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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the usage is American.
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Paytin m English
Variant of Peyton.
Paytun m English
Variant of Peyton.
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”)).
Pearleen f & m English
Variant of Pearline.
Pearley m English
Transferred use of the surname Pearley.
Pearson m English (American, Modern)
Transferred from the surname Pearson.
Pedros m American (Rare)
Variant of Petros, influenced by the spelling of Pedro. ... [more]
Peerless m African American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peerless. It coincides with an English word meaning "having no equal, matchless"... [more]
Peirce m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pierce.
Pelham m English
Transferred usage of the surname Pelham.
Pemberton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pemberton.
Pembroke m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pembroke.
Pendleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pendleton.
Peniel m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From a biblical place name (Gen 32:30) meaning "face of God".... [more]
Penn m English, 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.
Pennington m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pennington.
Penrose m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Penrose.
Peppermint m English (Rare)
He who is wise, he who brings peace, he who brings prosperity, hospitality, harmony, and he who learns from mistakes and grows along the journey.
Perc m English
Diminutive of Percival.
Perci m English
Variant of Percy.
Peregrin m Literature, English, German (Rare, Archaic)
English variant of Peregrine as well as the German form of Peregrine. Peregrin "Pippin" Took is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
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.
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]
Perk m English (Rare)
A diminutive of Perkin and Perkins or a nickname. One bearer is Canadian hockey forward Percival Walter "Perk" Galbraith (1898-1961).
Perkins m English
Transferred use of the surname Perkins.
Perley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perley.
Pernell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Pernell.
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.
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]
Pershing m English (American)
Most likely used as a first name due to John Joseph Pershing, General of the Armies for the United States at the end of World War I. His paternal ancestors were of German descent, and the original spelling was likely Pfoersching... [more]
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]
Peters m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peters.
Peterson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peterson.
Petey m English
Diminutive of Peter.
Petie m English (Rare), Obscure (?)
Variation of Petey. There is a typhoon in the 1950 Pacific typhoon season with this name.
Peyote m English
Mid 19th century from Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl peyotl, meaning "glisten" or "glistening". Other sources translate the Nahuatl word as "Divine Messenger"
Peytan f & m English
Variant of Peyton.
Peytin f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Peyton.
Pfeiffer f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the German surname Pfeiffer.
Phantom m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
From the English word "phantom" a synonym for "ghost", ultimately from Greek φάντασμα (phántasma) "phantom, ghost", "vision, dream", "fantasy".
Pharaoh m English, Mormon, African American
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the rulers of all Ancient Egyptian dynasties. Historically, however, "pharaoh" only started being used as a title for the king during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of the eighteenth dynasty, after the reign of Hatshepsut... [more]
Pharell m English
Variant of Pharrell.
Pharrell m English (Rare)
Variant of Farrell. In the case of American rapper Pharrell Williams, the spelling is inspired by his father's name Pharaoh.
Pheonix m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Erroneous spelling of Phoenix.
Phileo m English (Rare)
Presumably a variant of Philo.
Philian m English, German
Derived from Philianus, which is the latinized form of Greek Philianos. It is ultimately derived from Greek philos "friend" or phileo "to love". Compare also Philon... [more]
Philidore m English, French, Literature
Philidore likely meaning "gift of love", from the Greek philos (φιλος) meaning "friend, lover" and doron (δωρον) meaning "gift".... [more]
Philie m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Philip.
Phill m English
Variant of Phil.
Phillisco m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a modern variation of Philiscus
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]
Philmore m English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Fillmore, influenced by Phil.
Phinley m & f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Finley
Phinly f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Finley.
Phthisis m English
Simply from the English word (of Greek origin) which means "wasting, consumption". 'Not a name in frequent use, but a Phthisis Smith was named in Britain in 1915.'
Phyl m & f English
Diminutive of Phylip, Philippa and other names that begin with Phil.
Phyre f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the word fire.
Pierpont m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pierpont.
Pierson m English
Transferred use of the surname Pierson.
Pike m English
Transferred use of the surname Pike. May also be used in reference to the various species of fish.
Pilgrim m Medieval German, English (Rare), English (Puritan)
Medieval German form of both Biligrim and Peregrinus (see Peregrine), as these names were conflated with each other in the Middle Ages... [more]
Pilot m English (Rare)
Either from the surname Pilot, which is derived from Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον (pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης (plotes) "sailor"... [more]
Pimm m English
Variant of Pim.
