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PedahelmBiblical Pedahel Prince of the tribe of Naphtali; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num... [more]
PedrariasmSpanish Contraction of Pedro and the surname Arias. A famous bearer was the conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila "Pedrarias", who founded Panama, framed Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, and had him beheaded.
PedubastmAncient Egyptian Variant of Padibastet. From Egyptian P3-dj-Bstt meaning "given by Bastet" derived from Bastet and padi "given" this was the name of several pharaohs.
PeetamLiterature This is the name of the male protagonist in Suzanne Collins' young adult novel "The Hunger Games" and its sequels. Collins has never stated how she came up with the name but it has been speculated that it is related to pita bread, given that the character was born into a family of bakers, or that it could be a form of Peter.
Peif & mChinese From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "foster, cultivate, nourish", 配 (pèi) meaning "match, join, deserve", 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "wear, admire", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
PeikmFinland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare) Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]
Peinm & fShipibo-Conibo From the Shipibo pei meaning "wing, feather, leaf" and the genitive suffix -n.
PeisagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]
PeisandrosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeisenormGreek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeisianaxmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeisidemosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeisilaosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
Peisism & fAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion" as well as "affection, susceptibility". It is ultimately derived from Greek πείσομαι (peisomai), which is the first-person singular future middle indicative of the Greek verbs πάσχω (pascho) meaning "to undergo, to experience, to feel (an emotion)" and πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]
PeisistratosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeithagorasmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]
PeithandrosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeithanormAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun πειθάνωρ (peithanor) meaning "obeying men", which consists of the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
PeithidemosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeitholaosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeithonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)". This name is not to be confused with Python.... [more]
PeithostratosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective πειθός (peithos) meaning "persuasive" as well as "obedient", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)"... [more]
PeitsamFinnish Meaning unknown. Possibly from Finnish peitsi meaning "lance" and “pace (gait of a horse)”.
PeivasmSami Derived from Sami peivas "son of the day".
Peixinf & mChinese From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "to cultivate, to educate" combined with 信 (xìn) meaning "true, accurate" or 新 (xīn) "new", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
PejanmKurdish Etymology uncertain, perhaps an alternate transcription of Kurdish pêçan meaning "bandage".
PejmanmPersian Means "sad, dejected, remorseful" in Persian.
PekahmBiblical (All) From a root meaning “open”. Pekah was a king of Israel for a 20-year period beginning in about 778 B.C.E..
PekahiahmBiblical From the Hebrew name פְּקַחְיָה (Pəqaḥya) meaning "Yahweh has opened the eyes" from פֶּקַח (peqah) "open" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
PelatiahmBiblical Pelatiah, meaning "Refugee of God" Ezekiel 11:1, son of Benaiah, a prince of the people, among the 25 Ezekiel saw at the East Gate; he fell dead upon hearing the prophecy regrarding Jerusalem.
PelémPortuguese (Brazilian) Famous bearer of this name is Pelé (Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento) and is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. ... [more]
PellervomFinnish, Finnish Mythology Derived from Finnish word pelto "field". In Finnish mytholofy Pellervo (also known as Sampsa Pellervoinen) was a god of fertility, fields and crops.
PelopidasmAncient Greek Means "son of Pelops" in Greek, derived from the name Pelops combined with ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
PelopsmGreek Mythology, Ancient Greek Means "dark face", derived from Greek πελός (pelos) meaning "dark-coloured, dusky" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Greek mythology Pelops was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, "island of Pelops"... [more]
Pemmaf & mTibetan Comes from Pema (and Padma), Tibetan for Lotus. Lotus is a sacred flower in Buddhism (as well as Hinduism), a symbol for the way to enlightenment.
PemuluwuymIndigenous Australian The name of a prominent Bidjigal Aboriginal warrior of the Eora nation who lead a resistance against Sydney colonists in the 1790s - 1800s. He was also considered a carradhy or ‘clever man’. He convinced many surrounding Aboriginal nations to join his resistance against the British and was considered to be exceptional in most everything he did.
PenamFinnish Originally a variant of Benjamin. Rare as a given name, but is often used as a pet name for Pentti.
PendamHistory, Anglo-Saxon Old English name of unknown origin. Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is today the English Midlands.
PendamAfrican Penda is a shortend name of the Name Pendapala meaning "to be brave" or "be brave" in the ovomba language, indigeonous to the ovamo peolple of Namibia. ... [more]
PeneusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Πηνειός (Peneios), which is either derived from Greek πῆνος (pēnos) "web" or from Greek πήνη (pēnē) "thread, weft" (see Penelope)... [more]
Pengm & fChinese From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Pengfeim & fChinese From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology combined with 飞 (fēi) meaning "to fly". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Penghuif & mChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
Peng-limChinese Comes from the famous and wealthy Malay trader known as Chong Peng-Li despite him being from Malaysia he is chinese. He is well known for being one of the top Dota 2 players in the world. Thus, the name holds a lot of value... [more]
Pengluf & mChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".
PengolodhmLiterature Means "teaching sage". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of the in-universe author of The Silmarillion.
PennmEnglish, Welsh Mythology Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.
PentaquodmSusquehannock Meaning unknown. Pentaquod is the name of the 16th century first character in the novel 'Chesapeake' (1978) written by J.A. Michener.
Pentecostf & mEnglish (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]
PentheusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πένθος (penthos) meaning "grief, sorrow, sadness, mourning". In Greek mythology, Pentheus was the name of a king of Thebes.
PeomSwedish Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
PeohtwealdmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". The first element refers to the Picts, an ancient Celtic people from northern and eastern Scotland.
PeohtwinemAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English Peohtas "Pict" and wine "friend". The first element refers to the Picts, a group of peoples who lived in Britain north of the Forth–Clyde isthmus in the Pre-Viking, Early Middle Ages... [more]
PepimAncient Egyptian This was a name used by 2 pharaohs of Egypt's Old Kingdom. The etymology is unknown. Pepi I's throne name was Meryre, and Pepi II's was Neferkare... [more]
PepomSpanish, Catalan Diminutive of José (Spanish) or Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [more]
PerakmMalay It means "silver". It was the fifth and most famous bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca, Tun Perak, who served under four sultans from 1456 to 1498.
PeranmBreton Derived from Petrus combined with the diminutive suffix -an.
PerdixmGreek Mythology Means "partridge" in Greek. In Greek myth Perdix or Talos was a nephew of the inventor Daedalus, to whom he was apprenticed... [more]