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Phoutiel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Putiel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Phoutthasack m Lao
From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ສັກ (sack) meaning "rank, power, authority".
Phoutthasay m Lao
Alternate transcription of Phoutthaxay.
Phoutthavong m Lao
From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phoutthaxay m Lao
From Lao ພຸດທະ (phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ໄຊ (xay) meaning "victory".
Phouvanh m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວັນ (vanh) meaning "sun, day".
Phouvong m & f Lao
From Lao ພູ (phou) meaning "mountain" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family, ring, circle".
Phraeo f Thai
Means "gleaming, glistening, shining" in Thai.
Phraeophan f Thai
From Thai แพรว (phraeo) meaning "gleaming, glistening, shining" and พรรณ (phan) meaning "complexion".
Phraewphan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraeophan.
Phraiwan m & f Thai
From Thai ไพรวัน (phraiwan) meaning "forest, woods" or from ไพร (phrai) meaning "forest, jungle" and วัลย์ (wan) meaning "climbing plant, creeper, vine".
Phrankee f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Frankie.
Phraortes m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Fravartiš. Phraortes (c. 665-633 BC) was the son of Deioces, and the second king of the Median Empire.
Phrike f Greek Mythology
From Greek φρίττω (phrittō) meaning "to tremble". This is the name of the divine spirit of horror in Greek mythology.
Phrixa f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Phrixos (see Phrixus).
Phromphon f Thai (Rare)
From Thai พร้อม (phrom) meaning "with, together" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
Phronios m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun φρόνις (phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
Phronius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Phronios. This is the name of a character in Greek mythology.
Phrontis m & f Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun φροντίς (phrontis) meaning "thought, care, attention", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
Phronton m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek verb φροντίζω (phrontizo) meaning "to take care of, to attend to" as well as "to consider, to reflect, to take thought", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φρονέω (phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [more]
Phrosine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Theatre
Truncated form of Euphrosine. Mélidore et Phrosine (1794) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. It is considered an important example of early Romantic opera.
Phryne f History, Literature
Ancient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*phrynos being cognate with brown) or because of a "snub nose" (phrynē "a kind of toad")... [more]
Phrynia f Theatre
Variant of Phryne used by Shakespeare in his play Timon of Athens (first performed between 1607 and 1608).
Phrynichos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun φρύνη (phryne) meaning "toad" (see Phryne). Also compare Greek φρῦνος (phrynos), which can mean "toad" as well as "brown"... [more]
Phrynichus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Phrynichos. This name was borne by two Greek poets from the 5th century BC; one was a tragic poet, while the other was a comic poet.
Phthisis m Obscure
Simply from the English word meaning "wasting, consumption", ultimately from Greek φθίσις (phthisis). A Phthisis Smith was born in England in 1915.
Phthonos m Greek Mythology
From Greek φθόνος (phthonos) meaning "ill-will, malice, envy, jealousy". In Greek mythology Phthonos was the daimon or spirit of envy and jealousy; he was particularly associated with the jealous passions of love.
Phú m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".
Phước m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Phúc chiefly used in southern Vietnam.
Phueng f Thai
Means "bee" in Thai.
Phufa m & f Thai
From Thai ภู (phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า (fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Phumichai m Thai (Rare)
From Thai ภูมิ (phumi) meaning "land, earth" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Phunchok m & f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Phuntsok.
Phụng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鳳 (phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".
Phuntsho m & f Bhutanese
Bhutanese form of Phuntsok.
Phuntsog m & f Tibetan, Ladakhi
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཕུན་ཚོགས (see Phuntsok).
Phupa m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภูผา (see Phupha).
Phupha m Thai
Means "rocky mountain, hill" in Thai.
Phurba m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan ཕུར་བ (phur-ba) referring to a ceremonial three-sided dagger used in Tibetan Buddhist rituals.
Phurbu m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཕུར་བུ (phur-bu) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday".
Phuri m Thai
Means "wisdom, intellect" or "land" or "abundance" in Thai.
Phuripat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภูริพัฒน์ (see Phuriphat).
Phuriphat m Thai
From Thai ภูริ (phuri) meaning "wisdom, intellect" and พัฒน์ (phat) meaning "prosperity, progress, development".
Phurpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Variant of Phurba.
Phut m Buddhism
Lao and Thai form of Buddha.
Phutiel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Putiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Phutihel m Biblical Latin
Form of Putiel used in the Latin Old Testament.
Phuwadol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phuwadon.
