Feminine Submitted Names

Pauliana f French (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)

Paulica f Romanian (Rare)
Diminutive of Paula.

Pauliine f Estonian
Estonian form of Pauline.

Paulin f German (Modern)
German variant of Pauline, intended to reflect a bona fide French pronunciation.

Paulīna f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Paulina.

Pauliña f Galician
Galician diminutive of Paula.

Paulinah f South African
Variant of Paulina.

Paulīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Pauline.

Paulinea f English
Variant of Paulina.

Paulisa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Paul.

Paulît f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Paulina.

Paulita f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Paula.

Paulla f Late Roman
Feminine form of Paullus.

Paulownia f English (Rare)
From the name of the genus of flowering plants which were named after the Russian-Dutch queen Anna Pavlovna/Anna Paulowna.

Paulyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Pauline or feminization of Paul with the popular suffix -lyn.

Păuna f Romanian (Archaic)
Derived from Romanian păun "peacock". The name was borne by Păuna Greceanu-Cantacuzino, a Princess consort of Wallachia.

Pauni f Romani (Archaic)

Paunka f Bulgarian

Paurnina f Greenlandic
Variant of Parnûna.

Pauweline f Medieval Flemish
Feminine form of Pauwel.

Pavati f Hindi
pavati means clear water

Pavči f Slovene
Diminutive form of Pavla.

Paventia f Roman Mythology
The name of a minor Roman goddess, who protects against childhood fears (pavor), protects against sudden fright and comforts those who have been frightened.

Pavi f Nepali, Indian

Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]

Pavida f Thai
Possibly means " (to) teach ; instruct; train".

Pavielle f African American (Rare)
From Pavi Elle, the name of a 1983 Avon perfume.

Pavithra f Indian
Pure

Pavitra f & m Indian
From a Sanskrit word meaning "pure".

Pävla f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Päval.

Pavlica f Slovene
Diminutive of Pavla, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Pavluša f Czech
Diminutive of Pavla and Pavlina. Also compare Pavluška.

Pavluška f Czech
Diminutive of Pavla and Pavlina. Also compare Pavluša.

Pavlyna f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Paulina.

Pavonay f American (South, Rare)

Pavot f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Jèrriais pavot "poppy" (ultimately from Latin papāver). This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of Poppy.

Pavuna f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Pavun.

Pavya f Indian (Rare)

Paw f English
Paw refers to the soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot. It is a modern name in the US and first appeared in the name records in 2008.

Paw m & f Burmese
Means "arise, emerge, appear" in Burmese.

Paweena f Thai
Alternate transcription of Pawina.

Pawina f Thai
Feminine form of Pawin.

Pawla f Sorbian
Feminine form of Pawoł.

Pawlina f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Paulina.

Pawqara Qantu f Aymara
Means "carnation" in Aymara.

Paxe f Medieval Italian, Medieval Latin
Feminine form of Pax.

Paxley m & f English

Paxtagul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek paxta meaning "cotton, cotton plant" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Paxtyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Paxton.

Pay m & f English (Rare)
Nickname for Payton.

Pay m & f Malaysian

Payakh f Khakas
From the Khakas пай (pay) meaning "rich".

Payal f Indian
Means "foot ornament".

Payang f Burmese
Means "amber" in Burmese.

Paycar f Armenian
Means "bright, shining, radiant" in Armenian.

Paycen m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Payden m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paden.

Paydzar f Armenian
Means "shining, bright" in Armenian.

Payekha m & f Tumbuka
Means "he/she is alone" in Tumbuka.

Payetan f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Payeton f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Payetyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Payge f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paige.

Payinça f Khakas
From the Khakas пай (pay) meaning "rich".

Payïri m & f Aymara
Means "second" in Aymara.

Paylanush f Armenian
From the Armenian փայլ (payl) meaning "shine, splendour, lustre" and անուշ (anush) meaning "sweet".

Paylin f & m American (Rare)

Paylun f Armenian
Means "bright, shining, radiant" in Armenian.

Payman m & f Kurdish
Means "promise" in Kurdish.

Payoshni f Indian
Payoshni is an ancient river mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. ... [more]

Payoya f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.

Payram f Khakas
Means "celebration" in Khakas.

Payramgul f Mari
Derived from the Tatar байрам (bayram) meaning "holiday" and гол (gol) meaning "flower".

Payramsulo f Mari
Derived from the Tatar байрам (bayram) meaning "holiday" and сул (sul) meaning "beautiful".

Payshence f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare spelling of Patience.

Payshie f American (Modern)
Diminutive of Patience.

Payslee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paysley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payslie f English
Variant of Paisley.

Payson m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Payson.

Paytan f & m English (American)
Variant of Peyton.

Payten f English
Variant of Peyton.

Paytyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Paytynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Peyton.

