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Paiset m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-js.t meaning "the one of Isis", derived from
pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with the name of the goddess
Isis.
Päiviö m & f FinnishFinnish form of
Peivas as well as a direct derivation from Finnish
päivä "day". While this name is exclusively masculine today, up until the 1940s it was also occasionally used as a feminine name.
Paiyem f JavaneseFrom Javanese
Paing referring to the second day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the feminine suffix
-yem.
Pajtim m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
pajtim "accord, accordance; placation, conciliation".
Pakhom m Ancient Egyptian, CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-ꜥẖm meaning "he of the (holy) falcon," derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
ꜥẖm "falcon" or "cultic image of a falcon or god". The falcon was the symbol of the Egyptian god
Horus, so one could say that this name essentially means "he who belongs to Horus."
Pakhomy m RussianVariant transcription of
Pakhomiy. A known bearer of this name was the Russian revolutionary Pakhomy Andreyushkin (1865-1887).
Paki m & f MaoriMeans "fine weather" in Maori. This name is a personal name and a surname. This was the name of a Waikato Chief, and of Paki Whara, a Ngati Tama Elder who in the 1800s gathered information on the Chatham Islands which contributed to the invasion of Chatham Islands.
Pakon m ThaiMeans "story, book, scripture, composition" in Thai.
Pakonchai m Thai (Rare)From Thai ปกรณ์
(pakon) meaning "story, book, scripture, composition" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Paksi m JavaneseMeans "bird" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit पक्षिन्
(pakṣín) meaning "winged".
Pakur m Old PersianOf Middle Iranian origin, most likely Parthian. The meaning of this name is uncertain, but sources regularly associate it with Parthian
bgpwhr or
bag-puhr meaning "son of a god".... [
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Palaechthon m Greek MythologyMeans "ancient inhabitant, indigenous; that which has been long in a country" in Ancient Greek, derived from πάλαι
(palai) meaning "long ago" and χθών
(chthon) meaning "earth, ground, soil"... [
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Palaimon m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek verb παλαιμονέω
(palaimoneo) meaning "to wrestle, to fight", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb παλαίω
(palaio) meaning "to wrestle"... [
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Palanivel m Indian, TamilFrom Tamil பழனி
(Paḻaṉi), the name of a town in Tamil Nadu, India, and வேல்
(vēl) referring to a divine spear in Hindu mythology.
Palash m BengaliFrom Sanskrit पलाश
(palasha) meaning "leaf, foliage", also referring to the petals or flowers of a type of tree (Butea monosperma).
Palatua f Roman MythologyDerived from
Palatium, which is the Latin name for the Palatine Hill in Rome. The word is of uncertain origin; theories include a derivation from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃
(falad), meaning "sky", Latin
palatum, meaning "vault, dome" or Latin
palus, meaning "enclosure"... [
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Palauni m SamoanSamoan adaptation of
Brown. This was the name Samoans called to British missionary George Brown, who became an important figure in Samoa... [
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Palchen m TibetanFrom Tibetan དཔལ་ཆེན
(dpal-chen) meaning "great glory", derived from དཔལ
(dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and ཆེན
(chen) meaning "great, big, large".
Pales m & f Roman Mythology, TheatreMeaning unknown, possibly of Etruscan origin. This was the name of a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology, regarded as male by some sources and female by others. The mythological figure appears in pastoral plays of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Paljor m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan དཔལ་འབྱོར
(dpal-'byor) meaning "wealth, glory, riches, prosperity".
Palmatius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)Derived from the Latin adjective
palmatus meaning "bearing palms, decorated with palm branches", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun
palma meaning "palm tree" as well as "flat hand, palm of the hand".... [
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Palme m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)Variant of
Pálmi. This is also a Swedish surname. The name was adopted by a notable Swedish family in honor of their ancestor Palme Lyder (born 1570s, died 1630), a merchant who immigrated to Sweden from the Netherlands or Germany in the early 1600s.
Pálmey f Icelandic (Rare)Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly a feminine form of
Pálmi using the Old Norse suffix
ey meaning "island" or
ey meaning "good fortune"... [
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Palmino m ItalianMasculine form of
Palmina. This name is usually given to an infant male born on Palm Sunday.
Palmo f Tibetan, LadakhiFrom Tibetan དཔལ་མོ
(dpal-mo) meaning "glorious woman", derived from དཔལ
(dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and the feminine particle མོ
(mo). This is the Tibetan name for the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi.
Palsang m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan དཔལ་བཟང
(dpal-bzang) meaning "glorious, excellent".
Pälvi f Finnish (Rare)From Finnish word
pälvi, meaning a snow free patch on the ground, melted by the sun.
Pambo m Ancient Greek, CopticMeans "the one of Ombos", derived from the possessive masculine prefix ⲡⲁ-
(pa-) combined with Ombos, the name of several cities in ancient Egypt. Saint Pambo of Nitria was a 4th-century hermit, disciple of St... [
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Pamin m Ancient Egyptian, CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-mn meaning "he of Min", derived from the masculine possessive prefix
pꜣ "the aforementioned, the, he of" combined with the name of the god
Min... [
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Pamina f German, TheatrePamina is a character in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera
The Magic Flute (
Die Zauberflöte in German, 1791).
Pamiu m Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-mjw or
pꜣ-my meaning "the cat, the tomcat" or "he who belongs to the cat
Bastet". It is sometimes incorrectly translated as
pꜣ-mꜣj "the lion"... [
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Pammachius m Late Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of a Greek name that probably consisted of the Greek elements παν
(pan) "all" and μαχη
(mache) "battle", which effectively gives the name the meaning of "the one who fights all"... [
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Pamoun m CopticMeans "of
Amon" or "he who belongs to Amon" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian masculine prefix (or article/pronoun)
pa combined with
Amoun, the Coptic form of Amon.
