PaimanmJavanese From Javanese Paing referring to the second day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix -man.
PaiminmJavanese From Javanese Paing referring to the second day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix -min.
Paimonm & fJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture Likely derived from Hebrew פַּעֲמוֹן (pa'amon) meaning "bell", referencing a tinkling sound. This is the name of a spirit mentioned in early grimoires (notably including The Lesser Key of Solomon), who was one of the Kings of Hell and formerly a dominion (a type of angel)... [more]
PainmNahuatl Means "agile runner" in Nahuatl, from paina "to run fast".
PalaechthonmGreek Mythology Means "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"... [more]
PalaimonmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Derived from the Greek verb παλαιμονέω (palaimoneo) meaning "to wrestle, to fight", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb παλαίω (palaio) meaning "to wrestle"... [more]
PalchenmTibetan From Tibetan དཔལ་ཆེན (dpal-chen) meaning "great glory", derived from དཔལ (dpal) meaning "glory, splendour" and ཆེན (chen) meaning "great, big, large".
PaminmAncient Egyptian, Coptic From 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... [more]
PamounmCoptic Means "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.
PanchaphonfThai From Thai ปัญจ (pancha) meaning "five" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
PanchaphonmThai From Thai ปัญจ (pancha) meaning "five" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Pandanf & mIndonesian Meaning "pandan", a type of fragrant plant leaves used in Southeast Asian cuisines. Usually not used as a standalone name, this name is used in combination such as Pandan Arum ("fragrant pandan"), Pandan Wangi (also "fragrant pandan"), Pandan Sari ("pandan essence"), etc.
PanhuanfChinese From the Chinese 盼 (pàn) meaning "look, gaze, expect, hope for" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy".
PaniranmCoptic Means "the one of the names" or "the one of many honours", derived from the masculine possessive suffix ⲡⲁ- (pa-) and the plural definite article ⲛⲓ- (ni-) combined with ⲣⲁⲛ (ran) "name, honour, reputation, fame".
PantalaimonmLiterature Form 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'.
ParfyonmLiterature Possibly a form of Parfeniy. This is the given name of the antagonist in Dostoevsky's 'The Idiot' (1868-9).
ParijahonfUzbek Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and jahon meaning "the world".
ParikhanfArmenian Derived from the Persian word پریخوان (parixân) meaning "a person who summons or conjures a jinn or peri". Used from the 16th century.
ParkinmMedieval English Medieval diminutive of Peter. The change from er to ar is a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.
ParkizinmNivkh Derived from Nivkh park and yzn meaning "his own master". This name was traditionally given to independent young boys.
PàrlanmScottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic form of Parthalán. The name used to be Anglicized as Bartholomew, even though it is not clear whether the two names are etymologically related.
ParluhutanmBatak Means "association, union, alliance" in Toba Batak.
ParmanmIndonesian, Javanese Means "order, command" in Javanese, ultimately from Persian فرمان (farman). It can also be interpreted as a variant of marma meaning "compassion, mercy, pity".
ParmenionmAncient Greek, History Diminutive form of Parmenon, as this name contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). Parmenion was the name of a Macedonian general from the 4th century BC, who had been in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great.
ParmenonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb παρμένω (parmeno), which is a poetic form of the Greek verb παραμένω (parameno) meaning "to stay beside" or "to stand fast, to stand one's ground"... [more]
ParsadanmLiterature, Georgian (Archaic) Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "wise, learned" and "scholar, scientist". This should connect the name to Middle Persian frazānag meaning "wise, intelligent" and frazanagīh meaning "wisdom, intelligence", which have both evolved into modern Persian as فرزانه (farzâne) (see Farzaneh).... [more]
ParsaoranmBatak Means "gathering, mixing, blending" in Toba Batak.
ParsonmEnglish Transferred from the surname Parson which came from the title meaning rector or viscar.
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]
Pasiónf & mSpanish Means "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [more]
PasiphonmAncient Greek Means "voice of all", derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all" combined with Greek φωνη (phone) meaning "voice".
PassarionmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Late Greek, Russian (Archaic) Meaning and origin uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the Greek noun πασσάριος (passarios) meaning "cross" or even from Πασσαρών (Passaron), a city in the region of Epirus in ancient Greece.... [more]
PassionfEnglish (Rare) First recorded as a given name in the 16th century, the name Passion was originally used by Christian parents in reference to the "Passion of Christ", a term denoting the suffering of Jesus. The word itself is derived from Latin passio "suffering", ultimately from Latin patior "to suffer; to endure" and was originally used to describe any suffering or pain concerning the body... [more]
PatmanmPashto Means "man of honour", from Pashto pat "honour" and man "self".
PatmanfLiterature, Georgian (Rare) Georgian sources claim that this name is of Arabic origin and means "breastfeeding"—this can't be correct, however, as the actual Arabic term for "breastfeeding" is رَضَاعَة طَبِيعِيَّة (raḍāʿa ṭabīʿiyya)... [more]
PatronmAncient Greek Means "protector, patron" in Ancient Greek, derived from Latin patronus. This was the name of an Epicurean philosopher, more commonly called Patro in English.
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]
PeijinfChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".
PeijuanfChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Peijunm & fChinese From Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "pendant, ornament, wear, hang from the waist" combined with 君 (jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [more]
PeilanfChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, blueness".
Pei-shanfTaiwanese From Chinese 佩 (pèi) meaning "ornament, pendant" combined with 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", as well as other Chinese character combinations that can form this name.
PeithonmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)". This name is not to be confused with Python.... [more]
PeiwenfChinese From the Chinese 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Peixinf & mChinese From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "to cultivate, to educate" combined with 信 (xìn) meaning "true, accurate" or 新 (xīn) "new", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
PeixuanfChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "belt ornament, pendant" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star" or 炫 (xuàn) meaning "shine, glitter".
PeiyanfChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
PeiyuanfChinese From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".
PejanmKurdish Etymology uncertain, perhaps an alternate transcription of Kurdish pêçan meaning "bandage".
PekcanmTurkish Derived from Turkish pek meaning "many, much" and can meaning "life, soul".
Pelleganm & fEnglish (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.
PenarddunfWelsh 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.
PengchenfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
PengjuanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
PengkunmChinese From 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" or 鹏 (péng), referring to a giant bird in Chinese mythology combined with 坤 (kūn) meaning "earth, female" or 昆 (kūn) meaning "elder brother"... [more]
PengshanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 杉 (shān) meaning "pine, fir".
PengtianfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful, tranquil".
PengxuanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 暄 (xuān) meaning "warm, genial".
PengyuanfChinese From the Chinese 朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".
PennmEnglish, 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.
PerianfEnglish (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]
PeriphronmGreek 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]
PerkinmMedieval English Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]
PerlezennfBreton Directly taken from Breton perlezenn "pearl", this name is considered the Breton equivalent of Margaret.