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Pernita f Indian (Rare)

Pérola f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Derived from Portuguese pérola "pearl".

Perona f Medieval Catalan
Medieval Catalan feminine diminutive of Pere.

Péronelle f French (Archaic)

Peronne f French (Archaic)
Archaic feminine diminutive of Pierre.

Perpétue f Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Perpetua.

Perran f Turkish

Perria f Albanian Mythology
Perria is a fairy-like mountain figure in Albanian mythology and folklore. The origin and meaning of her name are debated; theories include a derivation from Albanian përrua "brook" and a derivation from Old Albanian përruo, ultimately derived from Bulgarian порой (poroj) “torrent”.

Perrussia f Medieval French
Recorded in French-speaking Switzerland between the 14th and 16th centuries.

Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.

Persea f Italian
Feminine form of Perseo.

Persephanie f American (Rare)
Variant of Persephone.

Persephassa f Greek Mythology
Older, archaic form of Persephone, which suggests pre-Hellenic origins.

Perséphone f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Persephone.

Pérsia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Persia.

Persia f English (Rare)
From the name of the Middle Eastern country Persia, now referred to as Iran. Its name is derived from Avestan Parsa, the ancient tribal name of the people ruled by Cyrus the Great.... [more]

Persia f Medieval Italian
Latinization of Persis.

Persida f Serbian, Croatian, Romanian, Slovene
Serbian, Croatian, and Romanian form of Persis. This was the name of the wife of Alexander Karadordevic, Prince of Serbia and ancestor to the monarchs of Yugoslavia.

Persifone f English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Persephone.

Persimmon m & f English (Rare)
From the name of the Persimmon, a brightly colored fruit. The word persimmon is derived from Powhatan, an Algonquian language of the eastern United States, meaning "a dry fruit".... [more]

Persinette f Literature, Theatre
"Persinette" is a 1698 French fairy-tale by novelist Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force adapted from earlier 'Petrosinella' by Giambattista Basil and later adapted by the Grimms brothers to become 'Rapunzel'... [more]

Perszephoné f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Persephone.

Perunika f Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from Serbo-Croatian perunika and Bulgarian and Macedonian перуника (perunika) "iris".

Perusia f Medieval Italian

Pervane f Azerbaijani
Variant of Pərvanə.

Pervenche f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Derived from French pervenche "periwinkle".

Perweur f Medieval Welsh

Pesche f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Pesha, recorded in medieval Frankfurt, Germany.

Pesse f Yiddish
Variant of Pesche.

Pesseline f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-French
Diminutive of Pesse (compare Pessel) recorded in the border region between modern-day France and modern-day Germany in the 14th century.

Pet m & f English (Rare)

Peternella f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Petronella.

Peti f Maori
Maori form of Betty.

Petita f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Feminine form of Petit.

Petja m & f Finnish, Slovene, Bulgarian
Finnish form and Bulgarian variant transcription of Petya and Slovene diminutive of Petra (used as a given name in its own right).

Petka f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petko. Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans is known by this name in Serbia and Bulgaria.

Petkana f Serbian (Rare), Bulgarian, Macedonian (Rare)
Variant of Petka.

Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.

Petria f English
Elaboration of Petra.

Pétrína f Icelandic
Variant of Petrína.

Petrína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Petrina.

Petrine f Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Feminine form of Peter.

Petrissa f German (Rare), Medieval German
This name started probably as a variant of Beatrice but was later understood as a feminine form to Peter/Petrus... [more]

Petromira f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Petromir.

Petronija f Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Archaic)
Croatian and Lithuanian form of Petronia.

Pétronnille f Picard
Picard form of Pétronille.

Petroslava f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Petroslav.

Petrova f English, Literature
Russian patronymic last name. Petrova is the name of one of the Fossil sisters in the book (and movie) 'Ballet Shoes' by Noel Streatfeild.

Petrumīla f Medieval Baltic
15th-century Lithuanian name.

Petrúnella f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Petrónella.

Petrussa f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Petrus.

Petruța f Romanian
Diminutive of Petronela.

