Submitted Names Starting with P

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Paqari m & f Quechua
Means "dawn" in Quechua.
Paqësor m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian paqësor "peace-loving; peaceable, pacific; peaceful".
P'aqu m Aymara
Means "blond, yellow" in Aymara.
Paqu f Aymara
Means "russet, reddish" in Aymara.
Pâquerette f French (Rare)
Derived from French pâquerette "daisy".
Paquette f Literature, Theatre, French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pasquet or Paquet, medieval French pet forms of Pascal. Folk etymology links the name with modern French paquet (Middle French pacquet) "parcel, package"... [more]
Paqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Par f Chin
Means "flower; blossom" in Chin.
Pâra f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Para f Urdu
Para name meaning in Urdu is "ایک دھات پارہ یا سیماب، ايک رقيق دھات جو سفيد اور بھاری ہوتی ہے - بے قرار - بے چين". In English, Para name meaning is "A Metal Mercury Or Mercurial" https://www.urdupoint.com/islamic-names/para-name-meaning-in-english-94292.html
Paracelsus m History
Paracelsus (c. 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
Paradisa f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin paradisus "paradise".
Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).
Paradzai m Shona
Paradzai means "destroy". This is possibly addressing an adversary challenging them to destroy what you have if they can".
Parag m Indian
" Pollen Grains" "Nectar"
Parag m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese
From Sanskrit पराग (paraga) meaning "pollen, dust, powder".
Parahat m Turkmen
Means "friendly" in Turkmen.
Parako f Nenets
Nenets form of Paraskeve.
Paralee f American (South, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Paraluman f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "muse, inspiration" or "compass" in Tagalog.
Param m Indian
means first
Param m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureum and Paran).
Paramesse m Ancient Egyptian
The birth name of Ramses I.
Paramita f Indian, Sanskrit
Means "perfection, completeness" in Sanskrit. In Buddhism, the pāramitās refer to the perfection or culmination of certain virtues. In Buddhism, these virtues are cultivated as a way of purification, purifying karma and helping the aspirant to live an unobstructed life, while reaching the goal of enlightenment.
Paramjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant transcription of Paramjit.
Paramjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit परम (parama) meaning "highest, best" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Paramone f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Paramonos.
Paramonus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Paramonos. Saint Paramonus is a martry of the Orthodox Church who was beheaded during the rule of the emperor Decius (249-251).
Paran m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of adjective 파랗다 (parata) meaning "blue, green" (compare Pureun and Param).
Parand f Tajik
Tajik feminine name meaning "silk".
Parandzem f Armenian
Parandzem was an ancient Armenian noblewoman and queen-consort living during the 4th century.
Paranza f Mordvin
Means "good" in Erzya.
Parapara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Barbara.
Parappa m Popular Culture
PaRappa the Rapper is a rhythm video game developed by NanaOn-Sha and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation.
Parara f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Parara Napaltjarri (c. 1944-2003), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Pararaki m Maori
Means "northern ground" in Maori.
Paras m & f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Pakistani, Urdu
In Hindi and Urdu, this name means "touchstone" or "philosopher's stone."... [more]
Parascevas m Greek (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παρασκευας (see Paraskevas).
Paraschiva f Romanian
Romanian form of Paraskeve.
Parasha f Russian
Diminutive of Praskovya.
Parashqevi f Albanian
Albanian form of Paraskeve.
Parashurama m Hinduism
literally means "Rama with an axe". the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism.
Parasian m & f Batak
From Toba Batak language meaning "One that is loved". From the word "Asi" meaning love, and the affix "par-an" meaning "to be" to explain the behaviour.
Parasin f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Praskoviya.
Paraska f Ukrainian, Polish (Archaic)
Ukrainian diminutive of Praskovya or Paraskeva and Polish diminutive of Parascewa and Paraskiewia.
Paraskev m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Paraskevas.
Parasko f Khakas
Khakas form of Praskoviya.
Paraskovia f Russian (Archaic)
Archaic Russian form of Paraskeve and older transcription of Praskovya. In the Russian Orthodox Church, Paraskovia is the patron saint of cloth as well as of spinning and weaving.
