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PAAVALI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PAUL used in the Bible.

PAAVO   m   Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of PAUL

PABLO   m   Spanish
Spanish form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]

PACE   m   English
From a surname which was derived either from the first name PASCAL or the Middle English word pace meaning "peace".

PACEY   m   English
From an English surname which was derived from the French place name Pacy, itself derived from Gaulish first name of unknown meaning.

PACHJO   m   Esperanto
Esperanto pet form of PAUL... [more]

PACO   m   Spanish
Pet form of FRANCISCO

PADDY   m   Irish
Irish pet form of PATRICK

PADEN   m   English
Either a pet form of PATRICK or else from a surname meaning "path hill" in Old English.

PADERAU   f & m   Welsh
Means "beads" or "rosary" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

PADMA   m & f   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit... [more]

PÁDRAIC   m   Irish
Irish form of PATRICK

PÁDRAIG   m   Irish
Irish form of PATRICK

PÀDRAIG   m   Scottish
Scottish form of PATRICK

PADRIG   m   Welsh, Breton
Welsh and Breton form of PATRICK

PAISE   m   English
Variant of PACE

PAISLEY   f & m   English
From a Scottish surname which may be ultimately derived from Latin basilica "church".

PAKI   m   Southern African
Means "witness" in Xhosa.

PÁL   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of PAUL

PÀL   m   Scottish
Scottish form of PAUL

PÅL   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of PAUL

PÁLL   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of PAUL

PALLAB   m   Indian
Variant of PALLAV

PALLAS   f & m   Greek Mythology
Probably derived from a Greek word meaning "maiden"... [more]

PALLAV   m   Indian
Means "budding leaf, shoot" in Sanskrit.

PALLE   m   Danish
Danish pet form of PAUL

PALLU   m   Biblical
Means "distinguished" in Hebrew... [more]

PALMER   m   English
From a surname which meant "pilgrim" in Old French.

PALMIRO   m   Italian
Means "pilgrim" in Italian... [more]

PAMPHILOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "friend of all" from Greek παν (pan) "all" and φιλος (philos) "friend".

PAN   m   Greek Mythology
Derived from a Greek word meaning "shepherd"... [more]

PANAGIOTAKIS   m   Greek
Pet form of PANAGIOTIS

PANAGIOTIS   m   Greek
Means "all holy", derived from Greek παν (pan) "all" combined with ‘αγιος (hagios) "holy".

PANAYIOTIS   m   Greek
Variant transcription of PANAGIOTIS

PANCHO   m   Spanish
Spanish pet form of FRANCISCO... [more]

PANCRAS   m   English
Medieval English form of PANKRATIOS

PANCRAZIO   m   Italian
Italian form of PANKRATIOS

PANFILO   m   Italian
Italian form of PAMPHILOS... [more]

PANKAJ   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PANKAJA

PANKAJA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "born of mud", referring to the lotus flower, derived from Sanskrit पङ्क (panka) "mud" and (ja) "born"... [more]

PANKRATI   m   Russian
Russian form of PANKRATIOS

PANKRATIOS   m   Ancient Greek
Means "all power" from Greek παν (pan) "all" and κρατος (kratos) "power"... [more]

PANKRAZ   m   German
German form of PANKRATIOS

PANOS   m   Greek
Pet form of PANAGIOTIS

PANTALEON   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements παντες (pantes) "all" and λεων (leon) "lion"... [more]

PANTALEONE   m   Italian
Italian form of PANTALEON

PANTHER   m   Ancient Greek
Means "panther" in Greek.

PANTHERAS   m   Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek πανθηρ (panther) meaning "panther" (which is ultimately derived from the elements παν (pan) "all" and θηραω (therao) "to hunt")... [more]

PAOL   m   Breton
Breton form of PAUL

PAOLINO   m   Italian
Italian form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).

PAOLO   m   Italian
Italian form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]

PAORA   m   Maori
Maori form of PAUL

PAPAK   m   Iranian
Variant of BABAK

PAPILLION   m   French
Derived from French papillon meaning "butterfly".

PAQUITO   m   Spanish
Pet form of FRANCISCO

PARAMONOS   m   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek παραμονη (paramone) meaning "endurance, constancy".

PARASKEVAS   m   Greek
Derived from Greek παρασκευη (paraskeue) meaning "preparation".

PARIDE   m   Italian
Italian form of PARIS (1)

PARIS (1)   m   Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

PARKER   m & f   English
From a surname which meant "keeper of the park" in Old French.

PARRIS   f & m   English (Modern)
Variant of PARIS (1) or PARIS (2)

PARRY   m   Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Harry meaning "son of HARRY".