Petrutė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of feminine given names that start with Petr- (such as Petrė and Petronėlė), since this name contains the feminine diminutive suffix -utė.

Petsa f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)

Petternel f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Peternella.

Pettronella f Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian variant of Petronella.

Petzi f & m German
Obsolete diminutive of Petra and Peter.

Pevela f Medieval Occitan

Pèvla f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Italian form of Paola.

Pěvuše f Czech (Rare)

Pexine f French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Pazanne. The name of an obscure French saint whose life and work are somewhat of a mystery. Nonetheless, she left her name in several place names throughout France.

Peyrona f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Occitan feminine form of Peyre as well as a Gascon feminine form of Pey.

Peyronne f Occitan (Archaic)
Gallicized form of Peyrona.

Peza f Polish (Archaic), Hungarian (Archaic)

Pezenne f History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Pexine.

Phaedre f English (Rare)

Phaelen m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Phaïne f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Phaine.

Phaine f History (Ecclesiastical)
Probably related to Phaenna, or perhaps from Greek φανης (phanes) meaning "appearing". A notable bearer was Saint Phaine of Ancyra, a 3rd-century Christian martyr... [more]

Phalonne f French (Cajun, Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)

Phanessa f English (American, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Phanes, probably influenced by the name Vanessa. In Greek mythology, Phanes was a primeval god of procreation whose name derived from Greek phainô "to bring light, make clear".

Phanie f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Truncated form of Stéphanie.

Pharaïlde f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
French form of Pharaildis.

Phary f Khmer

Phaylon m & f American (Modern, Rare)

Pheaby f American (Rare, Archaic)
Early American variant of Phoebe.

Pheasant f Romani (Archaic)

Pheba f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Phebe.

Phébé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Rare)
French form of Phoebe.

Phèdre f French (Quebec), French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Phaedra.

Phélie f French (Rare)
Truncated form of Ophélie.

Phelina f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Felina or a feminization of Phelan.

Phéline f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Féline.

Pheline f English, German, Flemish
Variant of Phéline.

Phélipa f Gascon
Feminine form of Phélip.

Pheney f English (Rare)

Pheona f English (African)

Pheonix m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Erroneous spelling of Phoenix.

Pheraby f American (South, Archaic)
Apparently a Southern U.S. invention. First appears in the mid-1700s in Virginia and North Carolina. Could be a variation of Phoebe, although it is also curiously similar to the Arabic name Fariba.... [more]

Phia f Various (Rare)
Short form of Sophia and other names ending in -phia.

Philantha f Obscure

Philberta f English (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Philbert.

Phileilka f Obscure (?)

Philena f English (Rare)

Philia f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Derived from Greek philia "love", specifically referring to any kind of platonic love. In the English-speaking world, this name has seen occasional usage from the 17th century onwards.

Philianne f English (Rare)
Either a feminine form of Philian or an elaboration of Philia.

Philiberte f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Philibert.

Philice f Medieval English

Philidel f & m Literature, Theatre
Perhaps based on Philadelphia or Fidelis. It was used by John Dryden in his opera 'King Arthur; or, the British Worthy' (1691), where it belongs to an air spirit in the service of Merlin who saves Arthur from the evil schemes of Osmond, a Saxon sorcerer, and Grimbald, an enemy earth spirit.

Philien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Philine.

Philietta f English (Rare)

Philina f German (Rare), English (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Philine.

Philinda f English (American, Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)

Philine f Ancient Greek, German, Danish (Rare), Literature
Feminine form of Philinos. In Germany it was brought to public attention when Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used it for a character in his novel Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (1795-96).

Philinna f Ancient Greek, Theatre
Means "darling" in Greek, a term of affection derived from Greek φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover". A famous bearer was Philinna of Larissa in Thessaly (4th century BC), the third wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Philip III Arrhidaeus... [more]

Philipina f English (African)
Variant of Philippina.

Philisa f French (Archaic)

Phillette f American (Rare)

Phillippa f English (British, Rare), English (Australian, Rare)
Feminine form of Phillip.

Phillisa f American (Rare), Jamaican Patois (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Phillis.