Parastesh f Persian
Means "worship" in Persian.
Paratató f Romani (Caló)
Means "consolation" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Consuelo.
Parbati f Indian, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Nepali form of Parvati.
Parca f Roman Mythology
One of the three goddesses of fate in relation to birthing. See also Nona and Decima. Parca or Partula oversees partus, birth as the initial separation from the mother's body (as in English '"postpartum")... [more]
Parchaoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parcha meaning "piece, fragment" or a type of brocade and oy meaning "moon".
Parchinoy f Uzbek
Derived from parchin, either meaning "horseshoe" or refering to a type of colourful ceramic tile, and oy meaning "moon".
Parçıkh f Khakas
Means "starling" in Khakas.
Pardabuvish f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and buvish meaning "lady".
Pardagul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Pardamean m Batak
Means "peace" in Batak.
Pardamurod m Tajik
From парда (parda) meaning "screen, veil, curtain" and the given name Murod
Pardaoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and oy meaning "moon".
Pardis f Persian
Meaning "new city of Pardis" and often translated to "new city of Paradise."
Pardiss m Persian
persian
Pardo m Italian
Name of a 6th Century saint associated with the town of Larino, Italy. Believed to have been born in the Peloponnese, Pardo spent three years preaching in Larino before settling in the nearby town of Lucera... [more]
Pardomuan m Batak
Means "meeting, gathering" in Batak.
Pardós m Occitan
Occitan form of Pardoux.
Pardoux m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Bardolph via the Latinization Pardulfus.
Pare f Maori
Maori form of Polly.
Pareherwenemef m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Re is with his left arm" in Egyptian.
Pareise f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
American and English variant of Paris.
Parelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Parelius.
Paresh m & f Iranian
Transferred use of the surname Paresh.
Parfaite f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (African)
French form of Perfecta. Also compare Parfait, which is the masculine equivalent of this name.
Parfeniy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Parthenios.
Parfenopey m Russian
Russian form of Parthenopaeus.
Parfyon m Literature
Possibly a form of Parfeniy. This is the given name of the antagonist in Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot' (1868-9).
Pargev m Armenian
Means "gift, donation, present" in Armenian.
Pargol f Persian
A Persian name that may mean "flower petals", "soft petals", or any other definition within a similar category.
Parham m Persian
Persian form of Abraham.
Parhez f Persian
The name of a Mughal princess meaning "abstinence, fasting, caution".
Pəri f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Pari
Paribanou f Folklore
Composed of Persian پری‎ (pari) "fairy" and بانو‎ (bânu) "lady". This is the name of a female genie in the 'Arabian Nights' fairy tale 'The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou'.
Parichart f Thai
Alternate transcription of Parichat.
Parichat f Thai
Means "erythrina (a type of flower)" in Thai.
Parichehra f Uzbek
Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and chehra meaning "face".
Paricio m Aragonese
Truncated form of Aparicio.
Parick m Manx
Manx form of Patrick.
Paridah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Farida.
Parigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek pari meaning "fairy" and gul meaning "rose, flower".
Parijahon f Uzbek
Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and jahon meaning "the world".
Parijat m & f Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit पारिजात (pārijāta), which refers to several different plants including the night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) and Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata).
Parikhan f Armenian
Derived from the Persian word پریخوان‎ (parixân) meaning "a person who summons or conjures a jinn or peri". Used from the 16th century.
Pariksheet m Hinduism
Hindu mythology character of mahabharat known as king pariksheet he was a son of abhimanu and grandson of Arjuna
Parina f & m Aymara
Means "flamingo" in Aymara.
Parinaz f Persian
From پري (pari) meaning "fairy" and ناز (naz) meaning "delight, comfort"
Parineeti f Indian, Hindi
A known bearer of this name is Indian actress Parineeti Chopra (1988-).
Parinoz f Uzbek
Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".
Parinya f & m Thai
Means "knowledge, awareness, understanding" in Thai.
Pariqush f Uzbek
Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and qush meaning "bird".
Pariruh f Uzbek
Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and ruh meaning "spirit, soul".
Páris m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Paris 1.
París f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paris 2.
Paris m Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevas.
Parisima f Persian
Means "fairy face" in Persian.
