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Praejectus m Late RomanDerived from Latin
praejacio ("to throw"). This is the name of a saint (625-676).
Praetextatus m Late RomanDerived from Latin
praetextus "fringed, bordered, edged", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb
praetexere "to weave, to border, to fringe". The modern English word
pretext derives from the same root... [
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Praewphailin f Thai (Rare)From Thai แพรว
(praew) meaning "gleaming, glistening, shining" and ไพลิน
(pai-lin) meaning "sapphire".
Pragati f IndianFrom Sanskrit प्रगति (pragati). The name means progress, development, and advancement.
Pragmatius m Greek (Latinized), Late RomanDerived from Greek πράγματος
(pragmatos) "to gather evidence", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek πρᾶγμα
(pragma) "deed, action". Also compare Greek πράσσειν
(prassein) meaning "to do"... [
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Pragyasmi f IndianNo History, this Name has two words of Indian Ancient Language "Sanskrit" words are "Pragya" which means "ENLIGHTED CONSCIOUSNESS” and "Asmi" which means "I AM"... [
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Prah f Western AfricanUsed in Ghana, West Africa among Akan peoples. Shortened form of the name of the river spirit Bohsum-Prah. Usually used together with Nana: Nana-Prah.
Prahlada m HinduismMeans "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a king in the Hindu text the
Bhagavata Purana.
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).
Praise-God m English (Puritan)From the English phrase
praise God, referring to giving God glory. A known bearer was Praise-God Barebone (or Barbon; c. 1598-1679), an English preacher and Fifth Monarchist after whom Barebone's Parliament of 1653 was named... [
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Praisthel f South African (Rare)The name comes from the the phrase Praise the Lord. Some of the letters from the pharse are removed to turn it into a name.
Prajnav m IndianThe name means to be coming from different expectations and be on top.
Prakan m ThaiMeans "wall, fort, stronghold" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्राकार
(prakara).
Prakarsha f IndianWord Prakarsha Means "Extreme Desire" in marathi langusge
Prakit m ThaiMeans "inform, announce, show" in Thai.
Prakop m & f ThaiMeans "made, consist of" in Thai.
Praline f Popular CultureA form of confection, Praline was used as a character's name in the 2000 movie Where the Heart Is.
Praman m ThaiMeans "measure, estimate, approximate" in Thai.
Pramono m JavaneseFrom Javanese
pramana meaning "clear, precise, accurate, right", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रमाण
(pramana).
Pramot m ThaiMeans "happiness, merriment, delight" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रमोद
(pramoda).
Prang f ThaiMeans "cheek" or "mango plum" (a type of fruit) in Thai.
Pranitha f SanskritThe name Pranitha originated from Sanskrit, meaning "pure water".
Pranjal m & f Sanskrit (Rare)The name is of Sanskrit origin. It is generally used for male persons, however a few females are found sharing this name too.
Pranom f ThaiMeans "to make concessions, to compromise" in Thai.
Pranpriya f ThaiFrom Thai ปราณ
(pran) meaning "breath" and ปรียา
(priya) meaning "darling, beloved".
Prapatsara f ThaiCombination of masculine Thai Prapat and feminine Western Sara.
Prapha f & m ThaiMeans "light" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रभा
(prabha).
Praphai f & m ThaiMeans "beautiful, pretty, handsome" in Thai.
Praphaiphak f Thai (Rare)From Thai ประไพ
(praphai) meaning "beautiful, pretty" and พักตร์
(phak) meaning "face".
Praphaphon f ThaiFrom Thai ประภา
(prapha) meaning "light" and พร
(phon) meaning "blessing".
Praphasiri f ThaiFrom Thai ประภา
(prapha) meaning "light" and ศิริ
(siri) meaning "glory, splendour".
Praphat m ThaiMeans "light, illumination, brilliance" in Thai.
Prapto m JavaneseFrom Javanese
prapta meaning "came, arrived reached", ultimately from Sanskrit प्राप्त (
prāpta), from प्राप् (
prāp)] meaning “to reach, attain, obtain”.
Prasat m ThaiMeans "give, bestow" or "faith, trust" in Thai.
Prasenjeet m IndianOne who win expert army and Never lose any war in his life.PRASENJEET was an Aikṣvāka dynasty ruler of Kosala. Sāvatthī was his capital. He succeeded his father Sanjaya Mahākosala. He was a prominent Upāsaka of Gautama Buddha, who built many Buddhist monasteries and a lover of Nandini.
Prasetyo m JavaneseDerived from Javanese
setya meaning "loyal, faithful, true", ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य
(satya).
Prasit m ThaiMeans "success, achievement" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रसिद्धि
(prasiddhi).
Prasopchai m ThaiFrom Thai ประสพ
(prasop) meaning "success, win, gain" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Prat m OdiaMeans "early morning" in Odia.
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.
Prathip m & f ThaiMeans "lamp, light, lantern" in Thai.
