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PEACE   f   English (Rare)
From the English word peace, ultimately derived from Latin pax.

PEADAR   m   Irish, Scottish
Irish and Scottish form of PETER

PEARCE   m   English (Rare)
Variant of PIERCE

PEARL   f & m   English
From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks... [more]

PEARLE   f   English
Variant of PEARL

PEARLIE   f   English
Diminutive of PEARL

PEDER   m   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of PETER

PEDR   m   Welsh
Welsh form of PETER

PEDRO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of PETER... [more]

PEER   m   Scandinavian
Variant of PER... [more]

PEERS   m   English (Rare)
Variant of PIERS

PEETER   m   Estonian
Estonian form of PETER

PEG   f   English
Short form of PEGGY

PEGASUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Πηγασος (Pegasos), possibly either from πηγος (pegos) "strong" or πηγαιος (pegaios) "from a water spring"... [more]

PEGGIE   f   English
Variant of PEGGY

PEGGY   f   English
Medieval variant of Meggie, a diminutive of MARGARET... [more]

PEHR   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of PETER

PEIGI   f   Scottish
Scottish diminutive of MARGARET

PEIO   m   Basque
Basque form of PETER

PEKKA   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PEKKO   m   Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Finnish god of fields and crops.

PELAGEYA   f   Russian
Russian form of PELAGIA

PELAGIA   f   Ancient Greek, Polish
Feminine form of PELAGIUS... [more]

PELAGIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of PELAGIUS

PELAGIUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Πελαγιος (Pelagios), which was derived from πελαγος (pelagos) "the sea"... [more]

PELE   f   Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

PELLE   m   Swedish
Swedish diminutive of PER

PELLEGRINO   m   Italian
Italian form of Peregrinus (see PEREGRINE).

PËLLUMB   m   Albanian
Means "dove" in Albanian.

PEMBE   f   Turkish
Means "pink" in Turkish.

PEN   f   English
Short form of PENELOPE

PENE   f   English (Rare)
Short form of PENELOPE

PÉNÉLOPE   f   French
French form of PENELOPE

PENELOPE   f   Greek Mythology, English
Possibly derived from Greek πηνελοψ (penelops), a type of duck... [more]

PENI   m   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of BEN (1)

PENINNAH   f   Biblical
Means "precious stone" in Hebrew... [more]

PENKA   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine diminutive of PETAR

PENKO   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian diminutive of PETAR

PENNY   f   English
Diminutive of PENELOPE

PENTTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of BENEDICT

PEONY   f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of flower... [more]

PEPCA   f   Slovene
Slovene diminutive of JOŽEFA

PEPE   m   Spanish
Spanish diminutive of JOSEPH

PEPIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of PÉPIN

PÉPIN   m   History
Old French name of unknown meaning... [more]

PEPITA   f   Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of JOSEPH

PEPITO   m   Spanish
Spanish diminutive of JOSEPH

PEPPE   m   Italian
Diminutive of GIUSEPPE

PEPPI   m   Italian
Diminutive of GIUSEPPE

PER   m   Scandinavian, Breton
Scandinavian and Breton form of PETER

PERCE   m   English
Short form of PERCY

PERCEVAL   m   Welsh Mythology
Variant of PERCIVAL

PERCIVAL   m   Welsh Mythology, English
Created by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his poem 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail'... [more]

PERCY   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the name of a Norman town Perci, which was itself perhaps derived from a Gaulish personal name which was Latinized as Persius... [more]

PERDITA   f   Literature
Derived from Latin perditus meaning "lost"... [more]

PERE   m   Catalan
Catalan form of PETER

PEREDUR   m   Welsh Mythology
Possibly means "hard spears" in Welsh... [more]

PEREGRINE   m   English (Rare)
From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller"... [more]

PEREGRINUS   m   Late Roman
Latin form of PEREGRINE

PERELE   f   Yiddish
Variant of PERLE

PERICLES   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Περικλης (Perikles), which was derived from the Greek elements περι (peri) "around, in excess" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

PERLA   f   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of PEARL

PERLE   f   Yiddish
Means "pearl" in Yiddish, also used as a Yiddish vernacular form of MARGARET.

