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Patrise f English (Rare)
Variant of Patrice 2.

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

Patrisse f African American
Probably derived from the French name Patrice 1.... [more]

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.

Pattylou f American (South)
Combination of Patty and Lou.

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.

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.

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]

Pavielle f African American (Rare)
From Pavi Elle, the name of a 1983 Avon perfume.

Pavonay f American (South, Rare)

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.

Paxley m & f English

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.

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.

Paylin f & m American (Rare)

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

Payshie f American (Modern)
Diminutive 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.

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

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

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

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.

Peachenella f African American (Rare)

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".

Peachlyn f African American (Rare)
Combination of the word peach and the popular suffix -lyn.

Peachtreanna f African American (Rare), Obscure
Blend of the phrase "peach tree" and Anna.

Peachy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely from the American English slang meaning "fine; excellent".

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”)).

Pearla f American (South, Archaic)
Latinate form of Pearl; in some cases it may also be a borrowing of Perla.

Pearlean f African American (Rare, Archaic, ?)
a spelling variant of Pearline used chiefly by African Americans

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 f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Pearlie.

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.

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.

Pecola f African American, American (South)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. The American author Toni Morrison used it in her novel The Bluest Eye (1970) for the protagonist, a young African-American girl named Pecola Breedlove who descends into madness as a result of abuse.

Pecolia f American (South, Rare)

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

Pegg f English
Short form of Peggy / Peggie.

Peggi f English
Variant of Peggy.

Peggyjean f English (Rare)

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

Peighton f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

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

Pelagía f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Pelagia.

Pélagie f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pelagia.

Pemberly m & f English

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]

Penda f African American
From the Swahili verb kupenda "to love, to like, to be pleasant".

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 Jewish, English (American, Archaic)
Variant transliteration of Peninnah.

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

Penley m & f English

Penna f American
The Latin word for "feather, wing". American actor Ian Ziering has a daughter named Penna, born 2013.

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.

Pennina f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Penina.

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.

Peola f African American
Used in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.

Peonia f American (South, Archaic)

Pepsi f & m English (Rare), South African (Rare)

Percenia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Perdida f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Respelling of Perdita which might have arisen based on a dialectal pronunciation.

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

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.

Perkita f American (Modern, Rare)

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]

Permilia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Permelia, which is of unknown origin; possibly a variant of Pamela or a contraction of Pearl and Amelia.

Pernella f Medieval English, American (South, Rare)
Elaboration of Pernel.

Pernellia f American (South, Archaic)

Pernetta f American (Rare)

Pernie f American (South)
This appears sporadically outside the U.S. Top 1000 and was found mainly in Southern States. My speculation is that it is an offshoot of Calpurnia, but I cannot verify if this is the source of the name.

Perpétue f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Perpetua.

Perrey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Perry.

Perri f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry. Also used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per-, e.g. Persephone.

Perrianne f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Perri and Anne 1. Also see Perian.

Perrie f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry and Perri. It can also be used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per- and have the 'per' sound within the name and at the ending of the name... [more]

Perrye m & f English (Rare), African American (Rare)
Variant of Perry or Perri.

Persephanie f American (Rare)
Variant of Persephone.

Persephonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Persephone.

Perseverance f English (Puritan)
From the English word meaning "steadfastness in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success", referring to persevering through the trials and tribulations that may come as a believer of Christ.

Persia f English (Rare)
From the name of the Middle Eastern country Persia, now referred to as Iran. Its name is derived from Avestan Parsa, the ancient tribal name of the people ruled by Cyrus the Great.... [more]

Persifone f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Persephone.

Persimmon m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the Persimmon, a brightly colored fruit. The word persimmon is derived from Powhatan, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit".... [more]

Persy f English
Diminutive of Persephone.

Pert f Literature, Theatre, English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain, but likely derived from the English word pert.... [more]

Perthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia.

Pet m & f English (Rare)

Petehn f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Peterina f English, Scottish, Dutch
Elaboration of Peter, feminized with the suffix -ina.

Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.

Petria f English
Elaboration of Petra.

Petrichor f English (Canadian)
The earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. The word is constructed from Greek petra (πέτρα), meaning "stone", and īchōr (ἰχώρ), the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology.... [more]

Petronylle f English (Archaic)
Variant of Petronilla.

Petrova f English, Literature
Russian patronymic last name. Petrova is the name of one of the Fossil sisters in the book (and movie) 'Ballet Shoes' by Noel Streatfeild.

Pettifleur f English
A female English name. It is the first name of Real Housewife of Melbourne Pettifleur Berenger (1964-).

Petucha f American

Petulia f English
Possible variation or elaboration of Petula.

Peylyn f English (Rare)

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

Peytan f & m English
Variant of Peyton.

Peyten m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Peytin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

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

Peytynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Pfeiffer f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the German surname Pfeiffer.

