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Pelegrina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan feminine form of Peregrinus.
Pelej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Peleus.
Peleka m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bert.
Peleke m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Frederick and Fred.
Peleki m Hawaiian (Rare), Samoan (Rare), Tongan (Rare)
Hawaiian, Samoan, and Tongan form of Blake.
Pelen f Khakas
Khakas form of Pelagia.
Pelenė f Folklore
Lithuanian form of Cinderella.
Pelenitoni m Tongan
Tongan adoption of Brandon.
Peleo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peleus.
Pèlerin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Peregrinus and variant of Pérégrin.
Peleth m Biblical
Peleth, of the Tribe of Reuben, was the father of On, a participant in Korah’s rebellion against Moses according to Numbers 16:1.
Peleu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Peleus.
Peley m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Peleus.
Pelgrem m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch cognate of Pilgrim.
Pelham m English
Transferred usage of the surname Pelham.
Pelicar m Guanche
Variant of Belicar.
Peligros f Spanish (Rare)
Means "hazards, perils, dangers" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Peligros, meaning "The Virgin of the Hazards."... [more]
Pelike m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Felix.
Pelikite f Basque
Basque form of Felicidad.
Pelina f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pelin.
Pelinor m Guanche
Possibly means "fighter" or "the brightest" in Guanche. This name was borne by a mencey (leader) of the menceycato (kingdom) of Adeje, in the island of Tenerife, at the time of the conquest of the island in the 15th century... [more]
Peljor m Bhutanese
Bhutanese variant of Paljor.
Pélk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Pelagiusz.
Pélka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Pelagiô.
Pelka f German (Silesian), Silesian
Hypochoristic form of Pelagia.
Pelléas m Theatre, Arthurian Cycle (Gallicized)
French form of Pelleas used by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck for a character in his play Pelléas and Mélisande (1893), which was later adapted by Claude Debussy into an opera (1902).
Pellegan m & f English (Rare)
"Pellegan" might be a variant of "pelican," referencing the bird. In symbolic terms, pelicans are often associated with self-sacrifice and nurturing due to ancient legends about their behavior. A family with this name might have once been known for their generosity or protective nature.
Pellegrin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Peregrinus.
Pellervo m Finnish, 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.
Pello m Basque
Basque form of Peter.
Pelo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Pelagia.
Pelopia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Perhaps a feminine form of Pelops. In Greek mythology this was the name of several women, including the mother of Aegisthus.
Pelopidas m Ancient 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]
Pelops m Greek 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]
Pelulo f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Beryl.
Pemau f Indigenous Australian (?)
Allegedly an Australian Aboriginal name of Bundjalung origin. This is borne by Pemau Stone Bancroft (2018-), daughter of Australian actress Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft; his mother, artist Bronwyn Bancroft, "has said that her great-great-great-grandmother Pemau was one of only two or three survivors from her clan (the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation), the rest murdered when their land was settled by a white farmer."
Pemba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pembe.
Pemberley f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pemberley. This also coincides with the fictional estate owned by one of the characters in Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.
Pemberton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pemberton.
Pembroke m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pembroke.
Pemela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Pemi m Catalan
Diminutive of Josep Maria.
Pemma f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A possible variant of Emma or a diminutive of Pamela, or possibly derived from the surname Pemma, of unknown meaning or origin... [more]
Pempa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).
Pemsah m Coptic
Coptic form of Egyptian Pemsais.
Pemsais m Ancient Egyptian (Hellenized)
From Egyptian pȝ-msḥ meaning "the crocodile", derived from the masculine prefix "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with mzḥ "crocodile".
Pemuluwuy m Indigenous 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.
Peña f Spanish (European)
Means "rock" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Peña and Nuestra Señora de la Peña, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock" and "Our Lady of the Rock" respectively.
Pena m Finnish
Originally a variant of Benjamin. Rare as a given name, but is often used as a pet name for Pentti.
Peñafrancia f Filipino
Taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia/Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia and La Virgen de la Peña de Francia, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock of France" and "Our Lady of the Rock of France" respectively, venerated in Naga City though originating from the image enshrined in Salamanca, Spain.
Penarddun f Welsh Mythology
Means "chief beauty" or "most fair", derived from the Welsh elements pen "head, chief, foremost" and arddun "fair, beautiful". In Welsh mythology she was a wife of the sea-god Llyr.
Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]
Penba m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).
Penbe f Turkish
Variant of Pembe.
Pencha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Prudencia.
Penda m History, 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.
Penda m African
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]
Penda m Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon name of unknown meaning, possibly of Brythonic origin.... [more]
Pendleton m English
Transferred use of the surname Pendleton.
Pendragon m Arthurian Cycle
Transferred use of the surname Pendragon.... [more]
Penebui f Ancient Egyptian
The name of an early Egyptian queen, meaning "Seat of the Two Lords".
