Names Containing a

Pavo m Croatian
Croatian short form of Pavao.

Pavol m Slovak
Slovak form of Paul.

Paweł m Polish
Polish form of Paul.

Pawlu m Maltese
Maltese form of Paul.

Pax f Roman Mythology
Means "peace" in Latin. In Roman mythology this was the name of the goddess of peace.

Paxton m English (Modern)
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "Pœcc's town". Pœcc is an Old English given name of unknown meaning.

Payam m Persian
Means "message" in Persian.

Payne f & m Mapuche
Means "(sky) blue" in Mapuche.

Payton f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paz 1 f Spanish
Means "peace" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de la Paz, meaning "Our Lady of Peace".

Paz 2 f & m Hebrew
Means "gold" in Hebrew.

Peace f English (African)
From the English word peace, ultimately derived from Latin pax. This name is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.

Peadar m Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of Peter.

Pearce m English (Rare)
Variant of Pierce.

Pearl f English
From the English word pearl for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other gemstone names, it has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the 19th century. The pearl is the traditional birthstone for June, and it supposedly imparts health and wealth.

Pearle f English
Variant of Pearl.

Pearlie f English
Diminutive of Pearl.

Peđa m Serbian
Diminutive of Predrag.

Pedja m Serbian
Alternate transcription of Serbian Пеђа (see Peđa).

Pedram m Persian
Means "happy, successful" in Persian.

Pegasus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Πήγασος (Pegasos), possibly either from πηγός (pegos) meaning "strong" or πηγαῖος (pegaios) meaning "from a water spring". In Greek mythology Pegasus was the winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa after she was killed by Perseus. There is a constellation in the northern sky named after the horse.

Pejman m Persian
Means "sad, melancholy, mournful" in Persian.

Pekka m Finnish
Finnish form of Peter.

Pelageya f Russian
Russian form of Pelagia.

Pelagia f Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pelagius. This was the name of a few early saints, including a young 4th-century martyr who threw herself from a rooftop in Antioch rather than lose her virginity.

Pelagios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Pelagius.

Pelagius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Πελάγιος (Pelagios), which was derived from πέλαγος (pelagos) meaning "the sea". This was the name of several saints and two popes. It was also borne by a 4th-century British theologian whose teachings were eventually declared heretical.

Pelagiya f Russian
Russian form of Pelagia.

Pelayo m Spanish
Spanish form of Pelagius. This was the name of the founder of the kingdom of Asturias in the 8th century.

Pelias m Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from Greek πέλεια (peleia) meaning "rock pigeon". In Greek mythology, Pelias was the king of Iolcus who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.

Pellam m Arthurian Cycle
Form of Pellehan used by Thomas Malory in his 15th-century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur.

Pelleas m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly from the Greek name Peleus. In Arthurian legend this is the name of a knight in love with Arcade or Ettarde. He first appears in the Old French Post-Vulgate Cycle in the 13th century, later in Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur (15th century) and Alfred Tennyson's Idylls of the King (1859).

Pellehan m Arthurian Cycle
Possibly from Welsh Beli Hen meaning "Beli the Old". This was the name of a keeper of the Holy Grail in Arthurian legend, the father of Pelles and Pellinore.

Pema m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Tibetan form of Padma.

Peninna f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Peninnah.

Peninnah f Biblical
Means "pearl, coral, precious stone" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the wives of Elkanah, the other being Hannah.

Penjani m & f Tumbuka
Means "seek for, look for" in Tumbuka.

Penka f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine diminutive of Petar.

Pepca f Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Jožefa.

Pepita f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Joseph.

Peppa f Popular Culture
Probably from one of the English words pepper or pep (meaning "energy", itself derived from the name of the spice). Peppa Pig is a British animated television series for young children, debuting 2004.

Perceval m Arthurian Cycle
Old French form of Percival used by Chrétien de Troyes.

Percival m Arthurian Cycle, English
Created by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes for his poem Perceval, the Story of the Grail. Chrétien may have derived the name from Old French perce val "pierce the valley", or he may have based it loosely on the Welsh name Peredur. In the poem Perceval is a boy from Wales who hopes to become a knight under King Arthur. Setting out to prove himself, he eventually comes to the castle of the Fisher King and is given a glimpse of the Grail.

Perdita f Literature
Derived from Latin perditus meaning "lost". Shakespeare created this name for the daughter of Hermione and Leontes in his play The Winter's Tale (1610). Abandoned as an infant by her father the king, she grows up to be a shepherdess and falls in love with with Florizel.