Payu 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 is Payu Napaltjarri (b. circa 1952), an Australian Aboriginal artist who also happens to be the sister of fellow artists Yakari Napaltjarri (b... [more]

Payvand f Persian

Paywaru f Quechua
Means "cornflower" in Quechua.

Payzlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payzleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Paisley.

Payzley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Payzlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paz f Filipino
Short form of Pascuala, Pacencia, and other names starting with a similar sound. Usage of this name is inspired by the Spanish word and name "Paz 1" meaning "peace".

Paza f Hebrew
Related to Pazia. Means "golden".

Pazanne f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Pezaine, a corruption of Perseveranda, which in turn is derived from the Latin verb perseverare meaning "to persevere"... [more]

Pazi m & f Hebrew
Means "my gold" in Hebrew, a diminutive of Paz 2.

Pazia f Hebrew, English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Pazice f Hebrew
Related to Pazia. Means "golden".

Paziel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Paz 2 and El means "gold of God" in Hebrew, also used as a surname.

Pazienza f Italian
Means "patience" in Italian.

Pazienzia f Italian
Italian form of Patientia.

Pazit f Hebrew
Variant of Paz 2.

Pazor m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Paz 2 and Or means "golden light" in Hebrew.

Pe f German (Modern, Rare)
A short form of Petra.... [more]

Pea f East Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Truncated form of names that end in -pea such as Ampea or Poppea. This name has been in use since the 19th century.

Peach f English (Modern), Popular Culture
Derived from the name of the fruit, which itself derived its name from Late Latin persica, which came from older Latin malum persicum meaning "Persian fruit." In popular culture, this is the name of the Nintendo video game character Princess Peach, whom Mario often rescues from the evil Bowser.

Peachenella f African American (Rare)

Peaches f English (Rare)
Literally derived from the English word peaches, which is the plural form of peach, the fruit. It is derived from Late Middle English from Old French pesche, from medieval Latin persica, from Latin persicum, meaning "Persian apple".

Peachlyn f African American (Rare)
Combination of the word peach and the popular suffix -lyn.

Peachtreanna f African American (Rare), Obscure
Blend of the phrase "peach tree" and Anna.

Peachy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Likely from the American English slang meaning "fine; excellent".

Peakalika f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Beatrice.

Peali f Indian (Rare)
India de sjembe india

Peang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".... [more]

Peang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".

Peanna f Romani
Romani form of Peninnah.

Peanut m & f English (Rare)
Back-formation from pease, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural, combined with Middle English nute, note, from Old English hnutu, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts (“nut”) (compare West Frisian nút, Dutch noot, German Nuss, Danish nød, Swedish nöt, Norwegian nøtt), from Proto-Indo-European *knew- (compare Irish cnó, Latin nux (“walnut”), Albanian nyç (“a gnarl”)).

Pear f Thai

Pearla f American (South, Archaic)
Latinate form of Pearl; in some cases it may also be a borrowing of Perla.

Pearlean f African American (Rare, Archaic, ?)
a spelling variant of Pearline used chiefly by African Americans

Pearleen f & m English
Variant of Pearline.

Pearlene f English (Modern)
Variant of Pearline.

Pearletta f Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Combination of Pearl and the popular suffix -etta.

Pearlette f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Perlette. A known bearer of this name is Pearlette Louisy (b. 1946), the Governor-General of the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia.

Pearley f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Pearlie.

Pearline f English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of Perline. Also compare Perlina.

Pearlita f English (Rare), American (Hispanic), Jamaican Patois, Trinidadian Creole
Anglicized variant of Perlita, or a combination of Pearl and the Spanish diminutive suffix -ita (to mean "little pearl").

Pearly f English
Variant of Pearlie.

Pearlynn f English (Rare)
Combination of Pearl and Lynn, primarily used as a Western name in Singapore.

Peata f Maori
Maori form of Beata.

Peata f Romani (Archaic)

Pebbles f Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Pebbles Flintstone is a character in the classic American cartoon series The Flintstones (1960-1966). The series and the character are largely responsible for the occasional use of this name from the latter 20th century onwards.

Peccia f Gaulish
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Peceli f Fijian
Fijian form of Bethel.

Pechakgul f Uzbek
Means "morning glory" in Uzbek.

Pécine f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Pexine.

Pęcisława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pęcisław.

Pecola f African American, American (South)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. The American author Toni Morrison used it in her novel The Bluest Eye (1970) for the protagonist, a young African-American girl named Pecola Breedlove who descends into madness as a result of abuse.

Pecolia f American (South, Rare)

Pedra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Pedro.

Pedraria f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pedrarias.

Pedrina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Pedro.

Pedrita f Brazilian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive form of Pedro.

Pedrita f Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Perdita.

Pedrolina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Pedro.

Pee m & f Malaysian, Chinese

Peejay m & f Filipino
Phonetic spelling of the initials PJ.