Phuwadon m Thai
Means "earth, land" in Thai.
Phway f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဖွေး (see Phwe).
Phwe f Burmese
Means "white" or "covered, broad, distinct" in Burmese.
Phyleus m Greek Mythology
Probably derived from Greek φυλή (phylē) meaning "tribe, clan, race, people". However, compare Phyllis and also Greek φυλάσσω (phylassō) meaning "to keep watch, to guard"... [more]
Phylips m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant of Filips.
Phyo m & f Burmese
Means "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Phyoe m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဖြိုး (see Phyo).
Phyu f Burmese
Means "white, pure" in Burmese.
Piala f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of an obsuce Irish saint. According to legend, Piala and her brother Fingar were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia... [more]
Pialotta f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Pia and Lotta.
Piarre m Provençal
Provençal form of Pierre.
Piarreto f Provençal
Provençal form of Pierrette.
Piatã m New World Mythology, Tupi
Means "strong" in Tupi.
Piatro m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Peter.
Picabo f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the name of the village Picabo in Idaho.
Piccolo m Popular Culture
From the name of the musical instrument, meaning "small" in Italian. This was the name of one of the characters in the anime franchise Dragon Ball made by Akira Toriyama.
Pichai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิชัย (see Phichai).
Pichet m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phichet.
Pichit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิชิต (see Phichit).
Pick-thank m Literature
A character in the novel, "The Pilgrim's Progress" whose name is modeled on Puritanical nomenclature.
Pictor m Ancient Roman
From the Roman cognomen Pictor, which is derived from Latin pictor "painter." Quintus Fabius Pictor was a Roman historian from the 3rd century BC.
Picumnus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin picus, meaning "woodpecker". In Roman mythology, Picumnus was a minor god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants and children, as well as a personification of the woodpecker... [more]
Pidcock m Medieval English
Diminutive of Peter. See also Peacock.
Pido m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Pridon.
Pidsanu m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิษณุ (see Phitsanu).
Pie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Pius and Pia.
Piechno m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.
Piedade f Portuguese, Galician
Derived from Portuguese and Galician piedade "piety; pity, compassion".
Pieder m Romansh
Romansh form of Peter, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Piedraescrita f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "written stone" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de Piedraescrita meaning "Our Lady of the Written Stone". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Campanario, located in the Spanish province of Badajoz.... [more]
Piedras Albas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedras Albas and Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [more]
Piedrasanta f Spanish (Rare)
Singular (slightly more common) form of Piedrasantas.
Piedrasantas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "holy stones" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedrasantas and Nuestra Señora de Piedrasantas, meaning "The Virgin of Holy Stones" and "Our Lady of Holy Stones" respectively.... [more]
Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.
Pière m Picard
Picard form of Pierre.
Pieretta f Italian, Corsican
Diminutive of Piera.
Pieri m Friulian
Friulian form of Peter.
Piérine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pierre.
Pierra f Various
A feminine form of Pierre formed in countries where French is NOT spoken.
Pierrat m French (Archaic)
Local diminutive of Pierre found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Pièrrot m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Pièrre.
Piersanti m Italian
Meaning "of Saint Peter".
Pierson m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Pierson.
Pieszko m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.
Pieta f & m Finnish
A variant of Beata and a diminutive of Pietari.
Pieta f Medieval Italian
Derived from Old Italian pieta (pietà in Modern Italian) "piety; pity, compassion, godliness".
Pietas f Roman Mythology
Means "piety, compassion; duty" in Latin. This name belonged to the goddess of duty and personification of piety in Roman mythology.
Pieterke f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant form of Pietertje. This form is not as common as Pietertje in The Netherlands.
Pieternel f Dutch
Dutch form of Petronella.
Pietertje f & m Dutch, West Frisian
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pieter) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix tje to the original name... [more]
Pietertjie m Afrikaans
Afrikaans cognate of Pietertje.
Pietie m & f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Piet, as it contains the Afrikaans diminutive suffix -ie.... [more]
Pietje m & f Dutch, Literature
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Piet) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix -je to the original name... [more]
Pietjie f Afrikaans
Afrikaans cognate of Pietje.
Pietrek m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Pietyr and Pieter.
Pietru m Maltese, Sicilian
Maltese and Sicilian form of Peter.
Pietyr m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Peter.
Pieva f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun pieva meaning "meadow, grassland".
Pigmenia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Pigmenius. In the Spanish-speaking world (especially in Mexico), this name is also encountered as a short form or variant of Epigmenia.
