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Priva f YiddishYiddish form of פְּרִי (
peri) meaning "fruit" in Hebrew.
Priyanan f ThaiFrom Thai ปรียา
(priya) meaning "darling, beloved" and นันท์
(nan) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight".
Priyanut f ThaiFrom Thai ปรียา
(priya) meaning "darling, beloved" and อนุช
(anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".
Procris f Greek MythologyLatinized of Greek name Πρόκρις (Prokris), which is derived from Ancient Greek "προκρίνω" (prokrino) - «choose before others, prefer, select». Procris was a daughter of Erechtheus, king of Athens, and wife of prince Cephalus, who accidently killed her during the hunt.
Prodana f Serbian (Rare)Feminine form of
Prodan. Like its masculine counterpart, it is derived from the verb
prodati, "to sell", literally meaning "sold". It was once given to divert evil spirits by telling them the child has already been " sold away ".
Prodigios f & m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)Means "prodigies" in Spanish, taken from the Mexican titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de los Prodigios and
Nuestra Señora de los Prodigios, meaning "The Virgin of the Prodigies" and "Our Lady of the Prodigies" respectively.... [
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Proioxis f Greek MythologyEtymology unknown. The Greek mythological personification of onrush or persuit in battle.
Prokne f Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Greek περκνός
(perknos) "dark-spotted", a word used to refer to eagles. In Greek mythology Prokne or Procne was the wife of the Thracian king Tereus. Tereus raped Procne's sister Philomela and cut out her tongue, so Procne fed Tereus the flesh of their son Itys... [
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Prokopia f Late Greek, HistoryFeminine form of
Prokopios. This name was most notably borne by the empress consort of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (9th century AD).
Properzia f ItalianItalian feminine form of
Propertius. Properzia de' Rossi was a female marble sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.
Prorsa f Roman MythologyContracted form of
Proversa, which means "forwards looking, turned toward the front" from Latin
pro- "forward direction" and the verb
vertere "to turn".
Postverta and Prorsa were surnames of
Carmenta, a Roman goddess of prophecy and childbirth... [
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Proselenos f LiteratureFrom Greek
proselênos meaning "older than the moon" or "before the moon", which was "an epithet used of the people of Arcadia, who prided themselves on their antiquity" (Sheard, 2011). This was the name of an elderly witch in Petronius' 1st-century novel 'The Satyricon'.
Prosymna f Greek MythologyMeans "celebrate in song". This is the name of one of the Asterionides, Naiads who nursed the goddess Hera in her infancy.
Prouhèze f TheatreCentral character in Paul Claudel's play
The Satin Slipper (1929).
Prova f BengaliThe name Prova is from the Indian origin. This name has various meanings. It means lights, radiance, sheen, brilliance, splendor and so on. It is used to indicate the glow of the sun. Again, this name is widely used in Indian literature... [
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Providentia f Roman MythologyIn ancient Roman religion, Providentia is a divine personification of the ability to foresee and make provision. She was among the embodiments of virtues that were part of the Imperial cult of ancient Rome.
Prude f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from either Old French
prude, the feminine form of the adjective
pruz "brave; valiant" or from Old French
preu "brave; valiant, chivalrous" (ultimately from Late Latin
prōde "profitable, useful").
Prunaprismia f LiteratureUsed by C.S. Lewis in 'Prince Caspian' as the name of Caspian's aunt and Miraz's wife. He apparently based it on the phrase "prunes and prisms".
Prvana f SerbianFrom Serbian
први (prvi) meaning "first". It is thus given to first born daughters.
Pryntyl f LiteratureProbably onomatopoeic form. Pryntyl is a mermaid, the main character of Louis-Ferdinand Céline's Scandale aux abysses (1950), the name is also the title of a famous Italian song by Vinicio Capossela.
Przybycześć f PolishOld polish name, consisting two parts:
przyby- meaning "to arrive" or "to come" and
-cześć meaning "virtue", "respect", "good name" or "honor". Name could mean "The one with whom good name comes"
Przybyrada f PolishDeriveds from
przybyć meaning "to arrive" and
rada meaning "counsel, advice".
Psalm m & f Various, English (African), FilipinoFrom the English word
psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by
David and others which were collected into the Old Testament
Book of Psalms... [
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Psekas f Greek MythologyThe name of one of the band of sixty young Okeanid Nymphs which formed the core retinue of the goddess Artemis. Her name is derived from the word
ψεκας (psekas) meaning "rain shower".
Pо̄sh f & m KashmiriThis name originates from Kashmir. It is an extremely rare name, and is not typical of the Kashmir region. The meaning of it is translated to "flower," "clearness or brightness," and "joy."... [
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Ptarmigan f English (Rare)This name comes from a small genus of birds in the grouse subfamily, whose genus name is Lagopus. The name is derived from Scottish Gaelic
tàrmachan, which is of unknown origin, and the
Pt- spelling was adopted as early as the 1680s through a mistaken Greek construction, which may be based on the Greek word
pteron meaning "wing."