Peekje f Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Petra.

Pe'er m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "luxury" or "glorious" in Hebrew.

Peeri m & f Hebrew
"My glory" in Hebrew.

Peeyoosha f Indian (Rare)

Pegah f Persian
Means "dawn" in Persian.

Pegan f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Margaret.

Pege f Greek
Means "source" or "spring" in Greek.

Pegeen f English, Irish (?)
Elaboration of Peggy, used as a diminutive of Margaret.

Pegg f English
Short form of Peggy / Peggie.

Peggi f English
Variant of Peggy.

Peggy f Greek (Modern)
Variant transcription of Πέγκυ (see Pegky).

Peggyjean f English (Rare)

Peggysue f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Peggy and Sue.

Pegi f Welsh
Welsh borrowing of Peggy.

Pegky f Greek (Modern)
Diminutive of Pagona and Pelagia influenced by the unrelated English name Peggy.

Pei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "foster, cultivate, nourish", 配 (pèi) meaning "match, join, deserve", 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "wear, admire", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Pei f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Fay.

Peibing f Chinese
From the Chinese 珮 (pèi) meaning "jade ornament" and 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".

Peig f Irish
Diminutive of Mairéad or Maighread. This was borne by Irish memoirist Máiréad "Peig" Sayers (1873-1958).

Peighton f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Peightyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Peyton.

Peigí f Irish
Irish pet form of Mairead or Maighread.

Peihong f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Peijin f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".

Peijing f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal".

Peijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Peilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, blueness".

Peili f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Peiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Peimiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

Pein m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo pei meaning "wing, feather, leaf" and the genitive suffix -n.

Pèira f Occitan
Feminine form of Pèire.

Peirao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming".

Peirene f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of the fresh-water spring of the city of Korinthos and a daughter of Asopos. She was carried off by Poseidon and bore him two sons. Her name may be derived from the element πειραίνω (peiraino), and either mean "tied, fastened" or "the fastening one"... [more]

Peireta f Gascon, Lengadocian
Feminine diminutive of Pèire.

Peirina f Gascon
Gascon form of Perrine.

Peiroleta f Gascon
Diminutive of Pèira.

Peirolina f Gascon, Lengadocian
Diminutive of Pèira.

Peironèla f Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Petronilla.

Peironella f Aragonese (Archaic), Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Petronilla.

Peironeta f Gascon, Lengadocian
Diminutive of Pèira.

Peironia f Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Peironèla.

Peiròta f Gascon (Archaic)
Variant of Peireta.

Peiroteta f Gascon
Diminutive of Pèira.

Pei-shan f Taiwanese
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.

Peishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Peisianassa f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Peisianax. In Greek mythology, Peisianassa is a Tyrian maid who attends to Semele.

Peisidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Peisidike. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology, most of whom are princesses.

Peisidike f Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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)"... [more]

Peisinoe f Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek noun πεῖσα (peisa) meaning "obedience" or the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion". Both words are ultimately 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)"... [more]

Peisis m & f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun πεῖσις (peisis) meaning "persuasion" as well as "affection, susceptibility". It is ultimately derived from Greek πείσομαι (peisomai), which is the first-person singular future middle indicative of the Greek verbs πάσχω (pascho) meaning "to undergo, to experience, to feel (an emotion)" and πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]

Peitao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 桃 (táo) meaning "peach".

Peitho f Greek Mythology
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)".... [more]

Peiting f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, copious, sudden" and 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful".

Peiwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Peixin f & m Chinese
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.

Peixing f Chinese
From the Chinese 珮 (pèi) meaning "jade ornament" and 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, favour, fortunately".

Peixuan f Chinese
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".

Peixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Peiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Peiyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Peiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".

Peiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Peiyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".

Peka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bess / Beth.

Pekang m & f Khmer
Variant of Bekang.

Peke f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Becky and Betsy / Betty.

Pekeana f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Bettyanne.

Pekeikakai f & m Ijaw
Means "morning star" in Ijaw.

Peki f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bessie.

Peko f Japanese
ペコ (Peko) meaning "sin". Borne by character Peko Pekoyama (辺古山 ペコ) from the visual novel adventure game 'Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'.

Pękosława f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pękosław.

Pela f Polish
Diminutive of Pelagia.

Pela f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Bella / Belle.

Pelaga f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Pelagia.

Pelageia f Russian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Pelageya.

Pelageja f Estonian, Russian (Germanized)
Estonian and German transcription of Russian Пелагея (see Pelageya).

Pelagheia f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Pelageya.

Pelaghia f Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Pelagia.

Pelágia f Hungarian (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Hungarian and Portuguese form of Pelagia.

Pelàgia f Gascon (Archaic), Provençal
Gascon form and Provençal variant of Pelagia.

Pelagía f Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Pelagia.

Pélagie f French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, French (African), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pelagia.

