Ogyenm & fTibetan Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཨོ་རྒྱན (see Ugyen).
OgyrvenmArthurian Cycle According to some sources, Ogyrven was the father of Cerridwen, to whom he gave his cauldron. He was, perhaps, an early eponymous deity of the alphabet, called ogyrvens, as well as the patron of bards and language.
OuenmHistory (Ecclesiastical) French form of Audwin via the Latinization Audoenus. Saint Ouen (609 in Sancy close to Soissons - 686 in Clichy) was a Frankish bishop, courtier, chronicler, and Catholic saint.
PalchenmTibetan From Tibetan དཔལ་ཆེན (dpal-chen) meaning "great glory", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and ཆེན (chen) meaning "great, big, large".
Paldenm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan དཔལ་ལྡན (dpal-ldan) meaning "glorious, illustrious, splendous".
PascwetenmMedieval Breton The first element of this name is uncertain; it might possibly be derived from Old Breton Pasc meaning "Easter". The second element consists of Old Breton uueten or uuethen (also guethen), which is a derivation of Old Breton uueith (also gueith) meaning "battle, fight" as well as "warrior".... [more]
PeifenfChinese From Chinese 佩 (pèi) meaning "pendant, ornament, to wear, to hang from the waist", 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 培 (péi) meaning "foster, cultivate" combined with 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" or 汾 (fén) referring to the Fen River in Shanxi province... [more]
PeiwenfChinese From the Chinese 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
PharienmArthurian Cycle A knight – whom Malory calls “a worshipful knight” – from Trebe in the service, as seneschal, of kings Ban of Benwick (Lancelot’s father) and Bors of Gaul... [more]
PhenfThai Means "full moon" in Thai, of Khmer origin.
PhiênmVietnamese "Phiên" is a derivation of "Phiến", which means "land" or "world". A man named "Phiên" means that his parents hoped him to grow up and be a leader, or at least a wealthy man. However, "Phiên" is also a suggestion to his origin, since "Phiên" also means "a far away and uncultured land" in Vietnamese.
PhilopoimenmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" combined with the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen).
PholienmFrench (Belgian) Variant of Feuillen via Pholian, itself an older Gallicization of Foillan. This name is borne by Pholien Systermans, a Belgian swimmer who gained the Belgian 100m freestyle record in 2009.
PirenfMapuche From Mapudungun verb piren meaning "to snow, hail" (compare Pire, derived from the noun).
PitschenmRomansh Derived from Romansh il pitschen "the little one; the small one". This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.
PoemenmLate Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Poimen. This name was borne by Poemen the Great, a saint from Egypt who lived in the 4th century AD. However, since the saint originated from Egypt, one should take into account the possibility that his name is the hellenized form of a Coptic name or word.
PoimenmLate Greek Derived from the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd".
PünktchenfLiterature, German (Modern, Rare) Pünktchen ("little dot") is the main protagonist in Pünktchen und Anton by Erich Kästner. Pünktchen is the nickname the girl goes with, her real name is Luise Pogge.
Pürevsürenm & fMongolian From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
PusheenfPopular Culture From Irish piscín meaning "kitten". It is the name of a popular animated kitten who became famous on Tumblr. She was created by Claire Belton and Andrew Duff in 2010, and has since grown into an empire of toys, books, and other characters.
QianchenfChinese From the Chinese 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
QianwenfChinese From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
QianzhenfChinese From the Chinese 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder" or "reeds" or 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious" or 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
QiaochenfChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 辰 (chén) meaning "celestial bodies, early morning".
QiaozhenfChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen".
QinfenfChinese From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, perfume".
QingchenfChinese From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear", and 晨 (chén) meaning "morning". Other character combinations can also form this name.
QingfenfChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
QingrenfChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
QingshenfChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and 珅 (shēn), a kind of jade.
QingwenfChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Qingzhenf & mChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
QinwenfChinese From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Qinzhenf & mChinese From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
QiongzhenfChinese From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, good omen, auspicious".
