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PentheusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πένθος (penthos) meaning "grief, sorrow, sadness, mourning". In Greek mythology, Pentheus was the name of a king of Thebes.
PeucolausmAncient Greek (Latinized), History Latinized form of Peukolaos. This was the name of a Macedonian man who participated in Dimnus of Chalastra's conspiracy to assassinate Alexander the Great (4th century BC).
PhaedromusmTheatre, Ancient Roman A character in 'Curculio', also called The Weevil, a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus.
PhocusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Φῶκος (Phokos), which is a variant form of Phokas (see Phocas). This name was borne by at least four characters in Greek mythology.
PhoroneusmGreek Mythology Possibly means "to bring help", derived from Greek φορεω (phoreo) "to bring, to carry, to bear" combined with Greek ὀνή (onē) meaning "help". Another possibility is that the name is derived from Greek φόρον (phoron) meaning "forum, market", or even from Greek φόρος (phoros) meaning "tribute, tax"... [more]
PhotinusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Φωτεινός (Photeinos) and Photinos. This name was borne by a Christian heresiarch and bishop of Sirmium from the 4th century AD and by Photinus of Thessalonica, a 5th-century deacon of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
PhrynichusmAncient 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.
PhyleusmGreek 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]
PicumnusmRoman 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]
PicusmRoman Mythology Picus was the founder of the first Latin tribe and settlement, Laurentum, located a few miles to the Southeast of the site of the later city of Rome. According to Festus he got his name as a consequence of the fact that he used to rely on a woodpecker for the purpose of divination.
PigmeniusmHistory (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]
PilumnusmRoman 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]
PinusmAncient Roman The name Pinus is associated with the Pompilius family, suggesting that this individual was a member of the gens Pomponia, an old Roman family, which relates to the Roman king Numa Pompilius (second king of Rome).
PirithousmGreek 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]
PittheusmGreek Mythology The meaning of this name as a whole is not entirely certain. The second element is certainly derived from Greek θεος (theos) "god". The first element, however, is where the uncertainty lies... [more]
PollexiusmGerman (Rare) Probably derived from the historical territory Polesia including the cities Brest (Poland) and Pinsk (Belarus).... [more]
PolyaenusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Polyainos. A notable bearer of this name was the Greek mathematician Polyaenus of Lampsacus (3rd century BC), who was a friend of the famous Greek philosopher Epicurus... [more]
PolyanusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Polyanus was a 3rd century African Bishop and companion of Saint Nemesianus. They were seized in the persecution under Valerian, scourged and otherwise tortured, finally condemned to servitude in the mines (A.D. 260).
PolygnotusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Πολύγνωτος (Polygnotos) meaning "well-known, renowned", composed of πολύς (polys) "much, many" and γνωτός (gnotos) "known" (older and more correct form of γνωστός (gnostos))... [more]
PolyzelusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Polyzelos. Known bearers of this name include an eponymous archon of Athens (4th century BC) and a Greek comic playwright (flourished around 400 BC).
PoppaeusmAncient Roman Roman gens name of uncertain origin. It may be related to Latin populus "people".
PorcariusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Porcarius (died c. 732) was a Benedictine abbot who governed the Abbey of Lérins off the coast of the French Riviera.
PortianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Portius. Also note that there are instances where this name is a misspelling of Porcianus... [more]
PortiusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin portus "port, harbour". Also note that there are instances where this name is a variant of Porcius.
PortunusmRoman Mythology Derived from Latin porta, meaning "gate, door" or portus, meaning "harbor". This was the name of a Roman god of keys, doors, livestock and ports. Its Greek counterpart was Palaemon.
PosidippusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Poseidippos. This name was borne by two Greek poets from the 3rd century BC, namely Posidippus of Pella and Posidippus of Cassandreia.
PotentiusmLate Roman Either derived from the Latin noun potentia meaning "power, might, force" or from the Latin adjective potens meaning "able, strong, powerful, potent" (see Potens).... [more]
PotitiusmAncient Roman Roman nomen gentile of which the etymological origin is most likely the same as that of the Roman cognomen Potitus.
PotitusmAncient Roman Roman cognomen which was most likely derived from Latin potitus, which is the perfect participle of the verb potior meaning "to acquire, to obtain". Also compare the Latin adjective potior, which is the comparative of the adjective potis meaning "able, capable" (also see Potens)... [more]
PraejectusmLate Roman Derived from Latin praejacio ("to throw"). This is the name of a saint (625-676).
PraetextatusmLate Roman Derived from Latin praetextus "fringed, bordered, edged", which is ultimately derived from the Latin verb praetexere "to weave, to border, to fringe". The modern English word pretext derives from the same root... [more]
PragmatiusmGreek (Latinized), Late Roman Derived from Greek πράγματος (pragmatos) "to gather evidence", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek πρᾶγμα (pragma) "deed, action". Also compare Greek πράσσειν (prassein) meaning "to do"... [more]
PriariusmGermanic Priarius was a king of the Alemmanic Lentienses sub-tribe in the 4th century. He was killed in 378, in the Battle of Argentovaria against the Western Roman Empire.
PrimianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Primus (see also Primanus). A bearer of this name was Marcus Ulpius Primianus, a Roman prefect from the 2nd century AD... [more]
PrincipiusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) From Latin prī̆ncipium "beginning, origin, commencement", derived from Latin prī̆nceps "first, chief, distinguished". This was the name of a 5th-century Bishop of Soissons and a brother of St... [more]
PrivatusmLate Roman Derived from Latin privatus "personal, individual, private, peculiar, separate". This was the name of a saint from Roman Gaul, who lived in the 3rd or 4th century AD.
ProbusmAncient Roman Roman family name (cognomen), derived from Latin probus, which means "good, virtuous, able, decent". One Roman emperor bore this name. There also were several saints of this name, the most famous of whom was martyred in 304 AD together with Andronicus and Tarachus.
ProcessusmAncient Roman (?), Late Roman (?) Means "a going forward, advance, progress" in Latin. According to Christian legend Saint Processus was the name of a Roman soldier who guarded the apostles Peter and Paul when they were imprisoned at the Mamertine Prison in Rome, then converted to Christianity and was martyred.
ProclusmAncient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical) Latinized form of Proklos. Proclus of Constantinople (c. 390 – 24 July 446) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 434 until his death. His contributions to the theology of the developing cult of the Virgin Mary place him among the early and foremost Marian theologians... [more]
ProculusmAncient Roman, Late Roman Three theories exist on the origin of the name: it could come from procul ("far"), with the addition of the suffix -us, thus "whose father is distant"; from procus ("wooer, suiter"; also means "prince" in Old Latin); or as a diminutive form of Proca, borne by a king of Alba Longa... [more]
PromachusmGreek Mythology Ancient Greek masculine name meaning "who leads in battle" or "champion".
PromeusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πρόμος (promos) meaning "foremost, foremost man". Also compare Greek προμυέω (promueō) meaning "to initiate beforehand" and Prometheus, which are both etymologically related... [more]
PropertiusmAncient Roman Roman family name which was probably derived from Latin propero "to make haste, to be quick". Sextus Aurelius Propertius, better known as Propertius, was a 1st-century BC Roman poet. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Ovid.
ProtesilausmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Πρωτεσίλαος (Protesilaos), derived from πρῶτος (protos) meaning "first", ἕσις (hesis) meaning "sending forth; strive, desire" (itself from hiemi), and λαός (laos) meaning "people, folk".
ProthadiusmMedieval French (Latinized) Latinized form of Prothade. This name was borne by a 7th-century saint, who was bishop of the city of Besançon in eastern France and died in 624 AD.
ProthousmAncient Greek Derived from Greek πρό (pro) meaning "before, forth, forward" and θοός (thoós) meaning "quick, swift".
ProxenusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Proxenos. A known bearer of this name was Proxenus of Atarneus (4th century BC), the guardian and brother-in-law of Aristotle.
ProximusmAncient Roman Used by ape tyrant Proximus Caesar in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).
PrymneusmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πρυμνεύς (prymneus) meaning "steersman", which is ultimately derived from Greek πρύμνα (prymna) meaning "stern, poop". Also compare Greek πρυμνός (prymnos) meaning "hindmost, undermost, end-most"... [more]
PseudolusmTheatre, Ancient Roman Pseudolus is the eponymous character in 'Pseudolus', a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus.
PseudonymousmLiterature From the English word pseudonymous, meaning “writing or written under a false name”. It is used as a pseudonym by American author Pseudonymous Bosch.
PudentiusmLate Roman Derived from the Latin adverb pudentius, which is the comparative form of pudenter meaning "modestly, bashfully" as well as "chastely". It is ultimately derived from the Latin adjective pudens meaning "shameful" as well as "bashful" and "chaste" (see Pudens).
PupillusmAncient Roman Derived from Latin pupillus "orphan, minor, little boy", which is a diminutive of Latin pupus "boy." Lucius Orbilius Pupillus was a grammarian from the 1st century BC.
PylaeusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Greek Πύλαιος (Pylaios), which is derived from Greek πύλη (pyle) meaning "gate, entrance". In Greek mythology, Pylaeus was an ally of king Priam in the Trojan War.
PylusmGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of Pylos. In Greek mythology, this is the name of a son of the god Ares, whom he had with Demonice.
PythostratusmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Pythostratos. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Pythostratus of Ephesus, who won the stadion race at the 103rd Olympiad in 368 BC.
QuadragesimusmHistory Means "fortieth" in Latin, from quadraginta "forty". The number 40 has many biblical references, including the 40 days Jesus fasted in the wilderness before beginning his ministry, and the 40 hours he lay in the tomb before the resurrection... [more]
QuadratusmLate Roman, History (Ecclesiastical) Cognomen from the Roman Republic and Roman Empire derived from Latin quadratus meaning "square, squared" as well as "proportionate; regular, well made; vigorous". This name was borne by several saints, such as Quadratus the Apologist of Athens.
QuietusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin quietus meaning "quiet, at rest, peaceful, tranquil". This name was borne by Roman general Lusius Quietus (2nd century AD) and Roman usurper Titus Fulvius Iunius Quietus (3rd century AD).
QuinidiusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Catholic saint, hermit and bishop. He was originally a hermit in the region of Aix in Provence, France, becoming bishop of Vaison in that region.
QuintianusmAncient Roman, History From the Roman cognomen Quintianus (originally written as Quinctianus), which was derived from the Roman nomen gentile Quintius. This was the name of the father and a nephew of the Roman general Tiberius Claudius Pompeianus (2nd century AD), as well as of several Roman Catholic saints.
QuintinianusmLate Roman From the rare Roman agnomen Quintinianus (also found spelled as Quinctinianus), which was derived from the Roman cognomen Quintinus (which was originally spelled as Quinctinus).... [more]
QuirillusmHistory Perhaps a form of Cyrillus. It was borne by an obscure saint, one of a group of 35 martyrs executed in northwestern Africa.
QuiriniusmBiblical Roman cognomen of unknown meaning (not to be confused with Quirinus). Publius Sulpicius Quirinius was a Roman governor of Syria when Jesus was born.
QuodvultdeusmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Means "what God wants" in Latin. This was the name of a 5th-century saint from North Africa who was martyred in the Valerianus persecutions. He was a spiritual student and friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo.
QuquşmAzerbaijani Possibly from the Azerbaijani qu quşu meaing "swan".
RadagaisusmGothic Radagaisus (died 23 August 406) was a Gothic king who led an invasion of Roman Italy in late 405 and the first half of 406. A committed Pagan, Radagaisus evidently planned to sacrifice the Senators of the Christian Roman Empire to the gods and to burn Rome to the ground... [more]
ReinierusmDutch (Latinized) Latinized form of Reinier, but not a proper latinization when one takes into account the spelling rules of the Latin language (and therefore, understandably, Reinierus is the least common form out of all the possible latinizations for Reinier)... [more]
RelictusmEnglish (Rare, Archaic), Obscure From the Latin word meaning "abandoned, forsaken, relinquished". This was given to various foundling children presumed orphans.
RemaclusmFrankish (Latinized) This name is best known for being the name of the 7th-century Frankish saint Remaclus, who was born in Aquitaine (located in what is nowadays the southwest of France). His name is a corruption of Remagilus or Rimagilus, which are both latinizations of his original Germanic name, which must have been either Ramigil, Remigil or Rimigil.... [more]
ReparatusmLate Roman Derived from Latin reparatus meaning "recovered, retrieved; renewed, restored", as it is the perfect passive participle of the verb reparo "to recover, to retrieve; to restore, to repair, to renew".
RestitutusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Latin restitutus meaning "replaced, restored" as well as "revived", itself ultimately derived from the Latin verb restituo meaning "to replace, to restore" and "to revive".... [more]
ReverianusmLate Roman Extended form of Reverius. This was the name of a saint from the 3rd century, who had left his native Italy for missionary work in Roman Gaul, but was eventually martyred.
ReveriusmLate Roman Derived from Latin revereor "to respect, to honour, to fear".
RevocatusmLate Roman, Dutch (Archaic) Derived from Latin revocatus meaning "recalled, called back", which in turn is derived from the Latin verb revoco meaning "to recall, to call back" as well as "to revive". Also compare the English word revocable, which is etymologically related.... [more]
RhadamanthusmGreek Mythology Meaning unknown, probably of pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek ῥᾴδιος (rhaidios) "easy" and μανθάνω (manthanô) "to learn, come to know". In Greek mythology, Rhadamanthus or Rhadamanthys was a son of Zeus and Europa... [more]
RhetoriusmLate Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Rhetorios. A bearer of this name was the classical astrologer Rhetorius of Egypt, who lived in the 6th and early 7th century AD.
RhipsolausmAncient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Rhipsolaos. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Rhipsolaus of Laconia, who won the stadion race at the 39th Olympiad in 624 BC.
RhodopianusmLate Roman From the Roman cognomen Rhodopianus meaning "from Rhodope". Rhodope was the name of a late Roman and early Byzantine province as well as of a mountain range. In both cases, the name is ultimately of Thracian origin... [more]
RhoecusmAncient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology Probably derived from Greek ῥοικός (rhoikos) meaning "crooked, bent" or "bow-legged". This was the name of a Samian sculptor of the 6th century BCE, as well as the name of a centaur who was killed by Atalanta after he attempted to assault her in Greek mythology.
RichardusmGermanic (Latinized), Medieval, Dutch Latinized form of Richard. It was used across Europe (especially England and France) during the Middle Ages, as at the time Latin was the standard language for official records (especially parish registers).... [more]
RobigusmRoman Mythology Derived from Latin robigo meaning "red blight, wheat rust", referring to a red fungus that could infest crops. This was the name of a minor god in Roman mythology, summoned for protection against agricultural diseases such as mold, mildew and rust... [more]
RogatianusmLate Roman Roman cognomen which was derived from Rogatus. This name was borne by a Roman senator who, under the influence of the philosopher Plotinus (3rd century AD), resigned from his job and abandoned all of his wealth in order to live a simple lifestyle as a philosopher.... [more]