Periboea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Periboia.

Periboia f Greek Mythology
From Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow". This is the name of several minor characters in Greek mythology, including the mother of Ajax Telamonian.

Perica m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian diminutive of Petar.

Perla f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl.

Perlita f Spanish
Diminutive of Perla.

Permelia f English (Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly an early American alteration of Pamela.

Pernilla f Swedish
Swedish short form of Petronilla.

Përparim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian përparim meaning "progress, advancement".

Perpétua f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Perpetua.

Perpetua f Spanish, Late Roman
Derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint martyred with another woman named Felicity.

Péťa m & f Czech
Diminutive of Petr or Petra.

Peťa m & f Czech
Diminutive of Petr or Petra.

Peta f English (Australian)
Chiefly Australian feminine form of Peter.

Petal f English (Rare)
From the English word for the flower part, derived from Greek πέταλον (petalon) meaning "leaf".

Petar m Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Peter.

Petera m Maori
Maori form of Peter.

Petia m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Russian/Bulgarian Петя (see Petya).

Petra f German, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Swedish, Finnish, English
Feminine form of Peter. This was also the name of an ancient city in the region that is now Jordan.

Petrana f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petra.

Petrarch m History
Anglicized form of the surname of Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374), an Italian Renaissance poet and scholar. His surname was a patronym, originally Petracco, from a diminutive of the name of his father Pietro.

Petras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Peter.

Petrică m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Peter.

Petrina f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Petra.

Petrona f Spanish
Possibly a feminine form of Petronius.

Petronela f Romanian, Slovak
Romanian and Slovak form of Petronilla.

Petronella f Dutch, Swedish, Hungarian
Dutch, Swedish and Hungarian form of Petronilla.

Petronia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Petronius.

Petronila f Spanish
Spanish form of Petronilla.

Petronilla f Italian, Late Roman
From a Latin name, a diminutive of Petronia, the feminine form of Petronius. This was the name of an obscure 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter.

Petroula f Greek
Greek feminine form of Peter.

Petruška f Czech
Diminutive of Petra.

Petula f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, created in the 20th century. The name is borne by the British singer Petula Clark (1932-), whose name was invented by her father.

Petunia f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word.

Petya m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Russian masculine diminutive of Pyotr or Bulgarian feminine diminutive of Petar.

Phaedra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Φαίδρα (Phaidra), derived from φαιδρός (phaidros) meaning "bright". Phaedra was the daughter of Minos and the wife of Theseus in Greek mythology. Aphrodite caused her to fall in love with her stepson Hippolytos, and after she was rejected by him she killed herself.

Phaedrus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φαῖδρος (Phaidros), which meant "bright". This was the name of a 5th-century BC Greek philosopher, and also of a 1st-century Roman fabulist who was originally a slave from Thrace.

Phaenna f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek φαεινός (phaeinos) meaning "shining". According to some Greek myths this was the name of one of the three Graces or Χάριτες (Charites).

Phaidra f Greek Mythology
Greek form of Phaedra.

Phaidros m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Phaedrus.

Phanouel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Penuel.

Phanuel m Biblical, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Form of Penuel used in the New Testament, where it is borne by the father of Anna the prophetess. It also appears in the apocryphal Book of Enoch belonging to an angel.

Phanuhel m Biblical Latin
Form of Penuel in the Latin New Testament.

Pharaildis f Germanic (Latinized)
Derived from the Old German elements fara "journey" and hilt "battle". This was the name of an 8th-century saint from Ghent, Belgium.

Pharamond m History
Variant of Faramund. This form was used by Shakespeare in his historical play Henry V (1599), referring to the Frankish king.

Phares m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Form of Perez used in the Greek and Latin Bibles, as well as some English translations of the New Testament.

Pharez m Biblical
Form of Perez used in some translations of the Bible.

Phelan m Irish (Rare)
Anglicized form of Faolán.

Philadelphia f English (Rare)
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant "brotherly love" from Greek φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love" and ἀδελφός (adelphos) meaning "brother". It is also the name of a city in the United States.

Philadelphos m Ancient Greek
From Greek φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love" and ἀδελφός (adelphos) meaning "brother".

Philadelphus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Philadelphos.