Peneki m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bennett.
Penelo f Popular Culture
The name of a character from Final Fantasy who is a friend of Vaan's.
Penelòpa f Occitan
Occitan form of Penelope.
Pénelopé f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Penelope.
Penèlope f Catalan
Catalan form of Penelope.
Penelopė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Penelope.
Penelopeia f Greek Mythology
Epic form of Penelope. Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' was written in Epic Greek (or Homeric Greek).
Penelopo f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Penelope.
Peneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peneus.
Penetta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Per using the popular suffix netta, found in such names as Annette and Jeanette.
Peneus m Greek 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]
Penfey m Russian
Russian form of Pentheus.
Peng f Filipino
Diminutive of any name containing the sounds /f/ or /p/.
Peng-li m Chinese
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]
Pengolodh m Literature
Means "teaching sage". In Tolkien's Legendarium this is the name of the in-universe author of The Silmarillion.
Penha f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora da Penha.
Penhartti m Finnish
Finnish form of Bernhard.
Peni f Welsh (Modern)
Welsh spelling of Penny.
Penia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Πενία "deficiency; poverty", Penia was the personification of poverty and need. She married Porus at Aphrodite's birthday and was sometimes considered the mother of Eros.
Peniamina m Hawaiian, Samoan
Samoan and Hawaiian form of Benjamin.
Peniamina m Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Benjamin.
Peniel m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From a biblical place name (Gen 32:30) meaning "face of God".... [more]
Penijamini m Fijian
Fijian form of Benjamin.
Penikona m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Benton.
Penina f Hebrew, English (American, Archaic)
Variant transliteration of Peninnah.
Peniston m English (British, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Peniston.... [more]
Penjam m Finnish
Finnish short form of Penjami.
Penjami m Finnish
Finnish form of Benjamin.
Penjo m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Пеньо (see Penyo).
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.
Pennant m Welsh
Place name from Cwm Pennant and transferred use of the surname Pennant.
Pennapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เพ็ญนภา (see Phennapha).
Pennapha f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai เพ็ญนภา (see Phennapha).
Penney f English
Variant of Penny.
Pennie f English
Variant of Penny.
Pennington m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pennington.
Penny f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Peny influenced by the unrelated English name Penny.
Pennywise m Literature
Pennywise is the main character of Stephen King's novel 'It'. It is also known as 'Pennywise the Dancing Clown'.
Penpa m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).
Penrose m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Penrose.
Penry m Welsh
Derived from Welsh ap Henry meaning "son of Henry".
Penryn f Literature
Used as the name of he main character in the 'Penryn and the End of Days' series by Susan Ee.
Pensiri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phensiri.
Pensri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phensi.
Penta f Literature
Possibly derived from the Greek prefix penta meaning "five". This is the name of the protagonist of the Italian fairy tale Penta of the Chopped-Off Hands (1634) by Giambattista Basile. In the story, Penta is a princess who has her hands cut off so she can escape the advances of her brother, who wants to marry her.
Pentaquod m Susquehannock
Meaning unknown. Pentaquod is the name of the 16th century first character in the novel 'Chesapeake' (1978) written by J.A. Michener.
Pentecost f & m English (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]
Pentecoste f Medieval, Medieval English
Greek Πεντηκοστή "the fiftieth Day", the Greek name of the Feast of Weeks, which in Christian traditions was celebrated as the feast commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.... [more]
Pentele m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Pantaleon.
Penteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pentheus.
Penteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pentheus.
Penthea f Theatre
Feminine form of Pentheus. This was used (perhaps invented) by John Ford for a character in his tragic play 'The Broken Heart' (1633).
Penthesilea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She led her troops to the Trojan War in support of King Priamos.... [more]
Pentheus m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πένθος (penthos) meaning "grief, sorrow, sadness, mourning". In Greek mythology, Pentheus was the name of a king of Thebes.
Penthilus m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek πένθος (penthos) meaning "grief, sorrow, sadness, mourning" or "misery, misfortune". This was the name of two figures in Greek mythology, one a king of Messenia, the other a son of Orestes.
Pentikalli f Near Eastern Mythology, Hurrian Mythology
The Hurrian form of Belet-ekallim, which was itself the Akkadian name for the goddess Ninegal... [more]
Peny f Greek
Diminutive of Panagiota and Panorea.
Penya f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Peña.
Penyo m Bulgarian
Variant of Pencho.
Peo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Peter.
Peo m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Per-Olof and other names with the initials P and O.
Peohtwine m Anglo-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]
Peola f African American
Used in Fannie Hurst's novel Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.
Peolive f Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Per and Oliv.
Peónia f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian borrowing of Peony.
