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Pjetur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant spelling of Pétur.
Plamena f Serbian, Bulgarian
From South Slavic пламен (plamen) meaning “flame, blaze, fire".
Plavka f American (Rare)
In the case of American singer Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich) the name was derived from a Croatian worn meaning "blondie". It is not used as a name in Croatia.
Plectrude f Germanic, History
Variant as well as the French form of Plectrud. Plectrude lived in the 8th century AD and was the wife of Pepin of Herstal.
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.
Po m & f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Varient of Poe. May also be a diminutive for names like Penelope, Porter, Pluto, etc.
Pœga m & f Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of unknown meaning. It relates to the name Peyton.
Poemu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 詩 (poemu, poe) meaning "poetry, poem", 保 (po) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 星 (po) meaning "star", 歩 (po) meaning "walk", 帆 (po) meaning "sail", 穂 (po) meaning "grain" or 母 (po) meaning "mother", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 影 (e) meaning "shadow, silhouette, phantom" or 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 笑 (emu) meaning "laugh"... [more]
Poet m East Frisian (Archaic)
As an East Frisian name, Poet is a short form of names containing the element boto "messenger", for example Boeterich.... [more]
Poglianniare f Istriot
Diminutive of Pogliare.
Pola f Catalan, Breton
Feminine form of Pol.
Poldica f Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive form of Leopolda.
Poldka f Slovene
Diminutive of Leopolda, used as a given name in its own right.
Policarp m Romanian, Provençal, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian and Provençal form of Polycarp.
Polonca f Slovene
Diminutive of Polona, used as a given name in its own right.
Polonka f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.
Polykleitos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the elements (polys) "Many" and the second element of this name is derived from the Greek adjective κλειτός (kleitos) meaning "renowned, famous". It is ultimately derived from the Greek verb κλείω (kleio) meaning "to celebrate, to make famous", which is a variant form of the verb κλέω (kleo) meaning "to celebrate, to glorify, to make famous"... [more]
Pomněnka f Czech (Rare)
Derived from Old Czech word pomníti meaning "memorable". It is the Czech name for the flower forget-me-not.
Poncije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Pontius.
Ponponio m Miwok
Leader of a band of Native American fugitives in California who called themselves Los Insurgentes and who rebelled against Mexican rule and the mission system in California.
Poonam f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Punam.
Poppi f English
Variant of Poppy.
Porthos m Popular Culture, Literature
This was the name of one of the 3 Musketeers, from the well-known novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Posey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Posey or variant of Posy.
Powers m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Powers.
Prairie f American (Rare)
From the English word for a flat treeless grassland, taken from French prairie "meadow". This was used by Thomas Pynchon for a character in his novel 'Vineland' (1990).
Pranja f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pranjo.
Pranjo m Croatian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Franjo.
Prateik m Indian
Variant spelling of Prateek.
Pratt m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pratt.
Pravda f Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian, Macedonian
Derived from the Proto-Slavic word *pravьda meaning "truth; justice" in many Slavic languages.
Pravdan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Elaborated masculine form of Pravda.
Preet m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Probably a variant of Priti or a short form of names ending in -preet such as Manpreet or those beginning with preet- such as Preetinder.
Prerak m Indian
The origin of Prerak is the Sanskrit language. The name means one who encourages others.
Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.
Pretoria f English (Rare)
Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Pretty f Indian, Indonesian
Variant transcription of Priti.
Preziusa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Preziosa.
Priscah f English (African)
Variant spelling of Prisca.
Prithviraj m Indian, Marathi
Means "king of the earth", derived from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī́) meaning "Earth" combined with राज (rāja) meaning "king, sovereign".
Prodigy m English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "gifted".
Prokul m Croatian (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Croatian and Polish form of Proculus.
Prospère m French
Variant of Prosper.
Protagoras m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πρωτος (protos) meaning "first" (also see Proteus). The second element is either derived from Greek αγορευω (agoreuo) "to orate, to speak publicly" or from Greek αγορα (agora), which can mean "assembly" as well as "market".... [more]
Prudencja f Polish
Polish form of Prudentia.
Prvoslava f Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prvoslav.
Publju m Maltese
Maltese form of Publius.
Pug m Literature
Pug also known as Milamber is a fictional character who appears in the books of Raymond E. Feist. Pug is the protagonist in Feist's first novel, Magician, also featuring prominently in the Riftwar Saga, the Serpentwar Saga as a powerful member of the Conclave of Shadows.