Parisio m Italian
Italian form of Parisius.
Parisius m Late Roman
Given for someone who lived in Paris, France. Used by a twelfth century saint.
Parissa f Persian
Variant of Parisa.
Pariti f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Gujarati
MEANING - calx of brass employed as collyrium... [more]
Paritra f Indian
Mostly and basically Sanskrit. Comes from the word "Paritran" and it means to save someone, whether physically, emotionally or spiritually.
Parivash f Uzbek
Means "fairy-like" in Uzbek.
Pariwana f Quechua, Aymara
Means "flamingo" in Quechua and Aymara.
Pərixan f Azerbaijani
From pəri meaning "fairy" and the title xan meaning "king, ruler"
Parizad f Persian
Means "child of a fairy", from Persian پری (pari) meaning "sprite, fairy" combined with زاد (zâd) meaning "child of".
Parizod f Uzbek
Means "lovely, angelic" in Uzbek.
Parjanya m Hinduism, Sanskrit
Parjanya, according to the Vedas, is a deity of rain, thunder, lightning, and the one who fertilizes the earth. It is another epithet of Indra, the Vedic deity of the sky and heaven.
Park m Irish
Park - a pet name or nickname for Patrick of Irish origin.
Parkash m & f Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi variant of Prakash, sometimes used as a feminine name.
Parkin m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Peter. The change from er to ar is a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.
Pārkiuņs m Latvian
Latgalian form of Perun.
Parkizin m Nivkh
Derived from Nivkh park and yzn meaning "his own master". This name was traditionally given to independent young boys.
Parklyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Park and the name suffix -lyn.
Parkphoom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Parkphum m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Parkpoom m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Parkpum m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phakphum.
Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.
Parla f Turkish, Azerbaijani
From Turkish parlamak, meaning "to shine".
Parlak f Turkish
Means "bright" in Turkish.
Pàrlan m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Parthalán. The name used to be Anglicized as Bartholomew, even though it is not clear whether the two names are etymologically related.
Parley m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parley.
Parlindungan m Batak
Means "protection" in Batak.
Parmen m Croatian, Georgian, Russian, Serbian
Croatian, Georgian, Russian and Serbian form of Parmenas.
Parmena m & f Biblical Romanian, Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Parmenas. In present-day Romania this name is used as a feminine name.
Parmenas m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Derived from the Greek verb παρμένω (parmeno), which is a poetic form of the Greek verb παραμένω (parameno) meaning "to stay beside" or "to stand fast, to stand one's ground"... [more]
Parmenides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Parmenas" in Greek, derived from the name Parmenas combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]
Parmenion m Ancient Greek, History
Diminutive form of Parmenon, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). Parmenion was the name of a Macedonian general from the 4th century BC, who had been in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great.
Pármeno m Literature
Possibly from Greek παρμένω (parmeno) "to stay beside, stand by" (compare Parmenon, Parmenas)... [more]
Parmenon m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek verb παρμένω (parmeno), which is a poetic form of the Greek verb παραμένω (parameno) meaning "to stay beside" or "to stand fast, to stand one's ground"... [more]
Parmina f Italian, Romanian
Probably derived from the name of the Italian city Parma. ... [more]
Pârmio f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Parmiss f Persian
Variant transcription of Parmys.
Parmjeet f & m Indian (Sikh)
Variant transcription of Parmjit.
Parmjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Paramjit.
Parmys f Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Uparmiya. This was the name of a Persian princess, who was the granddaughter of Cyrus the Great and went on to become the wife of Darius the Great.
Parnach m Biblical
Parnach was the father of Elizaphan, a prince of the Tribe of Zebulun. (Num. 34:25).
Parnaoz m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Farnabazu. A notable bearer of this name was prince Parnaoz of Georgia (1777-1852).
Parnavaz m Armenian (Rare), Georgian (Rare), History
Armenian and Georgian form of Farnabazu. This name was borne by two kings that ruled over territories that are nowadays located in modern Georgia.
Parnia f Persian
Persian name of unknown etymology.
Parnian f Persian
Means "silk" in Persian.
Parningotan m Batak
Means "memory, remembrance" in Batak.
