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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]

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

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

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

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

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

PETIA   m & f   Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of PETYA

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

PHOENIX   f & m   Mythology, English
Derived from Greek φοινιξ (phoinix) meaning "dark red"... [more]

PICH   f & m   Khmer
Means "diamond" in Khmer.

PING   m & f   Chinese
Means "peaceful, level" in Chinese.

PIPER   m & f   English
From a surname which was originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute).

PURDIE   m & f   English
From a surname which was derived from the Norman French expression pur die "by God"... [more]

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