Philander m English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Φίλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "friend" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός). It was the name of a son of Apollo with the nymph Acalle. In the 18th century this was coined as a word meaning "to womanize", and the name subsequently dropped out of use.

Philandros m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Philander.

Philipa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Philip.

Philippa f English (British), German
Latinate feminine form of Philip. As an English name, it is chiefly British.

Philippina f German (Rare)
Elaborated form of Philippa.

Phillida f English (Rare)
Variant of Phyllida.

Phillipa f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of Philip.

Philokrates m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of power" from Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power".

Philomela f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomele), derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend" and μῆλον (melon) meaning "fruit". The second element has also been interpreted as Greek μέλος (melos) meaning "song". In Greek myth Philomela was the sister-in-law of Tereus, who raped her and cut out her tongue. Prokne avenged her sister by killing her son by Tereus, after which Tereus attempted to kill Philomela. However, the gods intervened and transformed her into a nightingale.

Philomena f English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek Φιλουμένη (Philoumene) meaning "to be loved", an inflection of φιλέω (phileo) meaning "to love". This was the name of an obscure early saint and martyr. The name came to public attention in 1802 after a tomb seemingly marked with the name Filumena was found in Rome, supposedly belonging to another martyr named Philomena. This may have in fact been a representation of the Greek word φιλουμένη, not a name.

Phineas m Biblical
Variant of Phinehas used in some English versions of the Old Testament.

Phinehas m Biblical
Probably means "Nubian" from the Egyptian name Panhsj, though some believe it means "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Phinehas is a grandson of Aaron who kills an Israelite because he is intimate with a Midianite woman, thus stopping a plague sent by God. Also in the Bible this is the son of Eli, killed in battle with the Philistines.

Phocas m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φωκᾶς (Phokas), which meant "seal (animal)" from Greek φώκη (phoke). This was the name of an early saint and martyr from Asia Minor. Sentenced to death for being a Christian, he is said to have given his killers lodging and then dug his own grave before he was executed.

Phokas m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Phocas.

Photina f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Photine.

Phraates m Parthian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Frahat (see Farhad).

Phyllida f English (Rare)
From Φυλλίδος (Phyllidos), the genitive form of Phyllis. This form was used in 17th-century pastoral poetry.

Pía f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Pius.

Pia f Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, Slovene, Late Roman
Feminine form of Pius.

Piaras m Irish
Irish form of Piers.

Piedad f Spanish
Means "mercy, piety" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin pietas.

Piera f Italian
Italian feminine form of Peter.

Pierina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Piero.

Pierpaolo m Italian
Combination of Piero and Paolo.

Pietari m Finnish
Finnish form of Peter used in the Bible.

Pietra f Italian
Italian feminine form of Peter.

Pietrina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Pietro.

Pietronella f Dutch
Variant of Petronella.

Pihla f Finnish
Derived from Finnish pihlaja meaning "rowan tree".

Piia f Finnish, Estonian
Finnish and Estonian form of Pia.

Pika 1 m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Peter.

Pika 2 f Slovene
Means "dot" in Slovene. This is the Slovene name for Pippi Longstocking, Pika Nogavička.

Pikachu m Popular Culture
From Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachuu), derived from the onomatopoeic words ピカピカ (pikapika), a sparkly sound, and チュウチュウ (chuuchuu), a mouse sound. This is the name of a Pokémon, a yellow rodent-like creature who can summon electricity, from a series of video games starting 1996. This is technically the name of the species, though it is used as a given name for the creature in some contexts.

Pilar f Spanish
Means "pillar" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, María del Pilar, meaning "Mary of the Pillar". According to legend, when Saint James the Greater was in Saragossa in Spain, the Virgin Mary appeared on a pillar.

Pilirani m & f Chewa
Means "persevere, endure" in Chewa.

Piloqutinnguaq f Greenlandic
Means "little leaf" in Greenlandic, from piloqut "leaf" and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.

Pilypas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Philip.

Pina f Italian
Short form of names ending in pina.

Pınar f Turkish
Means "spring" in Turkish.

Pinchas m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Phinehas.

Pinhas m Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew פִּינְחָס (see Pinchas).

Pinja f Finnish
Means "stone pine" in Finnish.

Pipaluk f Greenlandic
Means "sweet little thing who belongs to me" in Greenlandic.

Pippa f English
Diminutive of Philippa.

Pipra f Esperanto
From Esperanto pipro meaning "pepper".

