattyann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Patty and Ann.

Pattye f English
Feminine alternative to Patty.

Pattyn f English
Variant and feminine form of Patton.

Paulaina f English (Rare)
Variant of the name Paulina, influenced by the spelling of the name Laina.

Pauley f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pauley.

Paulinea f English
Variant of Paulina.

Paulisa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Paul.

Paull m English (Archaic)
Variant of Paul recorded in the 16th century.

Paulmichael m English (Rare)
Combination of Paul and Michael.

Paulownia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants which were named after the Russian-Dutch queen Anna Pavlovna/Anna Paulowna.

Pauly m English
Variant spelling of Paulie.

Paulyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline or feminization of Paul with the popular suffix -lyn.

Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]

Paw f English
Paw refers to the soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot. It is a modern name in the US and first appeared in the name records in 2008.

Pax m English (American, Modern)
Short form of Paxton.

Paxley m & f English

Paxson m English
Transferred use of the surname Paxson.

Paxtyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Paxton.

Pay m & f English (Rare)
Nickname for Payton.

Paycen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Payden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paden.

Paydon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paden.

Payetan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Payeton f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Payetyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Payge f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paige.

Payne m English
Transferred use of the surname Payne.

Payshence f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare spelling of Patience.

Payslee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paysley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payslie f English
Variant of Paisley.

Payson m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Payson.

Paytan f & m English (American)
Variant of Peyton.

Payten f English
Variant of Peyton.

Paytin m English
Variant of Peyton.

Paytun m English
Variant of Peyton.

Paytyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Paytynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Payzlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payzleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Paisley.

Payzley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payzlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Pazia f Hebrew, English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Peaceable m English (Puritan)
From Anglo-Norman pesible, peisible, Middle French paisible, from pais (“peace”) + -ible; Meaning, "free from argument or conflict; peaceful."

Peach f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Derived from the name of the fruit, which itself derived its name from Late Latin persica, which came from older Latin malum persicum meaning "Persian fruit." In popular culture, this is the name of the Nintendo video game character Princess Peach, whom Mario often rescues from the evil Bowser.

Peaches f English (Rare)
Literally derived from the English word peaches, which is the plural form of peach, the fruit. It is derived from Late Middle English from Old French pesche, from medieval Latin persica, from Latin persicum, meaning "Persian apple".

Peanut m & f English (Rare)
Back-formation from pease, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural, combined with Middle English nute, note, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts (“nut”) (compare West Frisian nút, Dutch noot, German Nuss, Danish nød, Swedish nöt, Norwegian nøtt), from Proto-Indo-European *knew- (compare Irish cnó, Latin nux (“walnut”), Albanian nyç (“a gnarl”)).

Pearleen f & m English
Variant of Pearline.

Pearlene f English (Modern)
Variant of Pearline.

Pearlette f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Perlette. A known bearer of this name is Pearlette Louisy (b. 1946), the Governor-General of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia.

Pearley m English
Transferred use of the surname Pearley.

Pearline f English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of Perline. Also compare Perlina.

Pearlita f English (Rare), American (Hispanic), Jamaican Patois, Trinidadian Creole
Anglicized variant of Perlita, or a combination of Pearl and the Spanish diminutive suffix -ita (to mean "little pearl").

Pearly f English
Variant of Pearlie.

Pearlynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Pearl and Lynn, primarily used as a Western name in Singapore.

Pearson m English (American, Modern)
Transferred from the surname Pearson.

Pebbles f Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Pebbles Flintstone is a character in the classic American cartoon series The Flintstones (1960-1966). The series and the character are largely responsible for the occasional use of this name from the latter 20th century onwards.

Pegeen f English, Irish (?)
Elaboration of Peggy, used as a diminutive of Margaret.

Pegg f English
Short form of Peggy / Peggie.

Pegge f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Peggy

Peggi f English
Variant of Peggy.

Peggyjean f English (Rare)

Peggysue f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Peggy and Sue.

Peightyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Pelham m English
Transferred usage of the surname Pelham.

Pemberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pemberley. This also coincides with the fictional estate owned by one of the characters in Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.

Pemberly m & f English

Pemberton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pemberton.

Pembroke m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pembroke.

Pemma f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A possible variant of Emma or a diminutive of Pamela, or possibly derived from the surname Pemma, of unknown meaning or origin... [more]

Pendleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pendleton.

Penellope f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Penelope.

Peniel m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From a biblical place name (Gen 32:30) meaning "face of God".... [more]

Penina f Hebrew, English (American, Archaic)
Variant transliteration of Peninnah.

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

Peniston m English (British, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Peniston.... [more]

Penley m & f English

Penn m English, Welsh Mythology
Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.

Pennethorne m English (Rare)

Penney f English
Variant of Penny.

Penni f English (American)
Variant of Penny.

Pennie f English
Variant of Penny.

Pennilyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Penny and Lyn.

Pennington m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pennington.

Pennlee f & m English (American)

Pennylane f Filipino (Rare), English
Likely given in reference to the Beatles' song Penny Lane.

Pentecost f & m English (Puritan, Archaic)
From the name of the Christian festival which commemorates the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter, ultimately deriving from Greek pentekoste (hemera) "fiftieth (day)"... [more]

Penticost f Medieval English, English (Puritan, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Pentecost.

Penty f Medieval English, English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Pentecost.

Peppermint m English (Rare)
He who is wise, he who brings peace, he who brings prosperity, hospitality, harmony, and he who learns from mistakes and grows along the journey.

Perc m English
Diminutive of Percival.

Perci m English
Variant of Percy.

Percie m English (Rare)
Variant of Percy.

Percifer m English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Percivale m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Percival

Perdy f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Perdita or a variant of Purdie.

Peregrin m Literature, English, German (Rare, Archaic)
English variant of Peregrine as well as the German form of Peregrine. Peregrin "Pippin" Took is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

Perenelle f French, English, Literature, Medieval French
Old French form of Petronilla borne by Perenelle Flamel (1320-1402), wife and fellow alchemist of Nicolas Flamel. They are known for their quest to discover the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance said to turn any metal into gold and to make its owner immortal.... [more]

Perette f English (American, Rare)

Perfect f & m English (Rare)
English form of Perfectus.

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.

Peri f English
Feminine variant of Perry.

Perian f English (Rare), American (South)
Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]

Peridot f & m English (Rare)
Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman pedoretés, ultimately from Greek paiderôs (via Latin paederos): pais "child" and erôs "love".... [more]

Perilla f English (Rare, Archaic)

Perina f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Periwinkle f English (Rare)
From the English word for the color "periwinkle", from Middle English parwynke, referring to a "light blue and purple shade". It's also the name of a flower.

Perk m English (Rare)
A diminutive of Perkin and Perkins or a nickname. One bearer is Canadian hockey forward Percival Walter "Perk" Galbraith (1898-1961).

Perkins m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perkins.

Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]