Pigmenio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Pigmenius. In the Spanish-speaking world (especially in Mexico), this name is also encountered as a short form or variant of Epigmenio.
Pigmenius m History (Ecclesiastical)
This name is best known for being the name of the 4th-century saint Pigmenius of Rome, who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate (died in 363 AD)... [more]
Pigol m Coptic
The meaning of this name is still unknown to me at this time. This name was borne by a Coptic saint from the 5th century AD.
Pihuiyol m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl pihui "to increase, multiply" and yollotl "heart, life".
Piʻilani m & f Hawaiian
Means "rising sky" or "to ascend to heaven," from piʻi meaning "climb, ascend, advance, mount, rise" and lani meaning "sky, heaven, heavenly, spiritual, royal, exalted, noble, aristocratic."... [more]
Piine f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Sabiine.
Pija f Slovene
Variant of Pia.
Pije f Basque
Basque form of Pia.
Pijke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
Variant form of Pike.
Piju m Maltese
Maltese form of Pius.
Pike m & f West Frisian
West Frisian form of Pieter and Pietertje (also Pieterke), which started out as a hypocorism (via baby talk).
Pikri m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Fikri.
Pikria f Georgian
Georgian form of Fikriyya. Also compare the Georgian noun ფიქრი (pikri) meaning "thought", which is also of Arabic origin.... [more]
Píl f Faroese
Derived from Faroese pílur "willow tree".
Pilara f Galician
Hypocoristic of Pilar.
Pilate m Biblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare)
English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]
Pildash m Biblical
Of uncertain Hebrew etymology. In the Bible, Pildash was the sixth son of Nahor and Milcah (Genesis 22:22).
Pileo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pylaeus.
Pileria f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word pileri (pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish Pilar).
Piley m Russian
Russian form of Pylaeus.
Pilgrim m Medieval German, English (Rare), English (Puritan)
Medieval German form of both Biligrim and Peregrinus (see Peregrine), as these names were conflated with each other in the Middle Ages... [more]
Pilimon m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Philemon via its modern Greek transcription Filimon.
Pilipe m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Philippos (see Philip).
Pill f Estonian (Archaic)
17th-century variant of Pille.
Pilleriin f Estonian
Combination of Pille and Riin.
Pilocha f Galician
Diminutive of Pilar.
Pilot m English (Rare)
Either from the surname Pilot, which is derived from Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον (pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης (plotes) "sailor"... [more]
Pilou m Danish (Rare)
French diminutive of Philip.
Piluca f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Piluchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Pilumnus m Roman Mythology
Meaning, "staker." The god who grants the pestle necessary for making flour from grain. He ensured children grew properly and stayed healthy. Ancient Romans made an extra bed after the birth of a child in order to ensure the help of Pilumnus... [more]
Pimen m Georgian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), Russian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare, Archaic)
Georgian, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Serbian form of Poimen (see Poemen). Known bearers of this name include a Metropolitan of Moscow (14th century AD) and the 14th Patriarch of Moscow (20th century AD).
Pimenta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman piment "spice; (figuratively) spice (vigour); balm", ultimately from Old French piment or pimenc "balsam; fragrant spice".
Pimin m Romanian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
Romanian and Russian variant of Pimen.
Pimol f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).
Pimon f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิมล (see Phimon).
Pimsiri f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phimsiri.
Pinar f Spanish (European, Rare)
From the Spanish word pinar meaning "pine grove". This is a title of the Virgin Mary, Virgen del Pinar ("Our Lady of the Pine Grove"). She is the patron saint of the towns of Cantalejo and Torrecilla del Pinar, both in the Spanish province of Segovia.
Pinasti f Javanese, Indonesian
From Javanese pinêsthi meaning "predestined, fate".
Pincu m Romanian
Romanian form of Pinchas. The name was born by Israel Pincu Lazarovitch (1912-2006), a Romanian-born Jewish-Canadian poet better known as Irving Peter Layton.
Pindar m Ancient Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Pindaros. This was the name of a Greek lyric poet from Thebes (died around 438 AD).
Pindaros m Ancient Greek
Meaning uncertain. This name might possibly be derived from Πίνδος (Pindos), which is the ancient Greek name for Mount Pindus in northern Greece.... [more]
Pindarus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pindaros. This name was borne by a Greek tyrant of Ephesus from the 6th century BC.
Pine f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Philippine.