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.
Pinkney m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pinkney.
Pinky f & m English, Filipino
Variant of Pink. Sometimes used for someone with a pink complexion.
Pioneer m English
From early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry) from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon-.
Pioquinto m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
A name given in honor of Pope Pius V, a saint of the Catholic Church.
Pique m American (Hispanic)
Transferred use of the surname Piqué.... [more]
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’).
Pistol m English
From mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.
Pitch m English
Diminutive of Pitcher.
Pitcher m English
Transferred use of the surname Pitcher.
Pitt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pitt. A fictional bearer was Sir Pitt Crawley in William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel 'Vanity Fair' (1848), a character apparently named in honour of the 18th-century British statesman William Pitt, nicknamed "The Great Commoner" (for whom the U.S. city of Pittsburgh was also named).
Platt m English
Transferred use of the surname Platt.
Plaxico m African American
Unknown meaning or origin.... [more]
Ples m English (Rare)
Short form of Pleasant (compare Pleas).
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.
Plummer m English
Transferred use of the surname Plummer.
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.
Po m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Varient of Poe. May also be a diminutive for names like Penelope, Porter, Pluto, etc.
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.
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'.
Pognon m French (Cajun), African American, American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Pognon.
Polk m English
Transferred use of the surname Polk.
Polo m Spanish, English, Italian, English (American), Medieval Spanish, Medieval Italian
This name likely roots from Paolo or Paulo, and Polo is a variant of both. It can be used in association with the sport also, but very rarely is.
Pomeroy m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pomeroy.
Pontian m English
English form of Pontianus. This name was borne by a pope from the 3rd century AD.
Poot m American (Rare)
Malik "Poot" Carr is the name of a character in the HBO drama 'The Wire' (2002-2008).
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.
Pope m English (Archaic)
From English pope, a religious title for a bishop.
Poppet f & m English
From the Middle English popet, meaning "a small child or doll." Used in specifically British and formerly British controlled countries.
Portwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Portwood.
Posey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.
Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.
Potter m English, English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Potter.
Powell m American
Transferred use of the surname Powell.
Power m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word power meaning "a source or means of supplying energy" or transferred use of the surname Power 1 or Power 2.
Powers m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Powers.
Pratt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pratt.
Prayer f & m English
Middle English from Old French preiere, based on Latin precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from prex, prec- prayer.’
Preacher m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Preacher.
Prentice m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prentice.
Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.
Pres m English
Short form of Preston, Prescott, or other names beginning with "Pres". Preston "Pres" Dillard is a character in the 1938 film "Jezebel."
Prescott m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Prescott.
Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.
Prestorjon m English
Means Priest john also mythical name
Prestyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Preston.
Priestley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Priestley.
Primian m English
English form of Primianus.
Princewill m American (Rare)
Transferred use of surname Princewill
Princey m English
Diminutive of Prince and Princeton.
Princy m & f English
Diminutive of Prince and Princess.
Prinze m English
Variant of Prince.
Priscian m English, German
English and German form of Priscianus. This name was borne by a Latin grammarian from the 6th century AD.
Priscillian m English
English form of Priscillianus. This name was borne by a bishop of Ávila (Spain) from the 4th century AD.
Proctor m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Proctor.
Prodigy m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "gifted".
Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]
Prophet m African American (Modern), English (African)
From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").
Pruitt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pruitt.
Prynce m English
Variant of Prince.
Pryor m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pryor.
Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).
Puckett m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Puckett.
Purdey f & m English (Rare), French (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname, a variant of Purdie.... [more]
Purdy m & f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Purdie.
Purl m English
Transferred use of the surname Purl.
Purple m & f English (Rare)
From English Purple.
Pyram m English (American)
English form of Pyramus... [more]
Qirin m African American
A chimerical creature from East Asian mythology (Chinese/pinyin: qílín, Japanese kirin).
Quade m English
Transferred use of the surname Quade.
Quaid m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quaid.
Quail m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quail.
Quan m African American
Borrowing of Quân or Kwan, used primarily by African Americans.
Quandale m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Quandale Dingle is a cultural idol for teenage guys
Quantae m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements quan and tay, or possibly a blend of Quan and Dante.
Quantis m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Quantis.
Quantum m English (Modern, Rare)
From Latin, neuter of quantus.