Pula f Sotho
Means "rain" in Sotho.
Puniša m Serbian (Rare)
Derived from the adjective pun, literally meaning "full", denoting chubby and plump child.
Purity f English (Rare)
Middle English from Old French purete, later assimilated to late Latin puritas, from Latin purus ‘pure’. From the English word purity, which means "freedom from immorality."
Qaammatip-inua m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Means "man in the moon". This is the name of a character in Greenlandic mythology.
Qaboos m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Qabus.
Qais m Arabic, Pashto
Alternate transcription of Qays as well as the Pashto form.
Qamra f Arabic (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon" (see Qamar).
Qazim m Albanian
Albanian form of Kazim.
Qia m & f Chinese
From Chinese 洽 (qià) meaning "just, exactly, precisely; proper", 恰 (qiā) meaning "to blend with, be in harmony; to penetrate; to cover; a river in Shenxi" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Quaco m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Form of Kwaku used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. It was sometimes Anglicized as Jack.
Quadequina m Wampanoag
Brother of Massasoit who may have introduced popcorn to the Pilgrims.
Quantis m & f African American
Transferred use of the surname Quantis.
Quao m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Form of Yaw used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was the name of an 18th-century Jamaican rebel slave who co-led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons.
Qubilah f African American (Rare)
Qubilah is the name of one of Activist Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz's six daughters.
Quennel m African American
Famous bearer is singer Quennel Gaskin.... [more]
Quincia f Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Spanish form of Quintia and (American) English feminization of Quincy.
Quindarious m African American (Modern, Rare)
A modern invented name, based on Quin and Darius.
Quinnlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Quinlan, influenced by Quinn and the popular name suffix lyn.
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]
Quìnta f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Quint.
Quintana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Perhaps from Latin quintanus "fifth-ranking", from quintus "fifth" (see Quintus) or a transferred use of the surname. In today's English-speaking world it is sometimes perceived as a feminine form of Quintin or Quentin.... [more]
Quintillia f English (Rare)
English variant spelling of Quintilia. Also compare Quintilla.
Raabiya f Arabic
Variant of Rabi'a or Raabi'a.
Raanu m & f Indian
Raanu was the Agori leader of the Fire Tribe.
Rabbin m Scots (Archaic)
Scots form of Robin.
Rabija f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Rabi'a.
Rachela f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Italian variant of Rachele, Polish form of Rachel as well as a Latinate form of Rachel.
Radašin m Vlach
Variant of Radaši.
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]
Radenko m Serbian, Croatian
An elaborate form of Rade.
Radica f Slovene
Diminutive of Rada, used as a given name in its own right.
Radin m Persian (Rare)
Persian given name meaning ''chivalrous man''.
Radiša m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Derived from the Slavic element rad "care".
Radislava f Slovene
Feminine form of Radislav.
Radivoj m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic element rad "happy, willing" combined with voi "soldier".
Radivoje m Serbian
Variant of Radivoj.
Radka f Polish
Diminutive of Radosława and Radsława.
Rado m Slovene
Male form of Rada.
Radoje m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Derived from the Slavic element rad meaning "work" or "happily".
Radosava f Slovene
Feminine form of Radosav.
Radric m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rodrick. This is the real name of American rapper Gucci Mane (1980-), born Radric Davis.
Radya m & f Czech, Russian
Czech male nickname for Radim and a Russian female variant of Rada.
Rafaella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American), Hungarian
Hungarian feminine form of Rafael and Latin American and Brazilian Portuguese variant of Rafaela.
Rafailo m Serbian
Variant of Raphael.
Rafel m Aragonese, Catalan
Catalan and Aragonese form of Raphael.
Raffè m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Raphael.
Rafi m Various, Jewish, Spanish
Diminutive of Raphael.
Rafka f Slovene
Diminutive of Rafaela.
Rafn m Icelandic, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Hrafn.
Raghad f Arabic
affluence ; comfort ; ease ; opulence
Ragheb m Arabic
Means "seeking, aspiring" in Arabic.
Raghib m Arabic
Variant of Ragheb.
Ragibagh m Medieval Mongolian
Ragibagh (Arigabag) (1320-1328) is regarded as the 11th Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
Ragıp m Turkish
Turkish form of Ragheb.
Raho f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (ra) meaning "music" combined with 歩 (ho) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Raia f Bulgarian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Raya.