Piran m Cornish
Possibly derived from Ciarán. This was the name of a 5th-century Irish monk who founded a monastery in Cornwall. He is the patron saint of Cornwall.

Piritta f Finnish
Finnish form of Birgitta.

Piroska f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Prisca, influenced by the Hungarian word piros meaning "red".

Pista m Hungarian
Diminutive of István.

Pitambar m Hindi
Modern form of Pitambara.

Pitambara m Hinduism
Derived from Sanskrit पीत (pīta) meaning "yellow" and अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment". This is another name of the Hindu gods Vishnu or Krishna, given to them because yellow clothing is traditionally worn at religious events.

Pitikwahanapiwiyin m Cree (Anglicized)
From Cree ᐲᐦᑐᑲᐦᐊᓇᐱᐏᔨᐣ (Pîhtokahanapiwiyin) meaning "sits at the buffalo pound", derived from ᐲᐦᑐᑲᐦᐋᐣ (pîhtokahân) "buffalo pound, buffalo corral" and ᐊᐱᐤ (apiw) "sit". This was the name of a Plains Cree chief, also known as Poundmaker (1842-1886).

Pitseolak f & m Inuit (Anglicized)
Variant of Pittiulaaq.

Pitsiulaaq f & m Inuit
Variant of Pittiulaaq.

Pittiulaaq f & m Inuit
Means "black guillemot" in Inuktitut (a guillemot is a type of sea bird; species Cepphus grylle).

Placid m English (Rare)
English form of Placidus (see Placido).

Plácida f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Placidus (see Placido).

Placida f Late Roman, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Placidus (see Placido).

Placide m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Placidus (see Placido).

Plácido m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Placidus (see Placido).

Placido m Italian
Italian form of the Late Latin name Placidus meaning "quiet, calm". Saint Placidus was a 6th-century Italian saint, a disciple of Saint Benedict.

Placidus m Late Roman
Latin form of Placido.

Plamen m Bulgarian, Serbian
Means "flame, fire" in South Slavic.

Plato m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Πλάτων (Platon), which was derived from Greek πλατύς (platys) meaning "broad-shouldered". Plato was one of the most important of the Greek philosophers. He was a pupil of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle. He constructed the theory of Forms and wrote several works, including the Republic.

Platon m Ancient Greek, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian
Greek form of Plato.

Pleasance f English (Archaic)
From the medieval name Plaisance, which meant "pleasant" in Old French.

Ploutarchos m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Plutarch.

Plutarch m History
From the Greek name Πλούταρχος (Ploutarchos), which was derived from πλοῦτος (ploutos) meaning "riches, wealth" and ἀρχός (archos) meaning "master". Plutarch was a 1st-century Greek historian.

Pnina f Hebrew
Means "pearl" in Hebrew.

Pocahontas f Powhatan (Anglicized)
Means "little playful one" in Powhatan, an Algonquian language. This was the nickname of a 17th-century Powhatan woman, a daughter of the powerful chief Wahunsenacawh. She married the white colonist John Rolfe and travelled with him to England, but died of illness before returning.

Pola f Polish
Short form of Apolonia.

Polat m Turkish
Turkish form of Bolat.

Polikarp m Russian (Rare), Ukrainian (Rare)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Polycarp.

Polina f Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Greek
Either a Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian and Greek form of Paulina or a short form of Apollinariya.

Polissena f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Polyxena.

Pollyanna f Literature
Combination of Polly and Anna. This was the name of the main character in Eleanor H. Porter's novel Pollyanna (1913).

Polona f Slovene
Short form of Apolonija.

Polya f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Polina.

Polycarp m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
From the Greek name Πολύκαρπος (Polykarpos) meaning "fruitful, rich in fruit", ultimately from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and καρπός (karpos) meaning "fruit". Saint Polycarp was a 2nd-century bishop of Smyrna who was martyred by being burned at the stake and then stabbed.

Polycarpe m French
French form of Polycarp.

Polycrates m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Πολυκράτης (Polykrates) meaning "much power", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and κράτος (kratos) meaning "power". This name was borne by a 6th-century BC ruler of the Greek island of Samos.

Polyhymnia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polymnia.

Polykarpos m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of Polycarp.

Polykrates m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Polycrates.

Polymnia f Greek Mythology
Means "abounding in song", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and ὕμνος (hymnos) meaning "song, hymn". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of dance and sacred songs, one of the nine Muses.