Phillisco m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a modern variation of Philiscus

Philly f English
Diminutive of Philippa, Phyllis and other names containing the element Phil-.

Philonella f Late Greek, Late Roman
Variant form of Philonilla, which is the name of a saint from the first century AD. The name Philonella is also used in reference to the saint (usually in sources that ultimately take their information from Latin texts rather than Greek texts), which has led people in at least the English-speaking world to use the two names interchangeably.

Philonese f Louisiana Creole
Variant of Philonise.

Philonice f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Folklore
Latinized form of the Greek name Φιλονίκη (Philonike), derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory" (related to the Greek noun φιλονικία (philonikia) meaning "love of victory, rivalry" and the Greek verb φιλονικέω (philonikeo) meaning "to be fond of victory, to engage in rivalry")... [more]

Philonise f French (Acadian)
Variant of Philonice.

Philothea f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Philotheos.

Philothée m & f French (Rare)
French form of Philotheus (via its Latinized form Philotheos) and Philothea. While the masculine name has fallen out of use, the feminine name was revived in the late 2000s.

Philotte f Dutch (Archaic), English (Archaic)

Philura f Literature
Variant of Philyra.... [more]

Phina f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in -phina like Josephina or Seraphina.

Phlox f English (Rare)
Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek phlox "flame". As a given name, it has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world from the late 19th century onwards.

Phœbé f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Phoebe.

Phoenie f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Phoenixx m & f Obscure
Variant of Phoenix.

Phonia f Jamaican Patois (Rare), South African (Rare), American (Rare, Archaic)
Likely a diminutive of some kind.

Phosy f American (Rare, Archaic)

Phrosine f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Theatre
Truncated form of Euphrosine. Mélidore et Phrosine (1794) is an opera by the French composer Étienne Méhul. It is considered an important example of early Romantic opera.

Phrosné f South African (Rare)

Phryne f History, Literature
Ancient Greek nickname meaning "toad", literally "the brown animal". Phryne was a 4th-century BC hetaira or courtesan, famed for her beauty, whose stage name - like those of many hetairai - was based on a physical feature; she was called that either because of a dark complexion (*phrynos being cognate with brown) or because of a "snub nose" (phrynē "a kind of toad")... [more]

Phthia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Perhaps derived from the Greek place name Φθία (Phthia); compare Φθῖος (Phthios) meaning "a Phthian, inhabitant of Phthia". In Greek mythology, the city of Phthia in Thessaly was the home of Achilles... [more]

Phylicia f African American
Blend of Phyllis and Felicia. Famous bearer is Phylicia Rashad, actress.

Phylisha f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Phylicia.

Phylistus f Obscure

Piala f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of an obsuce Irish saint. According to legend, Piala and her brother Fingar were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia... [more]

Pialotta f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Pia and Lotta.

Pialotti f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Piccarda f Medieval Italian, Literature
Feminine form of Piccardo. Piccarda Donati was a 13th-century Florentine (Italian) noblewoman who appears as a character in Dante's Paradise... [more]

Pie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Pius and Pia.

Piedade f Portuguese, Galician
Derived from Portuguese and Galician piedade "piety; pity, compassion".

Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.

Pieretta f Italian, Corsican
Diminutive of Piera.

Pierette f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (African, Rare), Swedish (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Pierrette.

Piérine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pierre.

Pierra f Various
A feminine form of Pierre formed in countries where French is NOT spoken.

Pierrine f French, French (Belgian)
Feminine form of Pierre.

Pieta f Medieval Italian
Derived from Old Italian pieta (pietà in Modern Italian) "piety; pity, compassion, godliness".

Pieternelle f Medieval Dutch

Piibe f Estonian (Rare)
Possibly derived from the Estonian word "piibeleht" meaning "lily of the valley".

Piine f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Sabiine.

Piitu f Finnish
Diminutive of Pirkko and other names beginning Pi-.... [more]

Piiu f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Piia.

Pija f Slovene
Variant of Pia.

Pije f Basque
Basque form of Pia.