QiuchenfChinese From the Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
QiwenfChinese From the Chinese 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck, good fortune" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Qudaibergenm & fKazakh Kazakh word that translates to "God-given". Derived from the Kazakh word quda/quday, meaning "God" (ultimately derived from Persian khuda meaning "God" as well) and the Kazakh word bergen meaning "brought by".
QuillienmBreton (Archaic), French (Archaic) Breton and French form of Killian, which is no longer in use as a given name today, but it still survives as a patronymic surname (which is most prevalent in Brittany and the rest of northwestern France).
QweenfEnglish (American, Rare) Variant of Queen. Qween Amor (1988-) is a performance artist who predominantly utilizes public space for her performances.
RabrenmSerbian Likely to come from "храбар" ("hrabrar"), which means "brave".
Rabtenm & fTibetan, Bhutanese From Tibetan རབ་བརྟན (rab-brtan) meaning "steady, steadfast".
RamgenmFilipino (Rare) In the case of Ramgen 'Ram' Revilla (1988-2011), a Filipino actor who was murdered at age 23 years, it is a combination of Ramon and Genelyn, the names of his parents.
RaodenmLiterature in The book 'Elantris' by Brandon Sanderson, Prince Raoden, the prince of Arelon, is transformed into an Elantrian at the beginning of the book. Once Raoden is transformed, he is immediately sent to Elantris in secret while his father pretends he has suddenly died... [more]
RaowenfChinese From the Chinese 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming, fascinating" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
RaydenmAmerican Possibly an invented name, a combination of Ray and the popular name suffix -ayden, following the trend of names such as Jayden, Kayden, and Braden, or a variant of Raiden.
RazhdenmGeorgian The meaning of the first element of this compound name is uncertain. It might possibly have been derived from Middle Persian rōz meaning "day". As for the second element, that is derived from Middle Persian dēn meaning "religion"... [more]
ReisenfJapanese, Popular Culture From Japanese 冷戦 (Reisen) meaning "Cold War" or 醴泉 (Reisen), meaning "Fountain", or 霊蟾 (Reisen) meaning "Spirit Toad". A bearer of this name is Reisen Udongein Inaba, a character from the Touhou Project.
RenrenfJapanese From Japanese 恋 (ren) meaning "love" combined with 櫺 (ren) meaning "carved or patterned window sills". Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.
RhenmPopular Culture This name is given to the prince of Emberfall in Brigid Kemmerer's novel 'A Curse So Dark And Lonely,' a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
RhianwenfWelsh Combination of Welsh rhiain "maiden" (compare Rhian) and gwen "white; fair; blessed".
RivalenmArthurian Cycle Medieval form of Rhiwallon used in the early German versions of the Tristan legend, where it belongs to Tristan's father, the king of Parmenie.
Rivenm & fEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Possibly a blend of River with the popular name suffix en. It coincides with an English adjective meaning "split, torn apart", related to Old Norse rífa "to scratch, to rive".
RobienfDutch Variant of Robine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
RoblenmSoviet, Russian Contraction of Russian родился быть ленинцем (rodilsya byt' lenintsem) and of родившйся быть ленинцем (rodivshiysya byt' lenintsem), which both mean "born to be a Leninist"... [more]
RomenmGuanche Meaning unknown. It was borne by a mencey (leader) of the menceycato (kingdom) of Daute, in the island of Tenerife, at the time of the conquest of the island in the 15th century. However, modern historians claim that this name was invented by Spanish poet Antonio de Viana for his poem La Conquista de Tenerife.
RongzhenfChinese From the Chinese 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus" and 祯 (zhēn) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen" or 臻 (zhēn) meaning "attain" or "utmost, superior".
RorenfJapanese From Japanese 路 (ro) meaning "street" combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RöschenfGerman (Rare) German diminutive of Rosa 1 and other feminine names that start with Ros- (such as Rosalie), as it has the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
RosenmBulgarian Derived from Bulgarian росен (rosen) "dittany (a type of flower)". This name is borne by Rosen Plevneliev (1964-), the fourth president of Bulgaria.
RosenfCornish (Modern) Derived from Cornish rosen, the collective form of ros "rose".
Rosiénf & mIrish Diminutive of Róis or the Irish word for rose