Polyxena f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πολυξένη (Polyxene), which was from the word πολύξενος (polyxenos) meaning "entertaining many guests, very hospitable", itself derived from πολύς (polys) meaning "many" and ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". In Greek legend she was a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, beloved by Achilles. After the Trojan War, Achilles' son Neoptolemus sacrificed her.

Pomare m & f Tahitian
Means "night cough", from Tahitian pō "night" and mare "cough". This name was borne by four kings and a queen of Tahiti. The first king adopted the name after his child died of a cough in the night.

Pomona f Roman Mythology
From Latin pomus "fruit tree". This was the name of the Roman goddess of fruit trees.

Pompeia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Pompeius.

Pomponia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Pomponius.

Pooja f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi/Nepali पूजा, Gujarati પૂજા, Bengali পূজা, Gurmukhi ਪੂਜਾ, Telugu పూజా, Malayalam പൂജ, Tamil பூஜா or Kannada ಪೂಜಾ (see Puja).

Poonam f Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi पूनम (see Punam).

Poornima f Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Tamil பூர்ணிமா, Kannada ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮಾ or Hindi/Marathi पूर्णिमा (see Purnima).

Porcia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Porcius.

Portia f English
Variant of Porcia, the feminine form of the Roman family name Porcius, used by William Shakespeare for the heroine of his play The Merchant of Venice (1596). In the play Portia is a woman who disguises herself as a man in order to defend Antonio in court. It is also the name of a moon of Uranus, after the Shakespearean character.

Potsʉnakwahipʉ m Comanche
Means "male bison back" in Comanche, derived from potsʉ "male bison" and kwahi "back (body part)". This name was borne by a 19th-century war chief of the Penateka Comanche, also called Buffalo Hump.

Poyraz m Turkish
Means "north" or "north wind" in Turkish, derived from Greek Βορέας (Boreas).

Prabhakar m Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi
Modern form of Prabhakara.

Prabhakara m Sanskrit
Means "light maker", derived from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā) meaning "light" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". In Hindu scripture this term is used to refer to the sun and the moon. A notable bearer of this name was a 6th-century scholar from Kerala.

Prabhat m Hindi
Means "shining forth, morning" in Sanskrit, derived from प्रभा (prabhā) meaning "to shine".

Prabhu m Hinduism, Tamil, Kannada
Means "mighty, powerful, master" in Sanskrit. In the Rigveda this is an epithet of both the Hindu gods Surya and Agni.

Prabodh m Hindi
Means "awakening" in Sanskrit.

Prachi f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit प्राच्य (prācya) meaning "eastern, ancient".

Pradeep m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi प्रदीप, Bengali প্রদিপ, Malayalam പ്രദീപ്, Kannada ಪ್ರದೀಪ್, Telugu ప్రదీప్, Tamil பிரதீப் or Nepali प्रदिप (see Pradip).

Pradip m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradīpa) meaning "light, lantern".

Prahalad m Hindi
Variant of Prahlad.

Prahlad m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia
Modern form of Prahlada.

Prahlada m Hinduism
Means "joy, pleasure, delight" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu text the Bhagavata Purana this is a prince saved by Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu.

Praise f & m English (African)
From the English word praise, which is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Late Latin preciare, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth". This name is most common in English-speaking Africa.

Prakash m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa) meaning "light, bright, shining".

Pramod m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada
Modern form of Pramoda.

Pramoda m Hinduism
Means "joy" in Sanskrit. It appears briefly in the Mahabharata belonging to an attendant of the Hindu god Skanda.

Pran m Hindi
From Sanskrit प्राण (prāṇa) meaning "breath".

Pranab m Bengali, Assamese
Bengali and Assamese form of Pranav.

Pranas m Lithuanian
Short form of Pranciškus.

Pranav m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
This is the Sanskrit word referring to ओम् (om), the Hindu sacred syllable.

Pranay m Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit प्रणय (praṇaya) meaning "leader, guidance, love".

Pranciška f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Pranciškus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Franciscus (see Francis).

Pranee f Thai
Means "living being, one that breathes" in Thai, of Sanskrit origin.

Pranvera f Albanian
Derived from Albanian pranverë meaning "spring", itself from pranë "nearby, close" and verë "summer".

Prasad m Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Bengali, Nepali
From Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasāda) meaning "brightness, clearness, graciousness, offering". This is a word referring to an offering of food made to a deity.

Prasanna m Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Hindi
Means "clear, bright, tranquil" in Sanskrit.