Píl f Faroese
Derived from Faroese pílur "willow tree".

Pil f Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Píl.... [more]

Pilara f Galician
Hypocoristic of Pilar.

Pileria f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word pileri (pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish Pilar).

Pill f Estonian (Archaic)
17th-century variant of Pille.

Pilleriin f Estonian
Combination of Pille and Riin.

Pilocha f Galician
Diminutive of Pilar.

Pilve f Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Pilvi.

Pimenta f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Norman piment "spice; (figuratively) spice (vigour); balm", ultimately from Old French piment or pimenc "balsam; fragrant spice".

Pine f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Philippine.

Piney f Literature
Meaning unknown. Bret Harte, author of the short story The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1869) used this name for the fifteen-year old runaway lover Piney Woods. However, presumably it is applied for the fact that Piney had been left alone, pining and yearning for her lover.

Pinkamena f Popular Culture
The full name of the 'My little pony' character Pinkie Pie.

Pintyőke f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Hungarian pinty "finch".

Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.

Pinutxa f Sardinian
Diminutive of Giosepa.

Piotra f Polish
Feminine form of Piotr.

Pipa f Portuguese
Diminutive of Filipa and Felipa.

Pipi f Maori (Rare)
Maori form of Phoebe.

Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.

Pipilotti f Popular Culture
Variant of Pippilotta borne by Swiss visual artist Elisabeth Charlotte "Pipilotti" Rist (1962-).

Piquuraq f Inuit

Pírea f Hungarian (Rare)

Pireta f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Piret.

Pirgit f Estonian
Estonian variant of Birgit.

Pirihira f Maori
Maori form of Priscilla.

Pirit f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian variant of Piros.

Pirja f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.

Pirje f Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.

Piros f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name derived from Hungarian piros "red", originally referring to rosy cheeks or red hair. More recently, however, it is also used as a hypocoristic of Piroska.

Piroschka f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
German and Dutch borrowing of Piroska.

Pirouette f English (Rare, ?)

Pirra f Italian, Spanish, Russian
Cognate of Pyrrha.

Piruza f Medieval Italian

Pissentica f Sardinian
Sardinian feminine diminutive of Vincent.

Pitrina f Corsican, Sardinian
Diminutive of Petra.

Pitrunedda f Corsican
Diminutive of Petra.

Pitusa f Galician
Diminutive of Pilar.

Piyali f Indian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Pizannah f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Pisanna.

Placëda f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Placida.

Placia f Medieval Spanish

Placyda f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Placida.

Płamena f Polish
Polish form of Plamena.

Plantina f Swedish (Archaic)
Corruption of Blandine.

Platonida f Russian, Medieval Romanian
Russian feminine form of Platon. This is the name of a character in Ivan Turgenev's novella: 'Klara Milich' (1883).

Plazensa f Medieval Occitan

Pleasant m & f English (Puritan, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Derived from the English word, which is derived from Anglo-Norman plaisant "delightful" and ultimately from Latin placens "pleasing; agreeable".... [more]

Plectrude f Germanic, History
Variant as well as the French form of Plectrud. Plectrude lived in the 8th century AD and was the wife of Pepin of Herstal.

Plena f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin plena "full, plump, satisfying"

Pleneria f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian plenaria "plenary".

Plentiness f Romani (Archaic)

Plesance f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Pleasance.

Plesencia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pleasance.

Pleunis m & f Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval short form of Apollonius, which is still in use today (albeit rarely). In more recent times, the name has also been used as a short form of Apollonia for women, but very rarely so, especially when compared to the more traditional feminine forms Pleunie and Pleuntje.

Plezette f African American (Modern, Rare)

Plezou f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars try to link this name to Breton bleiz "she-wolf", while others see a connection with Breton plezh "plat; braid"; the second part of the name is a diminutive suffix.... [more]

Plonja f Sorbian (Rare)
Sorbian form of Apollonia.

Plonneke f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia via its short form Plonia.

Podoaba f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian podoabă "jewel; adornment".