Prathum f & m ThaiFrom Thai ปทุม
(pathum) meaning "lotus".
Pratijya f IndianMEANING - promise, swear, agreement , vow, assent, acknowledge, approve... [
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Pravoslav m Czech, SlovakDerived from the Slavic elements
право (pravo) "justice, law, right" and
slava "glory".
Pravuil m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendPravuil is an archangel briefly mentioned in the Second Book of Enoch as God's scribe and recordkeeper. In Enoch II, God commands Pravuil to bring Enoch writing materials so he could document his journey through the heavens.
Prawat m ThaiMeans "history, account, record" in Thai.
Prawdomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
prawda "truth, verity", which is derived from Old Church Slavonic
pravida "truth" (which in turn is probably derived from Proto-Slavic
pravъ "straight, right")... [
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Prawomir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian
prav and Czech
pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [
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Prawomysł m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
prawy "right, upright, righteous", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
pravъ "straight, right". Also compare Croatian
prav and Czech
pravý, both of which mean "right, straight"... [
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Praxagoras m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek πραξις
(praxis) meaning "action, exercise". The second element is either derived from Greek ἀγορεύω
(agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek ἀγορά
(agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market"... [
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Praxander m Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Πράξανδρος
(Praxandros), which is a name that is derived from Greek πραξις
(praxis) "action, exercise" combined with Greek ανδρος
(andros) "of a man"... [
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Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)Spanish form of
Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.
Praxedes f History, LiteratureDerived from Greek
praxis "a doing, success, accomplishment" (see
Praxis). This was the name of a 2nd-century saint. The Latin form Praxedis was used for a character in Joseph Victor von Scheffel's historical novel
Ekkehard (1857).
Praxedis f HistoryLatin form of
Praxedes. This name was used by Joseph Victor von Scheffel for a character in his historical novel 'Ekkehard' (1857).
Praxiboulos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun πρᾶξις
(praxis) meaning "action, exercise" (see
Praxiteles) combined with the Greek noun βουλή
(boule) meaning "counsel, advice" as well as "will, determination".... [
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Praxiphanes m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek πραξις
(praxis) "action, exercise" combined with Greek φανης
(phanes) "appearing". This name was borne by a Peripatetic philosopher, who lived in the 4th century BC.
Praxithea f Greek MythologyThe name of a number of Greek mythological figures derived from
πραξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and
θεά (thea) meaning "goddess".
Prayat m & f ThaiMeans "save, preserve, retain" in Thai.
Prayer f & m EnglishMiddle English from Old French
preiere, based on Latin
precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from
prex, prec- prayer.’
Prayitno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
prayitna meaning "alert, cautious" or "wise, knowledgeable".
Prayun m & f ThaiMeans "family, lineage, race" in Thai.
Prazeres f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)Derived from Portuguese
prazeres, the plural form of
prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary
Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures")... [
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Precieuse f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Middle French
precieuse, the feminine form of the adjective
precieux "precious (of great value)" (via Old French
precius, ultimately from Latin
pretiōsus, from
pretium "worth; value").
Précis-de-marvel f ObscureA girl on Tiktok tells the story of her first name. It's his progenitor called Marvel, who named her Précis-De-Marvel.
Predimir m Medieval Croatian, Medieval SerbianThe first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
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Predislav m Medieval Croatian, Medieval Serbian, Croatian, SerbianThe first element of this archaic name is derived from the Serbo-Croatian adjective
pred "in front of, before" (the latter can also be used to refer to an earlier point in time), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
perdъ "in front of, against"... [
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Preetika f Indian, HindiFrom
प्रीतिका (preetika) "sweetheart", ultimately from Sanskrit
प्रीति (prīti) "affection, love, joy, gladness".
Preity m & f Hindi"pleasure", "joy", "kindness", "favor", "grace", "love", from प्री (prī)
Prema f Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin verb
premo meaning "to press into, to press upon", referring to the insistent sex act. Although the verb usually describes the masculine role,
Augustine calls Prema
dea Mater, a mother goddess... [
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Premanan m ThaiFrom Thai เปรม
(prem) meaning "content, satisfied, delighted" and อนันต์
(anan) meaning "infinite, endless".
Premlata f IndianFrom Sanskrit
preman "love" (cf.
Prema) and
latā "creeper" - the name of a small plant, used as a symbol of love. This is borne by Premlata Agarwal (1963-), the first Indian female mountaineer to complete the Seven Summits, the seven highest continental peaks in the world.
Premwadi f ThaiFrom Thai เปรม
(prem) meaning "content, happy, delighted" and วดี
(wadi) meaning "possessing, having".
Prende f Albanian, Albanian MythologyPrende is the goddess of love, beauty and fertility in the Albanian pagan mythology, who is thought to have been worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity. She is the wife of the thunder and sky god
Perëndi.
Prerak m IndianThe origin of Prerak is the Sanskrit language. The name means one who encourages others.
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.