PERLIE   m & f   English (Rare)
From an occupational surname derived from Middle English perle "pearl", originally given to a person who traded in pearls.

PERLITA   f   Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of PERLA

PERMELIA   f   English (Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly an early American alteration of PAMELA.

PERNEL   f   English (Archaic)
Variant of PARNEL

PERNILLA   f   Swedish
Swedish short form of PETRONILLA

PERNILLE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of PETRONILLA

PERO   m   Serbian, Croatian
Diminutive of PETAR

PERONEL   f   English (Archaic)
Contracted form of PETRONEL

PERPARIM   m   Albanian
Derived from Albanian përparim "progress".

PERPETUA   f   Spanish
Derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous".

PERRINE   f   French
French feminine form of Perrin, a diminutive of PIERRE.

PERRY   m   English
From a surname which is either English or Welsh in origin... [more]

PERSEPHONE   f   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Greek περθω (pertho) "to destroy" and φονη (phone) "murder"... [more]

PERSEUS   m   Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek περθω (pertho) meaning "to destroy"... [more]

PERSIS   f   Biblical
Greek name meaning "Persian woman"... [more]

PERTTI   m   Finnish
Short form of ROOPERTTI or ALPERTTI

PERTTU   m   Finnish
Finnish form of BARTHOLOMEW

PERU   m   Basque
Basque form of PETER

PERUN   m   Slavic Mythology
Means "thunder" in Slavic... [more]

PETA   f   English (Australia and New Zealand)
Feminine form of PETER

PETAR   m   Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of PETER

PETE   m   English
Short form of PETER

PÉTER   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of PETER

PETER   m   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]

PETERA   m   Maori
Maori form of PETER

PETI   m   Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of PETER

PETIA   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of PETYA

PETR   m   Czech
Czech form of PETER

PETRA   f   Greek, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Bulgarian, Hungarian, English
Feminine form of PETER... [more]

PETRAS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of PETER

PETRE   m   Romanian
Romanian form of PETER

PETRI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PETRICA   m   Romanian
Romanian diminutive of PETER

PETRINA   f   English (Rare)
Diminutive of PETRA

PETRO   m   Ukrainian, Esperanto
Ukrainian and Esperanto form of PETER

PETRONA   f   Spanish
Possibly a feminine form of PETRONIUS

PETRONEL   f   English (Archaic)
Medieval English form of PETRONILLA

PETRONELA   f   Romanian
Romanian form of PETRONILLA

PETRONELLA   f   Dutch, German, Swedish
Dutch, German and Swedish form of PETRONILLA

PETRONIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of PETRONIUS

PETRONILLA   f   Italian, Late Roman
From a Latin name, a feminine diminutive of PETRONIUS... [more]

PÉTRONILLE   f   French
French form of PETRONILLA

PETRONIUS   m   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which is possibly derived from Latin petro, petronis "yokel".

PETROS   m   Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of PETER

PETRU   m   Romanian, Corsican, Old Church Slavic
Romanian and Corsican form of PETER... [more]

PETRUS   m   Dutch, German, Biblical Latin
Latin form of PETER used in Dutch and German.

PETTER   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of PETER

PETTERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PETULA   f   English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, created in the 20th century... [more]

PETUNIA   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word.

PÉTUR   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of PETER

PETYA   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian masculine diminutive of PYOTR or Bulgarian feminine diminutive of PETAR.

PEYTON   m & f   English
From a English surname, originally a place name meaning "Pœga's town"... [more]

PHAEDRA   f   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Φαιδρα (Phaidra), derived from φαιδρος (phaidros) meaning "bright"... [more]

PHAEDRUS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φαιδρος (Phaidros), which meant "bright"... [more]

PHARAMOND   m   Literature
Variant of FARAMOND used by Shakespeare in 'Henry V' (1599).

PHEBE   f   English, Biblical (Variant)
Variant of PHOEBE used in some translations of the New Testament.

PHELAN   m   Irish
Anglicized form of FAOLÁN

PHELIM   m   Irish
Anglicized form of FEIDHLIM

PHELIX   m   Biblical Greek
Form of FELIX used in the Greek New Testament.