Pingping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" combined with itself or 苹 (píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Pinikir f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of the most important goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Pinikir started out as the mother-goddess (in which capacity she was also the goddess of love and fertility), making her rank above all Elamite gods - even the male ones... [more]
Pinito f Spanish (Canarian)
Diminutive of Pino (itself from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Pino meaning "Our Lady of the Pine", the patron saint of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands)... [more]
Pinkamena f Popular Culture
The full name of the 'My little pony' character Pinkie Pie.
Pinkelotje f Literature
Derived from Dutch pink meaning "pinkie" (as in, the little finger) combined with Lotje. Also compare the Dutch verb pinkelen meaning "to shine" as well as "to twinkle, to sparkle, to flicker".... [more]
Pinkeltje m Literature
Derived from Dutch pink meaning "pinkie" (as in, the little finger) combined with the Dutch suffix -el and the Dutch diminutive suffix -tje. Also compare the Dutch verb pinkelen meaning "to shine" as well as "to twinkle, to sparkle, to flicker".... [more]
Pinkus m German (East Prussian), Yiddish
East Prussian German and German Yiddish form of Pinchas.
Pino f Spanish (Canarian)
Means "pine tree" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Pino, meaning "Our Lady of the Pine". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patroness of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
Pintyőke f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian pinty "finch".
Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.
Pinuccio m Medieval Italian, Italian
Diminutive of Pino, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Pinutxa f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giosepa.
Pinutzu m Sardinian
Diminutive of Giosepe.
Pinyas m Mordvin
Derived from Erzya пине (pine) meaning "dog".
Pioch m Kashubian
Diminutive of Pioter.
Piöel m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Paul.
Pioel m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Paul.
Pioneer m English
From early 16th century (as a military term denoting a member of the infantry) from French pionnier ‘foot soldier, pioneer’, Old French paonier, from paon, from Latin pedo, pedon-.
Pioter m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Peter.
Piotra f Polish
Feminine form of Piotr.
Piotrak m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.
Piotran m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.
Piotro m Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.
Piotruś m Polish
Diminutive of Piotr.
Piotyr m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Piotr.
Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.
Pipat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phiphat.
Piphat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิพัฒน์ (see Phiphat).
Piphop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phiphop.
Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.
Pipih f Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of feminine names containing the sound pih (or other similar sounds), such as Sopiah, Puspita or Napisah.
Pipinas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pepin.
Pipit f & m Javanese
Means "tightly pressed, close together" in Javanese.
Pipkia f Georgian (Rare), Folklore, Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the Georgian noun ფიფქი (pipki) meaning "snowflake". Pipkia is also the Georgian name for Snow White.
Pipo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipe and Felipe.
Pipop m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phiphop.
Pippijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Pippin 1.
Pippilotta f Literature
Invented by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren for the heroine of her children's novel 'Pippi Långstrump' (1945). It is composed of Swedish pippi, a childish word for "bird", combined with the name Lotta.
Pir m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pyrrhus.
Pira m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phira.
Pirachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phirachai.
Piran m Persian, Georgian (Rare), Literature
Derived from the Persian adjective پیر (pir) meaning "old, aged, ancient" combined with the Persian suffix ان (-an).... [more]
Piraphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phiraphon.
Piraphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phiraphon.
Pirapol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phiraphon.
Pirapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phiraphon.
Pirasak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phirasak.
Pirate m & f English (Rare)
From the English word pirate, from Latin pirata, from Greek peiratēs, from peirein ‘to attempt, attack’ (from peira ‘an attempt’).
Pirawat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phirawat.
Piraye f Persian, Turkish
Alternate transcription of Persian پیرایه (see Pirayeh), as well as the Turkish form.
Pirayeh f Persian
Means "decoration, embellishment, ornament" in Persian.
Pirdaus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Firdaus.
Pire f & m Mapuche, Literature
From Mapudungun pire meaning "snow, hail" (compare Piren, derived from the verb).... [more]
Pire m Walloon
Walloon form of Pierre.
Piren f Mapuche
From Mapudungun verb piren meaning "to snow, hail" (compare Pire, derived from the noun).
Pirgit f Estonian
Estonian variant of Birgit.
Pirimtvarisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Means "face of the moon" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი (piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see Okropir) combined with Georgian მთვარის (mtvaris), which is the genitive of the noun მთვარე (mtvare) meaning "moon".... [more]
Pirimze f Georgian
Basically means "sun-faced" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი (piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see Okropir) combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).... [more]
Pirimzisa f Literature, Georgian (Rare)
Means "face of the sun" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun პირი (piri) meaning "face" as well as "mouth" (see Okropir) combined with Georgian მზის (mzis), which is the genitive of the noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun".... [more]
Pirit f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian variant of Piros.