PARSIFAL   m   German
German form of PERCIVAL

PARTH   m   Indian
Modern transcription of PARTHA

PARTHA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "son of PRITHA" in Sanskrit... [more]

PARTHALAN   m   Irish Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]

PARVAIZ   m   Iranian
Means "fortunate, happy" in Persian... [more]

PARWIZ   m   Iranian
Variant of PARVAIZ

PASCAL   m   French, German
From the Late Latin name Paschalis, which meant "relating to Easter" from Latin Pascha "Easter", which was in turn from Hebrew פֶסַח (pesach) "Passover"... [more]

PASCHAL   m   French
Variant of PASCAL

PASCO   m   Cornish
Cornish form of PASCAL

PASCUAL   m   Spanish
Spanish form of PASCAL

PASHA   m   Russian
Pet form of PAVEL

PASI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of BASIL (1)

PASQUALE   m   Italian
Italian form of PASCAL

PASQUALINO   m   Italian
Pet form of PASQUALE

PASTOR   m   Spanish, Late Roman
From a Late Latin name meaning "shepherd"... [more]

PAT   m & f   English
Short form of PATRICK or PATRICIA... [more]

PATARIKI   m   Maori
Maori form of PATRICK

PATRICE   m   French
French form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PATRICIO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PATRICK   m   Irish, English, French, German
From the Roman name Patricius, which meant "nobleman" in Latin... [more]

PATRIK   m   Czech, Hungarian, Swedish
Czech, Hungarian and Swedish form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PATRIZIO   m   Italian
Italian form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PATROCLUS   m   Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Πατροκλος (Patroklos) which meant "glory of the father", derived from πατρος (patros) "of the father" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"... [more]

PATRYK   m   Polish
Polish form of Patricius (see PATRICK).

PATSY   f & m   Irish, English
Pet form of PATRICIA or PATRICK

PATTON   m   English
Either a pet form of PATRICK or else from a surname which meant "bald" in Middle English... [more]

PATXI   m   Basque
Basque form of FRANCIS

PATYA   m   Russian
Pet form of IPATI

PAU   m   Catalan
Catalan form of PAUL... [more]

PAUL   m   English, French, German, Scandinavian, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin... [more]

PAULI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PAUL

PAULIE   m   English
Pet form of PAUL

PAULINO   m   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Paulinus, which was itself derived from Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]

PAULIUS   m   Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of PAUL

PAULO   m   Portuguese, Galician, Esperanto
Portuguese, Galician and Esperanto form of Paulus (see PAUL).

PAULU   m   Corsican
Corsican form of Paulus (see PAUL).

PAUWEL   m   Dutch
Dutch form of PAUL, used especially in Flanders.

PAVAO   m   Croatian
Croatian form of PAUL

PAVEL   m   Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene
Russian, Czech, Bulgarian and Slovene form of PAUL

PAVILS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of PAUL

PAVLE   m   Serbian
Serbian form of PAUL

PAVLO   m   Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of PAUL

PAVLOS   m   Greek
Greek form of PAUL

PAVOL   m   Slovak
Slovak form of PAUL

PAWEŁ   m   Polish
Polish form of PAUL

PAXTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning "Pœcc's town"... [more]

PAYAM   m   Iranian
Means "message" in Persian.

PAYTON   m & f   English
From a surname which was derived from an English place name meaning "Pœga's town"... [more]

PEADAR   m   Irish, Scottish
Irish and Scottish form of PETER

PEARCE   m   English
Variant of PIERS

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
Variant of PIERS

PEETER   m   Estonian
Estonian form of PETER

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

PEHR   m   Swedish
Swedish pet form of PETER

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.

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

PELLE   m   Swedish
Swedish pet form of PER

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

PËLLUMB   m   Albanian
Means "dove" in Albanian.

PENI   m   Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of BEN

PENKO   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian pet form of PETAR

PENTTI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of BENEDICT

PEPE   m   Spanish
Spanish pet form of JOSEPH

PEPIJN   m   Dutch
Dutch form of PÉPIN

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

PEPITO   m   Spanish
Spanish pet form of JOSEPH

PER   m   Scandinavian, Breton
Scandinavian and Breton form of PETER

PERCE   m   English
Short form of PERCIVAL

PERCEVAL   m   French
French form of PERCIVAL

PERCIVAL   m   English, Welsh Mythology
Old French form of Peredur, a Welsh name of unknown meaning... [more]

PERCY   m   English
This name can either be a short form of PERCIVAL or else it can derive from a surname which was itself derived from a Norman place name... [more]

PERE   m   Catalan
Catalan form of PETER

PEREDUR   m   Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of PERCIVAL

PEREGRINE   m   English
From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller".

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]

PERO   m   Serbian, Croatian
Pet form of PETAR

PERPARIM   m   Albanian
Derived from Albanian përparim "progress".

PERRY   m   English
Either a pet form of PEREGRINE, or else from a surname derived from Old English pyrige "pear tree"... [more]

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

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

PETERKIN   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a pet form of the given name PETER.

PETI   m   Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of PETER

PETIA   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of PETYA

PETR   m   Czech
Czech form of PETER

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 pet form of PETER

PETRO   m   Ukrainian, Esperanto
Ukrainian and Esperanto form of PETER

PETROS   m   Greek
Greek form of PETER

PETRU   m   Romanian, Corsican
Romanian and Corsican form of PETER

PETRUS   m   Dutch
Dutch form of PETER

PETTER   m   Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of PETER

PETTERI   m   Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PÉTUR   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of PETER

PETYA   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Russian masculine pet form of PETR or Bulgarian feminine pet form of PETAR.

PEYTON   m & f   English
Variant of PAYTON

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