Quartz m & f English (Rare)
Derived from Middle High German twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech tvrdy and Polish twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic *tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root *(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")... [more]
Quashawn m & f African American (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Qua with the name Shawn.
Quavo m African American
Born by American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Quavo (1991-)
Que m American
Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Quentin. In the USA, it was given to 8 boys born in the USA in 2008.
Quenby f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Quenby.
Quennel m African American
Famous bearer is singer Quennel Gaskin.... [more]
Quennell m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quennell.
Quentan m English (American)
Variant spelling of Quentin and Quintin
Quenton m English
Variant of Quentin.
Quentyn m English, Literature
Variant of Quentin. Used in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series.
Quenya m American
Possibly a variant of Kenya or Quinn.
Queshon m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of KeShawn or KeShaun.
Quest m English
From the English word for a search, ultimately from from Medieval Latin questa "search, inquiry".
Quetzal m & f Nahuatl, American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
From Nahuatl quetzalli, meaning "plumage of the quetzal bird, beautiful feather", figuratively meaning "something precious, something beautiful". Can also be a short form of Quetzalcoatl.
Quigg m English (Anglicized)
Diminutive of Quigley. Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuaig. In County Down it is Anglicized as Fivey, as if from cúig ‘five’.
Quigley m & f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Quigley.
Quill m & f English
Diminutive of Aquilla.... [more]
Quillan m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quillen.
Quille f & m English, African American
Variant of Quill, or a diminutive of Aquila or Shaquille. It may also be transferred use of the surname Quille.
Quiller m English
Metonymic occupational name for a spoon maker, from Old French cuiller 'spoon', 'ladle'.
Quillon m American (Rare)
Means "Crossed Swords" in French. Also the name of a town in Chile.
Quimby m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use oft he surname Quimby.
Quince m English
“Quince, citrus, fruit”
Quindarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Quin and Darius.
Quinley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quinley.
Quinlin m & f English (American, Rare)
From an Irish surname which was a variant of Quinlan.
Quinlyn f & m English
Variant spelling of Quinlan.
Quinnie f & m English
Diminutive of Quinn.
Quinny m & f English
Diminutive of Quinn.
Quint m Catalan, Dutch, English, Emilian-Romagnol, French (Rare), German
Catalan, Emilian-Romagnol and French form of Quintus as well as the Dutch, English and German short form of any given name starting with Quint-, such as Quinten and Quintijn (Dutch), Quintus and Quintinus (German) and Quintin (English).... [more]
Quintian m English (Rare), German (Rare)
English and German form of Quintianus.
Quintinian m Late Roman (Anglicized), English (Archaic)
Anglicized form of Quintinianus. This name was borne by a 3rd-century Roman consul or prefect of Sicily, who had the breasts of saint Agatha of Sicily amputated after she refused his romantic advances and held firm to her faith in Jesus Christ.
Quirt m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Quirt. In some cases of modern-day usage, it might also be considered a variant of Quiert, itself a variant of Quert.
Quitman m English (American)
Transferred use of the suranem Quitman.
Racer m English (Rare)
Late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current.’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement,’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed’ (early 16th century) and ‘channel, path’ (i.e., the space traversed)... [more]
Radcliffe m African American
Transferred use of the surname Radcliffe.
Raddix m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), Obscure (Modern)
Used by American actress Cameron Diaz for her daughter born 2019. It might be inspired by Latin radix meaning "root", which is the source of the English word radical, or the similar name Maddox.... [more]
Radford m English
Transferred use of the surname Radford.
Radiance f & m English
From Latin radiare + -ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.
Radisson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radisson.
Radium m & f English (Rare)
From Latin radius ray + -ium.
Radley m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Radley.
Radney m American
Possibly a variant of Rodney. Noted bearer is country music artist Radney Foster.
Radolph m English
English form of Ráðúlfr.
Radric m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rodrick. This is the real name of American rapper Gucci Mane (1980-), born Radric Davis.
Raeden m & f English
A variant of Rayden.
Raelan f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Raelyn and Raylan influenced by Caelan.
Raevon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Raven.
Rage m English (American)
From the Middle English word rage, from the Old French rage/rager, ultimately derived from Latin rabies, meaning "madness."
Rahmel m African American (Americanized, Modern, Rare)
"Son of god" according to most sources.