Pamphile f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyFeminine form of
Pamphilos. This was the name of a legendary woman who invented silk weaving on the Greek island of Kos. A historic bearer was Pamphile of Epidaurus, a 1st-century historian who was much esteemed in antiquity for her
Historical Commentaries... [
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Pampinea f LiteratureDerived from Latin
pampineus meaning "garlanded with vine-leaves, flourishing". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work
The Decameron (1350), where it belongs to one of the seven young women at the heart of the story (alongside Fiammetta, Filomena, Emilia, Lauretta, Neifile, and Elissa).... [
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Pamvo m History (Ecclesiastical)Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian form of
Pambo. Pamvo (non-canonical name Pavlo) Berynda was a Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monk who created one of the oldest bilingual Church Slavic-Old Ukrainian dictionaries.
Panacea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Πανάκεια
(Panakeia), from Greek πανακής
(panakês) "all-healing". This word, πανάκεια
(panakeia), was used of various herbs reputed to have universal healing powers, and was personified as a goddess of remedies, cures and universal healing, daughter to Asclepius and Epione... [
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Pənah m AzerbaijaniDerived from Persian پناه
(panâh) meaning "shelter, refuge, protection".
Panaitios m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek adjective παναίτιος
(panaitios) meaning "cause of all, to whom all the guilt belongs". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of πᾶν
(pan), the neuter singular of Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, every, each"... [
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Panca m & f IndonesianMeans "five" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन्
(pañcan).
Pancawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
panca meaning "five" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Panchaphon m ThaiFrom Thai ปัญจ
(pancha) meaning "five" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Panda f American (Rare)The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word
nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.
Pande m & f BalineseFrom a title given to a member of a clan of blacksmiths, probably derived from Balinese
memande meaning "metalsmith, ironsmith".
Pandrosos f Greek MythologyMeans "all bedewed" from a combination of Greek παν
(pan) "all" and δροσος
(drosos) "dew". In Greek mythology Pandrosos was one of the three daughters of
Kekrops, the first king of Athens, along with her sisters
Aglauros and
Herse... [
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Pandulf m Germanic, HistoryThe first element of this name comes from
banda, which is derived from Langobardic
bando "flag, banner" or from Old High German
banz "province, countryside." The first element might also come from Greek
pan "all", but this is unlikely... [
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Pangestu m JavaneseFrom Javanese
pangèstu meaning "prayer, blessing, good wishes".
Panha m & f KhmerMeans "knowledge, wisdom, intellect" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा
(prajna).
Panji m IndonesianMeans "banner, flag" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्जी
(pañjī).
Panope f Greek MythologyMeans "all-seeing", derived from Greek παν
(pan) "all" combined with Greek ωψ
(ops) "eye, face". In Greek mythology, Panope is the name of one of the fifty daughters of Thespius and Megamede.
Panoub m CopticMeans "of
Anubis" or "he who belongs to Anubis" in Coptic. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian masculine prefix (or article/pronoun)
pa combined with
Anoub, the Coptic form of Anubis.
Panoute m Coptic (Sahidic)Means "the God" or simply "God" in the Coptic language. The name ultimately derives from the Egyptian masculine prefix (or article/pronoun)
pa combined with Egyptian
nuti "God".
Panseluța f RomanianDerived from Romanian
panseluță, the diminutive of
pansea "pansy".
Pantacles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Pantakles. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Pantacles of Athens, who won the stadion race at respectively the 21st Olympiad (696 BC) and the 22nd Olympiad (692 BC).
Pantagathos m Late GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες
(pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Greek αγαθος
(agathos) meaning "good".
Pantagruel m LiteratureThe first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες
(pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Hagarene
gruel meaning "thirsty"... [
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Pantainetos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek παντός
(pantos), which is the genitive singular of Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, every, each". The second element is derived from the Greek adjective αἰνετός
(ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [
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Pantainos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek παντός
(pantos), which is the genitive singular of Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, every, each". The second element is derived from the Greek noun αἴνη
(aine) meaning "praise, fame" (see
Aeneas).
Pantakles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from Greek παντός
(pantos), which is the genitive singular of Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, every, each". The second element is derived from the Greek noun κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Pantalaimon m LiteratureForm of
Panteleimon used by Philip Pullman in his series of children's fantasy novels 'His Dark Materials' (1995-2000). Lyra's dæmon, Pantalaimon appears in the 2007 film adaption of the first book, 'The Golden Compass'.
Pantandros m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adverb πάντῃ
(pantei) meaning "(in) every way, on every side" or the Greek adverb πάντως
(pantos) meaning "in all ways"... [
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Pantariste f Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες
(pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς
(pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Greek αριστος
(aristos) meaning "best"... [
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Pantawan f ThaiMeans "like the sun" from Thai ปาน
(pan) meaning "as, like" and ตะวัน
(tawan) meaning "sun".
Pantea f Persian, Persian Mythology (?), History (?)Persian form of
Panthea. Pantea Arteshbod was a 6th-century BC Persian commander during the reign of Cyrus the Great. She was said to be the most beautiful woman in Asia, so she wore a mask during battle to stop men from falling in love with her.
Pantelakis m GreekModern Greek diminutive of
Pantelis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης
(-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.
Pantenor m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adverb πάντῃ
(pantei) meaning "(in) every way, on every side" or the Greek adverb πάντως
(pantos) meaning "in all ways"... [
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Pantes f JavaneseFrom Javanese
pantês meaning "fitting, proper, worthy".