Pep m Catalan, Romansh
Catalan diminutive of Josep and Romansh diminutive of Gisep and Giusep traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Pepa f & m Spanish, Catalan, Czech
Spanish and Catalan diminutive of Josefa (or María José) and Josepa respectively (feminine), as well as a Czech diminutive of Josef (masculine).
Pepay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefa.
Pepe m Finnish
Finnish pet form of Pertti or a Finnish pet form of Pellervo.
Pepê m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pe'pe'ā'e f Cheyenne
Means "Disorderly Woman", often used in the sense of a humorous nickname.
Pepeline f Literature (Modern)
The name of a female kitten in the 1989 novel Felidae, which was made into a 1994 German animated, film noir, mystery, featuring cats as the central characters.
Pepelka f Folklore
Slovenian form of Cinderella.
Pepen m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound pen (or other similar sounds), such as Ependi.
Pepeng m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Felipe.
Peperramón m Spanish
Combination of Pepe and Ramón, used as a diminutive of the compound name José Ramón.
Pepet m Catalan
Diminutive of Josep and Josepa.
Pepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa and Maria Jose.
Pepi m Ancient 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]
Pepi f Greek
Diminutive of Despina and Efterpi.
Pepica f Croatian
Diminutive of Josipa.
Pepík m Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Josef.
Pépîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Pépin.
Pepín m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.
Pepin m Romansh
Variant of Peppin.
Pepin m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausepin.
Pepìna f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Pepìn.
Pepina f Bulgarian, Romanian
Feminine form of Pépin.
Pepinakht m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ppjj-nḫt meaning "Pepi is strong", derived from the name of king Pepi II and nḫt "to be strong, victorious".
Pepino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Peppino.
Pepitito m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish double diminutive of Joseph. Nickname of Argentinian actor José Maronne (1915-1990).
Pepka f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Józefa.
Peplluís m Catalan
Combination of Pep and Lluís.
Pepo m Spanish, 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]
Pepoy m Filipino
Diminutive of Jose, Felipe and Rafael.
Peppa f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuseppa and Giosepa.
Peppe m Swedish
Diminutive of Per and Peter.
Peppica f Sardinian
Diminutive of Peppa.
Peppiina f Finnish
Elaboration of Peppi 2.
Peppinedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giosepa.
Peppiniello m Neapolitan
Neapolitan diminutive of Giuseppe.
Peppinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Peppino.
Peppy m Popular Culture
The name of Peppy Hare, a rabbit who is a member of Team Star Fox. He is later the general of the Cornerian Army.
Pepromene f Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek πεπρωμένος (pepromenos) meaning "fated". This was the name of a goddess of destiny and fate in Greek mythology.
Pepsi f Obscure
After the carbonated cola brand. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.
Peqitaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Peĸitaĸ.
Pèr m Gascon
Variant of Pèire.
Pêr m Breton
Variant of Per.
Pera m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).
Pera f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Perachbar f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Perach and Bar which together creates the meaning of "wildflower", this is the full name of the Israeli actress Bar Miniely (born 2001)
Perak m Malay
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.
Peramonkoro f Ainu
Meaning "child playing with a spatula". The name of Peramonkoro Sunazawa, Ainu activist and one of the most respected Japanese textile artists of the twentieth century.
Peran m Cornish
Variant of Piran.
Perant m Arthurian Cycle
A duke of Manaheim who was saved by Erec from a pack of robbers. His brothers, Joachim, Perant, and Malcheus, were also abducted and liberated. Erec sent them to Arthur’s court to relate the adventure.
Perc m English
Diminutive of Percival.
Perche m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of Perchevael.
Perchevael m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Perceval.
Percheval m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Perchevael.
Perchta f Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Old High German word beraht meaning "bright", this was the name of a goddess worshiped in Austria, Baveria, Baden, Swabia, Switzerland and Slovenia.
Perci m English
Variant of Percy.
Percília f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Percilia, the name of a genus of perch-like fish native to Chile. It is a diminutive of Latin perca, from Ancient Greek πέρκη (perke) "perch", cognate with περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted".
Perctarit m Lombardic, History
Variant of Bertarid. Perctarit was the name of a 7th-century king of the Lombards.
Perdani f Indonesian
in classical Indonesian, perdani means treasurer. while the other meaning of Perdani is the feminine form of "perdana" which mean the first
Perderike f Basque
Basque form of Frederica.
Perdida f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Respelling of Perdita which might have arisen based on a dialectal pronunciation.
Perdis f Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Per and the Norse name element dís "goddess", first used in the early 1900s.
Perdix m Greek Mythology
Means "partridge" in Greek. In Greek myth Perdix or Talos was a nephew of the inventor Daedalus, to whom he was apprenticed... [more]
Perdu m Sardinian
Campidanese form of Peter.
Perdy f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Perdita or a variant of Purdie.