Prasenjit m Bengali
Means "conqueror of an expert army" in Sanskrit.

Prasert m Thai
Means "excellent, superb" in Thai.

Prashant m Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali
From Sanskrit प्रशान्त (praśānta) meaning "calm, quiet".

Prashanth m Tamil
Tamil form of Prashant.

Praskovia f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Прасковья (see Praskovya).

Praskoviya f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Прасковья (see Praskovya).

Praskovya f Russian
Russian form of Paraskeve.

Pratap m Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit प्रताप (pratāpa) meaning "heat, splendour, glory".

Prateek m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi प्रतीक, Gujarati પ્રતિક or Bengali প্রতীক (see Pratik).

Pratibha f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit प्रतिभा (pratibhā) meaning "light, splendour, intelligence".

Pratik m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali
From Sanskrit प्रतीक (pratīka) meaning "look, appearance".

Pratima f Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā) meaning "image, likeness, reflection".

Praveen m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi प्रवीण, Gujarati પ્રવીણ, Kannada ಪ್ರವೀಣ್, Telugu ప్రవీణ్, Tamil பிரவீண் or Malayalam പ്രവീൺ (see Pravin).

Praveena f Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Pravina.

Pravin m Marathi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
From Sanskrit प्रवीण (pravīṇa) meaning "skilled".

Pravina f Marathi, Tamil
Feminine form of Pravin.

Praxidike f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πρᾶξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". In Greek mythology she was the goddess of lawful punishment. This is also the name of a small moon of Jupiter.

Praxis f Greek Mythology
Means "action, sex" in Greek. This was another name for the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

Praxiteles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements πρᾶξις (praxis) meaning "action, exercise" and τέλος (telos) meaning "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of a 4th-century BC sculptor from Athens.

Predrag m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element dorgŭ meaning "precious" combined with a superlative prefix.

Preecha m Thai
Means "intelligence, wisdom" in Thai.

Prema f Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Nepali, Hindi
Feminine form of Prem.

Presentación f Spanish
Means "presentation, appearance" in Spanish. This name commemorates the tale of the presentation of the young Virgin Mary at the Temple in Jerusalem.

Priam m Greek Mythology (Anglicized)
From the Greek Πρίαμος (Priamos), possibly meaning "redeemed". In Greek legend Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and the father of many children including Hector and Paris.

Priamos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Priam.

Priapos m Greek Mythology
Greek form of Priapus.

Priapus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a Greek god of fertility, gardens, and the phallus.

Priboslav m Medieval Slavic
Earlier form of Prvoslav.

Priita f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Brita.

Primitiva f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Primitivus. Saint Primitiva was an early martyr from Rome.

Primula f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
From the name of a genus of several species of flowers, including the primrose. It is derived from the Latin word primulus meaning "very first".

Prisca f Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name meaning "ancient" in Latin. This name appears in the epistles in the New Testament, referring to Priscilla the wife of Aquila.

Priscila f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Priscilla.

Priscilla f English, Italian, French, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman name, a diminutive of Prisca. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lived with Priscilla (also known as Prisca) and her husband Aquila in Corinth for a while. It has been used as an English given name since the Protestant Reformation, being popular with the Puritans. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used it in his 1858 poem The Courtship of Miles Standish.

Priska f German, Biblical Greek
German form of Prisca, as well as the form used in the Greek New Testament.

Priskilla f Biblical Greek
Form of Priscilla used in the Greek New Testament.

Pritha f Hinduism, Bengali
Means "the palm of the hand" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the legendary Hindu figure Kunti.

Priya f Hinduism, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
Means "beloved" in Sanskrit. It appears briefly in the Puranas belonging to a daughter of King Daksha.

Priyanka f Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
From Sanskrit प्रियंकर (priyaṃkara) meaning "agreeable, amiable".

Proinsias m Irish
Irish form of Francis.

Proscovia f Eastern African
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to Praskovya. It is mainly used in Uganda.

Proserpina f Roman Mythology
Means "to emerge" in Latin. She was the Roman equivalent of the Greek goddess Persephone.

Prudencia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Prudentius.

Prudentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Prudentius.

Prunella f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of flower, also called self-heal, ultimately a derivative of the Latin word pruna "plum".

Prvoslav m Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements pĭrvŭ "first" and slava "glory, fame".

Przemysław m Polish
Medieval variant of Przemysł, with the addition of the Slavic element slava "glory".