Rainel m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Famous bearer is Rainel Rosario (born 1989), a Dominican baseball player with the Boston Red Sox.
Rainie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rain 1.
Rajka f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Rajko.
Rajna f Serbian, Croatian
Either from the name for the German river Rhine or derived from Rajka.
Rajna f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Райна (see Rayna 1).
Rajner m Polish (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Polish and Croatian form of Rainer.
Rakefet f Hebrew
Place name in Israel, means "cyclamen".
Rakhim m Kazakh, Uzbek (Rare), Ingush
Kazakh, Uzbek, and Ingush form of Rahim.
Rakuko f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rakuna f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 奈 (na), a phonetic character or 那 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rakune f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rakuun m Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "music" combined with 雲 (un) meaning "cloud". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ramatla f Sotho
Means "strength" in Sotho.
Rambo m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Rambo. However, in present day, due to the pop culture impact of the film series Rambo, starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo has taken on a modern meaning of "one who is reckless, disregards orders, uses violence to solve all problems, and bravely charges headlong into the teeth of the enemy."... [more]
Ramë m Albanian
Shortening of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar.
Ramessés m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Rameses.
Rami m Arabic, Albanian
Means "archer, shooter, thrower" in Arabic, derived from رام (rām) meaning "to wish, to aim at, to dream, to be ambitious".
Ramir m Occitan, Catalan, Provençal
Occitan and Catalan form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).
Ramires m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Ramirus (see Ramiro).
Ramnaresh m Indian, Hindi
Combination of Ram 2 and Naresh.
Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos, the plural form of ramo meaning "bough, branch; bouquet."
Ramzes m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Rameses.
Ramzy m Arabic
Variant of Ramzi.
Ran m Hebrew
Means "singing" or "(he) sang" in Hebrew (being the past tense masculine singular form of the verb לָרֹן laron "to sing, utter joyful sounds").
Rande m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Randy.
Randee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Randy or Randi 1.
Randgríðr f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements rǫnd "shield" and gríð "peace, protection, mercy, truce". This is the name of a Valkyrie in Norse mythology.
Randle m English
Variant of Randall.
Random m & f English, Literature
From the English word "random".... [more]
Rangana m & f Sinhalese
Means "actor" or "dancing" in Sinhalese.
Ranganathan m Indian, Tamil
It is derived from the Sanskrit name Ranganatha, which is the name of the Hindu god Vishnu.
Rangel m Bulgarian
Derived from archangel via arangel.
Rangiku f Japanese
The japanese "Ran" means "Chrysanthemum".... [more]
Rania f Greek, Romani (Archaic)
Greek short form of Ourania and Romani short form of Urania.
Raniel m & f Hebrew, English
Means "God is Joy" in Hebrew... [more]
Rankin m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Rankin.
Ran'ya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 夜 (ya) meaning "night, evening". Other kanji combinations can also make up this name.
Raqel f Armenian
Armenian form of Rachel.
Raraka f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid" duplicated and combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Raran f Japanese
From Japanese 楽 (ra) meaning "music" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Rašela f Bosnian
Bosnian Sephardic variant form of Rachel.
Rašeljka f Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the name of the plant rašeljka (Lat. Prunus mahaleb), called ''mahaleb cherry'' in English.
Rashard m African American (Rare)
Variant of Rashad possibly influenced by Richard.
Rastimir m Serbian, Slovak, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Slovak form of Rostimir.
Rastislav m Slovak, Croatian
Slovak and Croatian form of Rostislav.
Ratchet m Popular Culture
Ratchet is the protagonist of the Ratchet & Clank video game series.
Ráðný f Old Norse, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Germanic name elements ráð "advise, counsel, decision" and "new moon, waxing moon". This is the name of a character in the Old Norse poem Sólarljóð ("song of the sun").
Ratibor m Polish
Derived from Slavic rat "war, battle" combined with bor "battle" or borit "to fight".
Ratka f Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Feminine form of Ratko.
Raushanna f Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "Splendid One."
Raviv m & f Hebrew
Means "rain" in Hebrew.
Rawiri m Maori
Maori form of David.
Rayann f & m English (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Arabic variant of Rayan. English variant of Rayanne.
Rayanne f Arabic (Rare), English
Feminized variant of Rayan, which in Islam, is one of the gates to heaven. Also a combination or Ray and Anne 1.
Raye f & m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of either Ray or Rae.... [more]
Rayka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Rayko.