Ptelea f Greek MythologyDerived from Ancient Greek
πτελέα (
ptelea) meaning "wych elm", another name for the European elm tree. This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of
Oryxos and
Hamadryas, associated with the elm tree.
Ptolemocratia f Ancient RomanRoman feminine given name derived from the Greek
πολεμηιος (polemeios) meaning "aggressive" or "warlike" and
κρατος (kratos) meaning "power". This was the name of a character in the play Rudens of Plautus.
Pualei f Hawaiian (Rare)Means "lei of flower" or "child of blossom," from
pua meaning "flower, blossom" and
lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath, (figuratively) beloved child."
Public-universal-friend m & f English (Puritan)Name of 1700s Quaker preacher, originally known as Jemima Wilkinson they changed it after they suffered a severe illness. They claimed to have died and been reanimated as a genderless evangelist.
Pucella f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from Middle French
pucelle, ultimately from Old French and Anglo-Norman
pucele "a girl, a maiden; a virgin".
Pudentilla f Late RomanDiminutive form of
Pudentia. This was the name of the wife of the Latin-language prose writer Apuleius (2nd century AD).
Puduḫepa f HittiteMeaning unknown, although the second element of the name (
hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen (fl. 13th century BCE). Puduḫepa was the wife of King Hattusili III, and the mother of
Maathorneferure, who went on to become the Great Royal Wife of Rameses II.
Pueblito f & m Spanish (Mexican)Means "little town, small village" in Spanish, a diminutive of
pueblo meaning "town, village; people." It is taken from the Mexican titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen del Pueblito and
Nuestra Señora del Pueblito, meaning "The Virgin of the Little Town" and "Our Lady of the Little Town" respectively.... [
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Pueo m & f Hawaiian (Rare)From the word referring to the Hawaiian short-eared owl, the owl being one of the more famous physical forms assumed by ʻaumākua (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture, which vary.
Puerto f SpanishMeans "port, harbour" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen del Puerto, meaning "The Virgin of the Port."... [
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Pul-ip f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 풀잎
(pul-ip) meaning "blade of grass, grass leaf," from a combination of 풀
(pul) meaning "grass" and 잎
(ip) meaning "leaf, blade."
Pulmu f FinnishDerived from the Finnish word
pulmunen, meaning "snow bunting."
Pünktchen f Literature, 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.
Pupella f Italian (Rare, ?)Pupella Maggio (1910-1999) was an Italian film actress. She was born
Giustina Maggio. Pupella was her nickname, and it means "little doll" in Italian. She worked with Federico Fellini, the famous Italian film director.
Purau m & f TahitianMeans "hibiscus tiliaceus" (a type of tropical and coastal flower).
Pürevbayar m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian
пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and
баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Pürevdalai m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian
пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and
далай (dalai) meaning "sea".
Pürevjav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Pürevsaikhan m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian
пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and
сайхан (saikhan) "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Pürevsüren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian пүрэв
(pürev) meaning "Thursday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Pürevzhargal m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian
пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" or "Jupiter" and
жаргал (zhargal) meaning "happiness, joy".
Pureza f PortugueseIt means "purity". Originally used as "Maria da Pureza", in honour of Nossa Senhora da Pureza (Our Lady of Purity).
Purifie m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "to make ceremonially clean." Referring to being purified from sin through Christ's death and resurrection.
Purin f Popular CultureFrom Japanese 歩
(pu) meaning "step" and 鈴
(rin) meaning "bell". It can also mean "pudding". One fictional bearer of this name is Purin/Pudding/Buling Huang/Fong from Tokyo Mew Mew... [
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Purinsesu f JapaneseJapanese name meaning "princess", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word
princess.
Purity f English (Rare)Middle English from Old French
purete, later assimilated to late Latin
puritas, from Latin
purus ‘pure’. From the English word purity, which means "freedom from immorality."
Purnamasari f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
purnama meaning "full moon" combined with
sari meaning "essence".
Puro f & m FinnishMeans "stream", it can also mean "creek"
Purpose f EnglishMiddle English from Old French
porpos, from the verb
porposer, variant of
proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."
Purslane f Popular CultureFrom the name of the herb ("a small, fleshy-leaved plant that grows in damp habitats or waste places, in particular
Portulaca oleracea, a prostrate North American plant with tiny yellow flowers"), the origin of which is uncertain... [
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Pusheen f Popular CultureFrom 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.
Pushpika f SinhaleseMeans "flower" in Sinhalese. A notable bearer is Sri Lankan beauty pageant winner Pushpika De Silva.
Pusuwan f Medieval Mongolian, History, ChineseDerived from Chinese 普 (
pu) meaning "wide, universal", 速 (
su) meaning "quick, fast" and 完 (
wan) meaning "whole, complete". It was the name of the name of an Empress of Qara Khitai.
Puti f Indonesian (Rare)Means "Princess" in Minang language, West Sumatra. The name "Puti" is commonly found in various #WestSumatra myths and legends as the main character. "Puti Bungsu" was a fairy that got stranded on Earth due to a mischievous man who forced her to marry him by stealing her wings... [
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