Phaedre f English (Rare)

Phaelen m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Phallon f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Fallon

Phalonne f French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)

Phalyshia f English (American)
Happy

Phanessa f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Phanes, probably influenced by the name Vanessa. In Greek mythology, Phanes was a primeval god of procreation whose name derived from Greek phainô "to bring light, make clear".

Phania f English
Diminutive of Stephania.

Pharah f English, Arabic
Variant of Farah.

Pharina f African American

Pharisee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Primarily Southeastern in the United States, dating back to the 1840s and also used in the early 20th century.... [more]

Phaylon m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Phayre f English
Variant of Fayre.

Pheaby f American (Rare, Archaic)
Early American variant of Phoebe.

Pheba f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Phebe.

Pheby f English (Archaic)
Variant of Phoebe.

Phelina f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Felina or a feminization of Phelan.

Pheline f English, German, Flemish
Variant of Phéline.

Phelps f English
Transferred use of the surname Phelps.

Phely f & m English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Phemia f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Short form of Euphemia.

Phena f English (American)

Pheney f English (Rare)

Phenix m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Phoenix.

Phennana f Biblical Greek, English (Puritan)
Greek form of Peninnah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. Also see Phenenna.... [more]

Phenyx f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Phoenix.

Pheodosia f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Theodosia.

Pheona f English (African)

Pheonix m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Erroneous spelling of Phoenix.

Pheraby f American (South, Archaic)
Apparently a Southern U.S. invention. First appears in the mid-1700s in Virginia and North Carolina. Could be a variation of Phoebe, although it is also curiously similar to the Arabic name Fariba.... [more]

Phereby f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Pheraby.

Pheribee f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Pheraby.

Pherndena f African American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ferndena.

Phiby f English
Variant of Phoebe.

Phila f English
From Ancient Greek φιλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend", or a shortened form of names beginning with Phila.

Philandra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Philander.

Philberta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Philbert.

Phildel f English (Rare)
In the case of singer-songwriter Phildel, it is a combination of her parents names - Philip and Della. -

Philece f English (Modern)

Philena f English (Rare)

Philene f English (American, Rare), Haitian Creole, South African
Possibly a variant of Philine, a contraction of Philomène, or a feminine form of Phil using the common name suffix lene.

Philhelmina f English (Rare)
Variant of Philomena, influenced by Wilhelmina.

Philia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Derived from Greek philia "love", specifically referring to any kind of platonic love. In the English-speaking world, this name has seen occasional usage from the 17th century onwards.

Philianne f English (Rare)
Either a feminine form of Philian or an elaboration of Philia.

Philibina f American (Rare, Archaic)
Maybe a variant of Philippina.

Philietta f English (Rare)

Philina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Philine.

Philinda f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Philipina f English (African)
Variant of Philippina.

Phillette f American (Rare)

Phillipia f English, Jamaican Patois
Elaboration of Phillipa.

Phillippa f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Feminine form of Phillip.

Phillisa f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Phillis.

Phillisco m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a modern variation of Philiscus

Philly f English
Diminutive of Philippa, Phyllis and other names containing the element Phil-.

Philly m & f Irish (Rare), English (Modern)
Irish diminutive of Pilib, the Irish form of Philip. As an English name, it can also be a diminutive of names beginning with Phil-, such as Philip, Phyllis and Philomena.... [more]

Phillys f English (Rare)
Variant of Phyllis.

Philomina f English (African)
Variant of Philomena.

Philonese f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Philonise.

Philotte f Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic)

Phina f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in -phina like Josephina or Seraphina.

Phinley m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Finley

Phinly f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Finley.

Phiona f English, English (African), French (African)
Variant of Fiona. It is used mainly in Uganda (regarding (African) English usage) and Burundi (regarding African French usage).... [more]

Phlox f English (Rare)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek phlox "flame". As a given name, it has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world from the late 19th century onwards.

Phoebee f English
Variant of Phoebe.

Phoebie f English (Rare)
Variant of Phoebe.

Phoenicia f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization Phoenicia.

Phoenie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Phoenyx f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Phoenix.

Phonia f Jamaican Patois (Rare), South African (Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Likely a diminutive of some kind.

Phosy f American (Rare, Archaic)

Phrankee f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Frankie.

Phronsie f English
Diminutive of Sophronia, the name of the youngest child in Margaret Sydney's "Five Little Peppers"

Phyl m & f English
Diminutive of Phylip, Philippa and other names that begin with Phil.

Phylecia f African American
Variant of Felicia. Also compare Phylicia.

Phylicia f African American
Blend of Phyllis and Felicia. Famous bearer is Phylicia Rashad, actress.

Phylis f English (American)
Variant of Phyllis.

Phylisha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Phylicia.

Phylliss f American (Rare)
Variant of Phyllis.

Phylly f English
Perhaps a diminutive of Philadelphia.

Phyra f English

Phyre f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the word fire.

Picabo f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the village Picabo in Idaho.

Pieper f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pieper.

Piercy m & f English (British, Rare)
A variant of Piers, a Middle English form of Peter. Peter is derived from the Greek petros, meaning "stone" or "rock".