PHEMIE   f   English
Diminutive of EUPHEMIA

PHEOBE   f   English
Variant of PHOEBE

PHERENIKE   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Attic Greek form of BERENICE

PHERICK   m   Manx
Manx form of PATRICK

PHIL   m   English
Short form of PHILIP and various other names beginning with Phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved".

PHILADELPHIA   f   Biblical
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament... [more]

PHILANDER   m   English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Φιλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"... [more]

PHILANDROS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of PHILANDER

PHILBERT   m   French (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of PHILIBERT

PHILE   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Φιλων (Philon) (see PHILO).

PHILEMON   m   Biblical
Means "affectionate" in Greek... [more]

PHILETUS   m   Biblical
Means "beloved" in Greek... [more]

PHILIBERT   m   French
Early variant of FILIBERT altered by association with Greek φιλος (philos) "dear, beloved"... [more]

PHILIP   m   English, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

PHILIPA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of PHILIP

PHILIPP   m   German
German form of PHILIP

PHILIPPA   f   English (British), German
Latiniate feminine form of PHILIP

PHILIPPE   m   French
French form of PHILIP

PHILIPPINA   f   German (Rare)
Elaborated form of PHILIPPA

PHILIPPINE   f   French
Elaborated feminine form of PHILIPPE

PHILIPPOS   m   Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of PHILIP

PHILIPPUS   m   Biblical Latin
Latin form of PHILIP

PHILIS   f   English (Rare)
Variant of PHYLLIS

PHILLIDA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of PHYLLIDA

PHILLIP   m   English
Variant of PHILIP, inspired by the usual spelling of the surname.

PHILLIPA   f   English (Rare)
Feminine variant of PHILIP

PHILLIS   f   English
Variant of PHYLLIS

PHILO   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Φιλων (Philon), which was derived from φιλεω (phileo) "to love"... [more]

PHILOKRATES   m   Ancient Greek
Means "friend of power" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and κρατος (kratos) "power".

PHILOMEL   f   Literature
From an English word meaning "nightingale"... [more]

PHILOMELA   f   Greek Mythology
From Greek Φιλομηλα (Philomela) which meant "friend of song" from φιλος (philos) "friend" and μελος (melos) "song"... [more]

PHILOMENA   f   English, German, Late Greek
Means "friend of strength" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and μενος (menos) "strength"... [more]

PHILON   m   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of PHILO

PHILOTHEOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "friend of god" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and θεος (theos) "god".

PHINEAS   m   Biblical (Variant)
Variant of PHINEHAS used in some versions of the Bible.

PHINEHAS   m   Biblical
Probably means "Nubian" from the Egyptian name Panhsj, though some believe it means "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew... [more]

PHIRUN   m   Khmer
Means "rain" in Khmer.

PHOBOS   m   Greek Mythology
Means "fear, panic" in Greek... [more]

PHOCAS   m   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φωκας (Phokas), which meant "a seal" from Greek φωκη (phoke)... [more]

PHOEBE   f   English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοιβος (phoibos)... [more]

PHOEBUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure"... [more]

PHOENIX   m & f   English (Modern)
From the name of a beautiful immortal bird which appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology... [more]

PHOIBE   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of PHOEBE

PHOIBOS   m   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Greek form of PHOEBUS

PHOKAS   m   Ancient Greek
Greek form of PHOCAS

PHOTINE   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φως (phos) meaning "light"... [more]

PHOTIOS   m   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φως (phos) meaning "light".

PHRIXOS   m   Greek Mythology
Greek form of PHRIXUS

PHRIXUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Φριξος (Phrixos) which meant "thrilling, causing shivers", derived from φριξ (phrix) "ripple, shiver"... [more]

PHUONG   f   Vietnamese
Means either "phoenix" or "direction" in Vietnamese.

PHYLISS   f   English
Variant of PHYLLIS

PHYLLIDA   f   English (Rare)
From Φυλλιδος (Phyllidos), the genitive form of PHYLLIS... [more]

PHYLLIS   f   Greek Mythology, English, German
Means "foliage" in Greek... [more]

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