Perebo f & m Ijaw
Means "person of wealth" in Ijaw.
Pereg m Breton
Breton form of Pedrog.
Peregrijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
Pérégrin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
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.
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Perelandra f Literature
The name for the planet Venus, in the novel of the same name by C.S. Lewis.
Perenelle f French, English, Literature, Medieval French
Old French form of Petronilla borne by Perenelle Flamel (1320-1402), wife and fellow alchemist of Nicolas Flamel. They are known for their quest to discover the philosopher's stone, a legendary substance said to turn any metal into gold and to make its owner immortal.... [more]
Perenike f Samoan
Samoan form of Veronica.
Perenna f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the old Roman deity of the circle or "ring" of the year, Anna Perenna. The name itself is derived from Classical Latin perennis "perennial; everlasting, perpetual" (ultimately from Latin per- “throughout” and annus “the year”).
Perestu f Turkish
Turkish form of Parastoo.
Peret m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Peretta f Medieval Italian
Italian feminine diminutive of Peter.
Perfèct m Provençal
Provençal form of Perfectus.
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.
Perfectus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin perfectus meaning "achieved, finished, completed" as well as "perfected".... [more]
Perfeit m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Perfectus.
Perfèt m Provençal
Provençal form of Parfait.
Perfetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Perfectus.
Perfetto m Italian
Italian form of Perfectus.
Perfeuta f Asturian
Feminine form of Perfeuto.
Perfeuto m Asturian
Asturian form of Perfecto.
Pergot f Norwegian (Rare)
Possibly a combination of Per and got (from names like Ågot).
Peri m Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)
Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [more]
Peri f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Perach and variant of Pri. A known bearer was Franz 'Peri' Neufeld (1913-1982), a Hungarian-born Israeli footballer.
Peri f English
Feminine variant of Perry.
Peri f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Perian f English (Rare), American (South)
Combination of Perry and Ann. It was brought to some public attention in 1959 by Perian Conerly, a Mississippi-born sports columnist for The New York Times and the wife of New York Giants quarterback Charlie Conerly; in late 1959, she appeared as a contestant on the American game show What's My Line?... [more]
Periander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Periandros. Periander was a tyrant of Corinth (Greece) in the 7th century BC.
Periandr m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Periander.
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Periandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek περί (peri) "around, near, surrounding" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man".
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Peribsen m Ancient Egyptian
Shortened form of the longer Egyptian name Seth-Peribsen.
Perick m Manx
Manx form of Patrick.
Perickeen m Manx
Diminutive of Perick.
Pericle m Italian
Italian form of Pericles.
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]
Perieres m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Ancient Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and ἦρα (era) "service, gratification". In Greek mythology, this was the name of a king of Messene, as well as a Theban charioteer.
Perigenia f Literature
Variant of Perigune used in A Midsommer Night's Dream
Perigune f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
The name of a daughter of Sinis and wife of Theseus in Greek mythology, also spelled as Perigouna, Perigone, and as Perigenia in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Perijandar m Croatian
Croatian form of Periander.
Perijn m Dutch
Variant spelling of Perrijn.
Perilaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Perilaos. This name was borne by a Greek tyrant of Argos (6th century BC) as well as by several characters in Greek mythology.
Perileos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with λεώς (leos) meaning "the people" (see Leos), which is the Attic Greek form of ancient Greek λαος (laos) meaning "the people"... [more]
Perimede f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "very cunning" or "cunning all around".
Perimele f Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and μῆλον (melon) meaning "fruit"... [more]
Perin m Gascon
Diminutive of Pèr.
Périne f French
Variant of Perrine.
Periphas m Greek Mythology
From Ancient Greek περίφαντος (periphantos) meaning "seen by all; famous, conspicuous", equivalent to περί (peri) "around, exceedingly" and φανής (phanes) "appearing"... [more]
Periphron m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding". The second element is derived from either the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
Peris m Greek
Short form of Periandros and Periklis.
Perissa f Arthurian Cycle
A character in "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser who lived with her two sisters, Elissa and Medina. Her hedonism stood in contrast to the asceticism of Elissa and the temperance of Medina.
Peristera f Greek
From Greek περιστέρι (peristeri) meaning "dove, pigeon," from Ancient Greek περῐστέρῐον (peristérion), the diminutive of περιστερᾱ́ (peristerā́).... [more]
Peritz m Jewish
Most likely a variant of Peretz.
Peritza f Basque, Medieval Basque
One of the medieval Basque variants of Petra.... [more]
Periwinkle f English (Rare)
From the English word for the color "periwinkle", from Middle English parwynke, referring to a "light blue and purple shade". It's also the name of a flower.
Perizat f Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Kazakh and Kyrgyz form of Parizad.
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).
Perkin m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]
Perkins m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perkins.