Pimpernel f Literature, English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the flower Scarlet Pimpernel, a low growing annual plant. It is well known for being the emblem of the fictional hero of the same name. Tolkien used the name for one of the Took sisters.

Pinafore f English

Pink m & f English
A nickname from the color pink, or a diminutive of names such as Patrick or Patricia.

Pinkerton m & f English
Transferred use of surname Pinkerton

Pinkey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Pinkie.

Pinkie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Pink. Borne by a character of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Pinky f & m English, Filipino
Variant of Pink. Sometimes used for someone with a pink complexion.

Pipere f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Piper.

Piperita f English (Modern, Rare)
From Menthos Piperita, the botanical name of Peppermint. This could also be a combination of {Piper} and {Rita}.

Pippy f English
Diminutive of Philippa.

Pirate m & f English (Rare)
From the English word pirate, from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).

Pirouette f English (Rare, ?)

Pixi f English (Australian)
Variant of Pixie.

Pixie f English
From the English word pixie, referring to a playful sprite or elf/fairy-like creature, originating from Devon and Cornwall.

Placidia f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen Placidus.

Platinum f English (American, Rare)
From the metal platinum, derived from Spanish platina, a diminutive of plata "silver". It can also be taken from the color platinum, derived from the metal.

Plavka f American (Rare)
In the case of American singer Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich) the name was derived from a Croatian worn meaning "blondie". It is not used as a name in Croatia.

Pleasant m & f English (Puritan, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the English word, which is derived from Anglo-Norman plaisant "delightful" and ultimately from Latin placens "pleasing; agreeable".... [more]

Pleasantine f English (Rare)

Pleasure f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word pleasrue meaning "A state of being pleased or contented; gratification." This name is most common in African countries like Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Plesette f English (African)

Plezette f African American (Modern, Rare)

Plum f & m English
From Middle English ploume, from Old English plume "plum, plum tree," from an early Germanic borrowing (Middle Dutch prume, Dutch pruim, Old High German pfluma, pfruma, German Pflaume) from Vulgar Latin *pruna, from Latin prunum "plum," from Greek prounon, a later form of proumnon, a word of unknown origin, which is probably, like the tree itself, of Anatolian origin.

Pluma f American (Rare)
Borrowing from Latin plūma, meaning "feather."

Plumeria f English (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant that is also known as frangipani.

Plutina f American (South, Archaic)
Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.

Plymouth m & f English (Rare), English (American)
Either derived directly from the place name (see Plymouth) or transferred from the surname which is derived from the place name.

Poe m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Poe.... [more]

Poem m & f English
From French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from poiein ‘create.’ See also Poema.

Poema f English (Canadian)
Elaboration or feminization of Poem.

Poesy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Originally a variant of Posy, this name was sometimes associated with poetry, from Old French poesie, ultimately from Greek poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose"

Poet f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word meaning "someone who writes poems". From the Old French poete, from Latin poēta 'poet, author', from Ancient Greek poiētēs (ποιητής) 'creator, maker, author, poet', from poieō (poieō) 'I make, compose'.

Poetica f American (Rare)

Poetry f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Poetta f English (Rare)

Poinsettia f English (Rare)
From the flower Euphorbia pulcherrima, which was named for an American Minister to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who discovered the flower in 1828.

Polana f American (Rare, Archaic)

Poll f English
Short for Polly.

Polleen f English (American, Rare)
A blend of Polly and Colleen.

Pollyanne f English

Pollye f English
A variant spelling of Polly.

Pontress f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pontress.

Pop m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Poppy and nickname derived from pop, shortened variation of papa "father," in use in American English as early as 1838.

Poppea f English (Rare, Archaic), Theatre, Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Poppaea. This name was used for the title character of Claudio Monteverdi's opera 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642).

Poppet f & m English
From the Middle English popet, meaning "a small child or doll." Used in specifically British and formerly British controlled countries.

Poppi f English
Variant of Poppy.

Poppie f English (British)
Variant of Poppy.

Porcelain f English (American, Rare)
Taken from the material porcelain, ultimately derived from Italian porcellana "cowrie shell".

Porsha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Portia.

Portland f English (Rare)
Meaning, "land surrounding the water" and used in reference to the place of Portland, Oregon which itself is named after Portland, Maine, which is thusly named after the Isle of Portland, England. This name was borne by comedienne, actress, and dancer, Portland Hoffa.

Portya f English
Variant of Portia.

Posey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.

Possie f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Posie.

Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.

Posthuma f Medieval English (?), English (Archaic)
Feminization of Posthumus. (Cf. Postuma.) This was used as a second or third name to indicate the child's father had died before her birth, e.g. Gulielma Maria Posthuma Springett (1644-1694), the wife of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.

Poupon f & m Louisiana Creole

Poupone f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Poupon and Pouponne.

Pouponne f Louisiana Creole
Feminization of Poupon.

Powerful f African American
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +‎ -ful.