Pirithous m Greek Mythology
The sworn friend of Theseus. Pirithous helped Theseus abduct Helen of Troy before she was married. (She would later be taken again by Paris, initiating the Trojan War, etc.) Thesues returned the favor by journeying with his friend to the Underworld in an attempt to win the affections of Persephone, Hades' captive bride... [more]
Pirja f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.
Pirje f Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.
Piros f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian piros "red", originally referring to rosy cheeks or red hair. More recently, however, it is also used as a hypocoristic of Piroska.
Piroschka f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch borrowing of Piroska.
Pirrmangka f Indigenous Australian, Pintupi
Of Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name was Pirrmangka Napanangka (c. 1945-2001), an Australian Aboriginal painter who also happened to be the sister of fellow painter Walangkura Napanangka (b... [more]
Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.
Pirrs m Latvian
Latvian form of Pyrrhus.
Pirtinaci m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Pertinax.
Pisal m Khmer, Thai
Means "large, wide, broad" in Khmer. It is also an alternate transcription of the Thai name พิศาล (see Phisan) of the same meaning and origin.
Pisan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิศาล (see Phisan).
Pisandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peisander.
Pisandros m Ancient Greek
Most likely a variant of Peisandros. But if not, then this name is possibly derived from the Greek noun πῖσος (pisos) meaning "meadow, dell" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
Pisanu m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิษณุ (see Phitsanu).
Pisces m & f Astronomy
From the name of the zodiacal constellation shaped like a pair of fish, derived from the plural form of Latin piscis meaning "fish". This is the name of the twelfth sign of the zodiac.
Pisennoufi m Coptic
Means "the good news, gospel", derived from the Coptic masculine prefix ⲡⲓ- (pi-) combined with ϣⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (šennoufi) "good news", a claque of Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion).
Pisenor m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisenor. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of which is one of the many suitors of Penelope.
Piseth m Khmer
Means "holy, sacred, supreme, magnificent" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit विशिष्ट (viśiṣṭa).
Pisey f & m Khmer
Means "magnificent, excellent, beautiful, beloved" in Khmer.
Pishoy m Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-šꜣj meaning "the fate", derived from pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with šꜣ "to put in order, establish, decree". This name was borne by a Coptic saint from the 5th century AD.
Pisidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisidike. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology, most of whom are princesses.
Pisinoe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisinoe. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a siren.
Pisistratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisistratos. This name was borne by several ancient Greek rulers as well as by two characters in Greek mythology.
Pisit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phisit.
Piške m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian piški "small, little".
Pissamai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phitsamai.
Pissanu m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิษณุ (see Phitsanu).
Pissentica f Sardinian
Sardinian feminine diminutive of Vincent.
Pisti f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Pistis.
Pistol m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From mid 16th century: from obsolete French pistole, from German Pistole, from Czech pišt'ala, of which the original meaning was ‘whistle’, hence ‘a firearm’ by the resemblance in shape.
Pisut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิศุทธิ์ (see Phisut).
Pisynthios m Coptic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Pashonti, ultimately derived from Egyptian.
Pit m Kashubian
Diminutive of Agapit.
Pitagoru m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Pythagoras. This name is only used in reference to the Greek philosopher.
Pitakphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทักษ์พงศ์/พิทักษ์พงษ์ (see Phithakphong).
Pitakpong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทักษ์พงศ์/พิทักษ์พงษ์ (see Phithakphong).
Pitan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิธาน (see Phithan).
Pitanu m Sardinian
Short form of Sebastianu.
Pitaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).
Pitch m English
Diminutive of Pitcher.
Pitcher m English
Transferred use of the surname Pitcher.
Piteo m Spanish
Spanish form of Pittheus.
Piteu m Catalan, Portuguese
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pittheus.
Pîteur m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Peter.
Pitfey m Russian
Russian form of Pittheus.
Pithak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทักษ์ (see Phithak).
Pithakphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทักษ์พงศ์/พิทักษ์พงษ์ (see Phithakphong).
Pithakpong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทักษ์พงศ์/พิทักษ์พงษ์ (see Phithakphong).
Pithan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิธาน (see Phithan).
Pithaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).