Pelagija f Lithuanian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Cognate of Pelagia.

Pelagiô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Pelagia.

Pelagja f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Pelagia.

Pelaheia f Ukrainian (Rare)
Ukrainian form of Pelagia.

Pelahiia f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Pelagia

Pelahiya f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Pelagia.

Pelangi f Indonesian (Rare)
This name means “rainbow” in Indonesian.

Pelaxia f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Pelagia.

Pelcia f Polish
Diminutive form of Pelagia.

Pele f Basque
Basque form of Felizia.

Pélegria f Gascon
Gascon feminine form of Peregrinus.

Pelegrina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan feminine form of Peregrinus.

Pelejana f Medieval Catalan

Pelen f Khakas
Khakas form of Pelagia.

Pelenakeka f Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Bernadette.

Pelenė f Folklore
Lithuanian form of Cinderella.

Pelgul f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish pelên meaning "petals" and gula meaning "rose".

Peli m & f Papuan, Indonesian

Peliah f Hebrew, Greek Mythology

Peligros f Spanish (Rare)
Means "hazards, perils, dangers" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Peligros, meaning "The Virgin of the Hazards."... [more]

Pelika f Hawaiian
Means "covenant" or "bond" in Hawaiian.

Pelikite f Basque
Basque form of Felicidad.

Pelin f Turkish
Means "wormwood" in Turkish.

Pelina f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pelin.

Pelitha f Romani (Archaic)

Pélka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Pelagiô.

Pelka f German (Silesian), Silesian
Hypochoristic form of Pelagia.

Pella f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Petronella.

Pellegrina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pellegrino.

Pëllumbesha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian pëllumbeshë "dove, pigeon; (endearing) child, daughter".

Pelo f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Pelagia.

Pelonomi f Tswana
Means "noble heart" in Setswana.

Pelontle f Tswana
Means "beautiful heart" in Setswana.

Pelopea f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Pelopea was a name attributed to four individuals.

Pelopia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Perhaps a feminine form of Pelops. In Greek mythology this was the name of several women, including the mother of Aegisthus.

Pelşîn f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish pelçima meaning "leaf" and şîn meaning "blue".

Pelulo f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Beryl.

Pelumi f & m Yoruba
Means "with me" in Yoruba.

Pem f Bhutanese

Pemau f Indigenous Australian (?)
Allegedly an Australian Aboriginal name of Bundjalung origin. This is borne by Pemau Stone Bancroft (2018-), daughter of Australian actress Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft; his mother, artist Bronwyn Bancroft, "has said that her great-great-great-grandmother Pemau was one of only two or three survivors from her clan (the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation), the rest murdered when their land was settled by a white farmer."

Pemba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pembe.

Pemba m & f Tibetan
Means "Saturn (the planet)" in Tibetan.

Pemberly m & f English

Pemela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Pamela, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Pemerity f Obscure

Pemma f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A possible variant of Emma or a diminutive of Pamela, or possibly derived from the surname Pemma, of unknown meaning or origin... [more]

Pemma f & m Tibetan
Comes from Pema (and Padma), Tibetan for Lotus. Lotus is a sacred flower in Buddhism (as well as Hinduism), a symbol for the way to enlightenment.

Peña f Spanish
Means "rock" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Peña and Nuestra Señora de la Peña, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock" and "Our Lady of the Rock" respectively.

Peñafrancia f Filipino
Taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia/Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia and La Virgen de la Peña de Francia, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock of France" and "Our Lady of the Rock of France" respectively, venerated in Naga City though originating from the image enshrined in Salamanca, Spain.

Penarddun f Welsh 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.

Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]

Pencha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Prudencia.

Pencina f Medieval Italian

Penda f African American
From the Swahili verb kupenda "to love, to like, to be pleasant".

Penda f Fula
Given to the third child.

Pené m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "bright, resplendent" in Shipibo.

Penebui f Ancient Egyptian
The name of an early Egyptian queen, meaning "Seat of the Two Lords".

Peneli f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penelly.

Penella f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Penelope.

Penellope f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Penelope.

Penelly f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Penella.

Penelo f Popular Culture
The name of a character from Final Fantasy who is a friend of Vaan's.

Penelòpa f Occitan
Occitan form of Penelope.

Penelopa f Croatian, Russian, Polish, Macedonian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Georgian (Rare), Serbian
Cognate of Penelope.

Pénelopé f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Penelope.

Penélope f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Penelope.

Penèlope f Catalan
Catalan form of Penelope.

Penelopė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Penelope.

Penelopeia f Greek Mythology
Epic form of Penelope. Homer's epic the 'Odyssey' was written in Epic Greek (or Homeric Greek).

Penelopo f Esperanto
Esperanto form of Penelope.

Penetta f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Per using the popular suffix netta, found in such names as Annette and Jeanette.