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Padma पद्म, पद्मा, பத்மா, ಪದ್ಮಾ, పద్మా f & m Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu
Means "lotus" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the feminine form पद्मा and the masculine form पद्म.... [more]

Padmini ಪದ್ಮಿನಿ, பத்மினி, పద్మిని f Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Means "multitude of lotuses", a derivative of Sanskrit पद्म (padma) meaning "lotus".

Pallab পল্লব m Bengali
Bengali form of Pallav.

Pallabi পল্লবি f Bengali
Bengali feminine form of Pallav.

Pallav पल्लव m Hindi
From Sanskrit पल्लव (pallava) meaning "budding leaf, shoot".

Pallavi पल्लवी, ಪಲ್ಲವಿ, పల్లవి, பல்லவி f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Feminine form of Pallav.

Pankaj पंकज, પંકજ, পঙ্কজ, ਪੰਕਜ m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Nepali
Modern form of Pankaja.

Parminder ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit परम (parama) meaning "highest, best" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Parth પાર્થ, पार्थ m Gujarati, Marathi, Hindi
Modern form of Partha.

Partha पार्थ, পার্থ, পাৰ্থ m Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Means "son of Pritha" in Sanskrit. This is another name for the three elder Pandavas, who were sons of Pritha (another name of Kunti) and Pandu.

Parvaiz پرویز m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu پرویز (see Parvez).

Parvati पार्वती f Hinduism, Hindi
Means "of the mountains", derived from Sanskrit पर्वत (parvata) meaning "mountain". Parvati is a Hindu goddess of love and power, the benign form of the wife of Shiva. A daughter of the mountain god Himavat, she was a reincarnation of Shiva's first wife Sati. She is the mother of Ganesha and Skanda.

Parveen پروین, परवीन f & m Urdu, Hindi
Alternate transcription of Urdu پروین or Hindi परवीन (see Parvin).

Parvez পারভেজ, پرویز m Bengali, Urdu
Bengali and Urdu form of Parviz.

Parvin پروین, परवीन f & m Persian, Urdu, Hindi
Means "the Pleiades" in Persian. The Pleiades are a group of stars in the constellation Taurus. This name is typically feminine in Iran, but unisex in India.

Pavan पवन, పవన్, ಪವನ್ m Hindi, Nepali, Telugu, Kannada
Modern form of Pavana.

Pervez پرویز m Urdu
Urdu form of Parviz.

Pitambar पीताम्बर m Hindi
Modern form of Pitambara.

Pooja पूजा, પૂજા, পূজা, ਪੂਜਾ, పూజా, പൂജ, பூஜா, ಪೂಜಾ 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 पूनम f Hindi
Alternate transcription of Hindi पूनम (see Punam).

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

Prabhakar ಪ್ರಭಾಕರ್, ప్రభాకర్, பிரபாகர், प्रभाकर m Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Hindi
Modern form of Prabhakara.

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

Prabhu प्रभु, பிரபு, ಪ್ರಭು 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 प्रबोध m Hindi
Means "awakening" in Sanskrit.

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

Pradeep प्रदीप, প্রদিপ, പ്രദീപ്, ಪ್ರದೀಪ್, ప్రదీప్, பிரதீப் 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 प्रदीप, প্রদিপ, പ്രദീപ്, ಪ್ರದೀಪ್, ప్రదీప్, பிரதீப் m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradīpa) meaning "light, lantern".

Prahalad प्रहलाद m Hindi
Variant of Prahlad.

Prahlad प्रह्लाद, प्रल्हाद, প্রহ্লাদ, ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ m Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia
Modern form of Prahlada.

Prakash प्रकाश, ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್, பிரகாஷ், ప్రకాష్, പ്രകാശ്, પ્રકાશ, প্রকাশ, ପ୍ରକାଶ m Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bengali, Odia, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa) meaning "light, bright, shining".

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

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

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

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

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

Prasad ప్రసాద్, प्रसाद, ಪ್ರಸಾದ್, പ്രസാദ്, பிரசாத், ପ୍ରସାଦ, প্রসাদ 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 பிரசன்னா, ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ, ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ, ప్రసన్న, प्रसन्न m Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Odia, Hindi
Means "clear, bright, tranquil" in Sanskrit.

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

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

Prashanth பிரசாந்த் m Tamil
Tamil form of Prashant.

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

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

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

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

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

Praveen प्रवीण, પ્રવીણ, ಪ್ರವೀಣ್, ప్రవీణ్, பிரவீண், പ്രവീൺ 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 பிரவீணா, ప్రవీణ, പ്രവീണ, ಪ್ರವೀಣಾ, प्रवीणा f Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Pravina.

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

Pravina प्रवीणा, ప్రవీణ, பிரவீணா, പ്രവീണ, ಪ್ರವೀಣಾ f Marathi, Tamil
Feminine form of Pravin.

Preethi ಪ್ರೀತಿ, பிரீதி f Kannada, Tamil
South Indian form of Priti.

Preeti प्रीति, प्रीती, પ્રીતિ f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Alternate transcription of Hindi प्रीति or प्रीती, Marathi प्रीती or Gujarati પ્રીતિ (see Priti).

Prem प्रेम, பிரேம், ప్రేమ్, ಪ್ರೇಂ, പ്രേം m Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
From Sanskrit प्रेम (prema) meaning "love, affection".

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

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

Prithvi पृथ्वी, पृथिवी m & f Hindi, Nepali, Hinduism
From Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) meaning "earth", derived from पृथु (pṛthu) meaning "wide, vast". This is the name of a Hindu goddess, a personification of the earth in the Rigveda. She is the consort of the sky god Dyaus. When used as a given name in modern times it is typically masculine.

Priti प्रीति, प्रीती, પ્રીતિ f Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
From Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Priya प्रिया, பிரியா, ప్రియ, പ്രിയാ, ಪ್ರಿಯಾ, প্রিয়া 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 प्रियंका, प्रियङ्का, प्रियांका, ప్రియాంక, பிரியங்கா, പ്രിയങ്ക, ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ, প্রিয়াঙ্কা f Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali
From Sanskrit प्रियंकर (priyaṃkara) meaning "agreeable, amiable".

Prosenjit প্রসেনজিৎ m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali প্রসেনজিৎ (see Prasenjit).

Puja पूजा, પૂજા, পূজা, ਪੂਜਾ, పూజా, പൂജ, பூஜா, ಪೂಜಾ 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.

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

Puneet पुनीत m Hindi, Marathi
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi पुनीत (see Punit).

Punit पुनीत m Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit पुनीत (punīta) meaning "cleaned, purified".

Punita पुनीता f Hindi, Marathi
Feminine form of Punit.

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

Purushottam पुरुषोत्तम m Hindi, Marathi
Modern form of Purushottama.

Pushpa पुष्पा, ಪುಷ್ಪಾ, புஷ்பா, పుష్ప 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.