Psamathe f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ψάμαθος (psamathos) meaning "sand of the seashore". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including one of the Nereids. One of the small moons of Neptune is named after her.

Ptah m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian ptḥ meaning "opener, creator". Ptah was an Egyptian god associated with creation and the arts.

Ptolemaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ptolemaios (see Ptolemy).

Ptolemaios m Ancient Greek
Greek form of Ptolemy.

Ptolemais f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ptolemaios (see Ptolemy).

Pu'a f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Puah.

Pua f & m Hawaiian
Means "flower, offspring" in Hawaiian.

Puabi f Akkadian
Means "word of my father", from Akkadian pû meaning "mouth" and abu meaning "father". Puabi was a 26th-century BC Akkadian noblewoman who was buried in the Sumerian city of Ur.

Puah f Biblical
Meaning uncertain. According to the Old Testament, Puah and Shiphrah were midwives who refused Pharaoh's orders to kill any Hebrew boys they delivered.

Pualani f Hawaiian
Means "heavenly flower" or "royal offspring" from Hawaiian pua "flower, offspring" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".

Puanani f Hawaiian
Means "beautiful flower" or "beautiful offspring" from Hawaiian pua "flower, offspring" and nani "beauty, glory".

Puja f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali
From Sanskrit पूजा (pūjā) meaning "honour, worship". This is the name of a Hindu ritual of reverence.

Pumay m Semitic Mythology
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a relatively obscure Phoenician deity, possibly of Cypriot origin.

Pumayyaton m Phoenician
Phoenician form of Pygmalion.

Punam f Hindi
Means "full moon" in Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā).

Punita f Hindi, Marathi
Feminine form of Punit.

Pura f Spanish
From Spanish pura meaning "pure", also used as a diminutive of Purificación.

Purificación f Spanish
Means "purification" in Spanish. This name is given in reference to the ritual purification of the Virgin Mary after her childbirth.

Purnama f & m Indonesian
Means "full moon" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā).

Purnima f Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada
From Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā) meaning "full moon".

Purushottam m Hindi, Marathi
Modern form of Purushottama.

Purushottama m Hinduism
Means "the highest man" from Sanskrit पुरुष (puruṣa) meaning "man" and उत्तम (uttama) meaning "highest". This is another name of the Hindu god Vishnu or his avatars Krishna and Rama.

Pushpa f & m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali
From Sanskrit पुष्प (puṣpa) meaning "flower". This is a transcription of both the feminine form पुष्पा and the masculine form पुष्प. Especially in Nepal it is frequently masculine.

Putera m Malay
Means "son, prince" in Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).

Putra m Indonesian
Means "son" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).

Pygmalion m Phoenician (Hellenized), Greek Mythology
Probably a Greek form of the Phoenician name 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (Pumayyaton) meaning "Pumay has given", from the name of the god Pumay combined with 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (yaton) meaning "to give". This was the name of a 9th-century BC Phoenician king of Tyre. The name is also known from a Greek legend related by Ovid in his poem Metamorphoses, where Pygmalion is a Cypriot sculptor who falls in love with his sculpture of a woman. The sculpture is eventually brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite.

Pythagoras m Ancient Greek
Derived from Pythios, a name of Apollo, combined with Greek ἀγορά (agora) meaning "assembly, marketplace". This was the name of a 6th-century BC Greek philosopher and mathematician from Samos. He was the founder of a school of philosophy whose members believed that numbers described the universe.

Qadir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "capable, powerful, mighty" in Arabic, from the root قدر (qadara) meaning "to have power, to be able". This transcription represents two related yet distinct Arabic names: قادر, in which the first vowel is long, and قدير, in which the second vowel is long. In Islamic tradition القادر (al-Qādir) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Qaftzi'el m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Hebrew form of Cassiel.

Qamar m & f Arabic, Urdu
Means "moon" in Arabic.

Qasım m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Qasim.

Qasim m Arabic, Urdu
Means "one who divides goods among people" in Arabic, derived from قسم (qasama) meaning "to divide, to distribute". This was the name of a son of the Prophet Muhammad who died while young.

Qayin m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Cain.

Qays m Arabic
Means "measurement" in Arabic. This was the real name of Majnun, the lover of Layla, in Nizami Ganjavi's 12th-century poem Layla and Majnun.

Qemal m Albanian
Albanian form of Kamal 1.

Qenan m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Kenan 1 and Cainan.