Parnûna f Greenlandic
Hypocoristic word for a "crawling baby".
Parnuuna f Greenlandic
Younger form of Parnûna.
Paro f Hindi, Bengali
Diminutive of Parvati. This is the name of the female lead in Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's novel 'Devdas' (1917).
Paroma f Bengali
The title character in the feminist Bengali movie Parama (1985).
Parpar f Hebrew
Means "butterfly" in Hebrew.
Parparli f Laz
Means Butterfly in Laz.
Parrish m English
"Parrish" is a novel by Mildred Savage that was published in 1958.
Pars m Turkish (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Turkish.
Parsa m Persian
Means "virtuous" in Persian.
Parsadan m Literature, Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "wise, learned" and "scholar, scientist". This should connect the name to Middle Persian frazānag meaning "wise, intelligent" and frazanagīh meaning "wisdom, intelligence", which have both evolved into modern Persian as فرزانه (farzâne) (see Farzaneh).... [more]
Parsay m Mari
Means "heir, successor".
Parsbit f Khazar
Mother of a Khazar Khagan.
Parsedia f Lombard
Lombard form of Praxedes.
Parshandatha m Biblical
Parshandatha was one of the ten sons of Haman. He was an antisemite like his father. He was killed by a Jew or Jews (the Bible is unclear) and Esther had his corpse impaled.
Parshast m Indian
The name Parshast comes from Indian origin.
Parshuram m Indian
Divine architect
Pārsla f Latvian
Taken directly from Latvian pārsla "flake" (as in a snowflake).
Parsley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parsley.
Parson m English
Transferred from the surname Parson which came from the title meaning rector or viscar.
Pärt m Estonian
Variant of Pärtel.
Partalia f Greek
The meaning of this name come from the Greek word παρτάλι meaning cloth.
Partaón m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Parthaon.
Pärtel m Estonian
Estonian variant of Bertold and Bartholomeus.
Parten m Georgian
Georgian form of Parthenios (see Parthenia).
Partenia f Polish
Polish form of Parthenia.
Partênio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Parthenios via Parthenius.
Partenio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenios via Parthenius.
Partenopeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenopaeus.
Partenopeu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Parthenopaeus.
Partev m Armenian
Means "Parthian" in Armenian.
Parthaon m Greek Mythology
Name of a Calydonian king, father to Oeneus and Agrius.
Parthasarathy m Indian
Another name for Krishna.
Parthavi f Hinduism
Means "Daughter of the Earth"
Parthena f English (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin".
Parthenice f Greek (Rare)
Derived from Greek parthenikos, meaning "of a maiden" or "for a maiden". This is the botanical name for a genus in the daisy family.
Parthenius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Parthenios. Saint Parthenius (died 3rd century) was an early Christian saint and martyr from Rome of Armenian origin who is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox churches... [more]
Parthenopaios m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, girl, virgin". The second element is probably derived from Greek παῖς (pais) "child", which would give the name as a whole the meaning of "child of a virgin"... [more]
Parthenopeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant spelling of Parthenopaeus, which has gone on to become the spelling most commonly used, even though Parthenopaeus is more correct... [more]
Parthenopi f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Parthenope.
Parthenya f English (Rare)
Rare spelling variant of Parthenia.
Parthi f Judeo-Greek
In Greek, “virgin, pure.” Related to Parthena.
Parthivi f Indian (Anglicized)
Parthivi is one of other name of Mata Sits (Ramayana).... [more]
Parto m Javanese
Javanese form of Partha.
Partoghimeos m Armenian
Armenian form of Bartholomew.
Partou f Persian
Means "ray of light" in Persian.
Pärttyli m Finnish
Finnish form from Bertil.
Pa-ru f Japanese
Japanese name meaning "pearl", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word pearl.
Paru m Indian
means "solar".
Parulian m Batak
Means "good luck, fortune, blessing" in Batak.
Parunag m Armenian
Means "vine branch" in Armenian.
Parush m Mordvin
From паро (Paro) meaning "good".
Paruyr m Armenian
Modern form of Paroyr.
Parva f Medieval, Medieval French
Latin parva "small, little".
Parvani f Indian
From a Sanskrit word meaning "full moon".