Razaaq m Arabic
Means "all provider" in Arabic. One of the names of Allah in the Qur'an.
Razif m Malay, Bashkir
Possibly derived from Persian راضی‎ (razi) meaning "content, pleased, satisfied" (of Arabic origin).
Razmik m Armenian
Means "warrior, soldier" from Armenian ռազմ (ṙazm) meaning "battle, war".
Reaghan f English
Variant of Reagan.
Recaredo m Medieval Spanish (Rare)
Medieval Spanish form of Reccared.
Redden m English
Transferred use of the surname Redden.
Redžep m Bosnian, Macedonian
Variant form of Recep.
Redżina f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Regina.
Reema f Indian, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi
Means "an elongated, narrow opening or fissure" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga.
Refika f Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Refik.
Regal m English (Rare)
From late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin regalis, from rex, reg- ‘king’.
Reginaldo m Portuguese, Italian
Portuguese and Italian form of Reginald.
Reiku f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (reiku) meaning "a lake (body of water)".
Reilee m English
Variant of Riley.
Reirei f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (rei) meaning "tinkling of jade" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji. Other kanji combinations are possible.
Reis m & f Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. It was first used in Final Fantasy Tactics, Reis is the lover of Beowulf and in order to protect him she gets herself turned into a Dragon and later when she is human again is called a Dragon Kin... [more]
Reito m Japanese
From Japanese 伶 (rei) meaning "actor", 嶺 (rei) meaning "peak, summit", 怜 (rei) meaning "wise", 澪 (rei) meaning "water route, shipping channel", 玲 (rei) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rei) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration", 禮 (rei) meaning "social custom, manners, courtesy, rites", 羚 (rei) meaning "antelope", 鈴 (rei) meaning "bell", 零 (rei) meaning "zero", 麗 (rei) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" or 黎 (rei) meaning "dark, black, many" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 月 (to) meaning "moon", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 仁 (to) meaning "humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 飛 (to) meaning "fly", 渡 (to) meaning "transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate", 土 (to) meaning "soil, earth, ground", 燈 (to) meaning "lamp, light" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]
Rekha f Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Nepali
Means "streak, stripe, line" in Sanskrit.
Rekhetre f Ancient Egyptian
Rekhetre was an ancient Egyptian queen from the late 4th dynasty or early 5th dynasty. She was a daughter of Pharaoh Khafra.
Rella f English (Rare)
Short form of names containing rel, such as Mirella, Estrella or Aurelia or used as an independent name... [more]
Rella f Hungarian
Originally a short form of Aurélia, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Remek m Polish
Polish short form of Remigiusz.
Rémi m Kashubian
Diminutive of Jeremiôsz.
Remon f & m Japanese
Means "lemon" in Japanese.
Remziye f Turkish
Feminine form of Remzi.
Renatu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican variant of Rinatu and Sicilian form of Renato.
Reneta f Bulgarian
Variant of Renata.
Reni f German
Short for of Renate.
Renji m Japanese
means 'yearning love' or 'second love'... [more]
Reńka f Polish
Diminutive of Renata.
Renner m English (Rare)
Transferred use the surname Renner.
Rennie m & f English
Diminutive of names containing the element ren, such as Rene, Irene, Rennard or Warren.
Reno m & f Italian, Popular Culture, Spanish
Short form of Moreno and other names ending in -reno.
Renta m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji are possible.
Rento m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" or 伶 (ren) meaning "lonely, solitary" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person" or 広 (to) meaning "vast, wide". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Renzou m Japanese
From Japanese 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" combined with 三 (zou) meaning "three". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Reono f Japanese
From Japanese 玲 (re) meaning "tinkling of jade", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Reruhi m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
In the case of Japanese ski jumper Reruhi Shimizu (1993-), he was named after Austrian military officer Theodor Edler von Lerch, who introduced ski into Japan in the 1910s.... [more]
Rese f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reese.
Resin m English
Variant of Rezin.
Részka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Henrieta via Henrészka.
Rethabile f & m South African, Sotho
Means "we are glad/ happy".
Reubin m Hebrew
Variant of Reuben.
Revekka f Greek
Modern Greek form of Rebecca.
Revella f American (Rare)
Possibly a female form of Revel.
Reverdy m American
Probably transferred from the surname Reverdy.
Revere m American
Transferred use of the surname Revere.
Rexx m American (Rare)
Variant of Rex.
Rexy m Indonesian, Filipino
Diminutive of Rex.