Poesy f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Originally a variant of Posy, this name was sometimes associated with poetry, from Old French poesie, ultimately from Greek poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose"

Poetry f & m American (Rare, Archaic)

Poeu m & f Khmer

Póilín f Irish (Rare)
Feminine form of Póil.

Poinsettia f English (Rare)
From the flower Euphorbia pulcherrima, which was named for an American Minister to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who discovered the flower in 1828.

Pòla f Kashubian
Short form of Apòla and Apòloniô.

Pola f Catalan, Breton
Feminine form of Pol.

Polahia f Medieval Ukrainian

Polana f American (Rare, Archaic)

Polda f Hungarian
Diminutive of Leopoldina and Leopolda.

Poldine f Walloon
Walloon form of Léopoldine.

Poldka f Slovene
Diminutive of Leopolda, used as a given name in its own right.

Polemia f Greek (Rare), Medieval French, Medieval Latin
Derived from Greek πόλεμος (polemos) meaning "warlike, hostile".

Polentze f Basque
Basque form of Florence.

Pòlësza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Apòla and Apòloniô.

Polett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Paulette, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Polgara f Literature
The name of a sorceress in the Belgeriad series of books by David and Leigh Eddings.... [more]

Polia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Поля (see Polya).

Poliana f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Polian.

Poliana f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Pollyanna. The name features prominently in the telenovela As Aventuras de Poliana (2018 - 2020), which is based on Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel Pollyanna (1913).

Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.

Pólika f Hungarian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Apollónia, Paula and Polixéna, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Poliksena f Polish
Polish form of Polyxena.

Polikseni f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Polyxena.

Pólina f Faroese
Faroese variant of Poulina.

Poļina f Latvian
Latvian form of Polina.

Poliuta f Venetian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Polyeuktos.

Polixéna f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Polyxena.

Polixena f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Polyxena.

Polixénia f Hungarian (Archaic)
Variant of Polixéna.

Polixenia f Romanian
Romanian form of Polyxena.

Polla f Hungarian
Short form of Apollónia, Apollinária and Paula.

Polli f Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian borrowing of Polly.

Pollixe f Medieval Flemish

Pollonia f Medieval Italian
Truncated form of Apollonia.

Poloheia f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Lithuanian variant of Pelagija, recorded in the 15th century.

Pòlóna f Kashubian
Short form of Apòloniô.

Polonca f Slovene
Diminutive of Polona, used as a given name in its own right.

Poloneia f Medieval Ukrainian

Polonie f Medieval Flemish
Truncated form of Apollonie.

Polonka f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Polunia f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Polusia f Polish
Diminutive of Apolonia.

Polyda f Obscure

Polyna f Ukrainian, Russian, Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Polina.

Polyxène f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), History (Gallicized)
French form of Polyxena.

Pome f French (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Poma.

Pomeline f French (Rare)
Variant form of Pomelline. This name is best known for being one of the middle names of Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986), who is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover (formerly of Monaco)... [more]

Pomma f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin poma "fruits, apples".

Pommelien f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Dutch form of Pomeline.

Pommeline f French (Rare), Flemish
Modern form of Pomelline via its variant form Pomeline. The spelling of this form of the name was influenced by the French word pomme meaning "apple", which the name (and its variant form) has always shared a certain resemblance with and thus often led people to associate it with apples (to some degree).

Pompea f Italian
Italian form of Pompeia.

Pompília f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pompilia.

Pompilia f Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pompilius.

Poncella f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish cognate of Pucella.

Pontress f American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pontress.

Popelina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Popoki f & m Hawaiian
Means "cat" in Hawaiian.

Poppea f English (Rare, Archaic), Theatre, Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Poppaea. This name was used for the title character of Claudio Monteverdi's opera 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642).

Poppée f History (Gallicized)
French form of Poppaea.

Poppie f English (British)
Variant of Poppy.

Pora f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Cipora.

Porfíria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Feminine form of Porfírio.

Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.

Porina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Cipora.

Porsha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Portia.

Portal f Galician

Portissugula f German (Bessarabian)

Porzia f Italian
Italian form of Portia.

Poss f Popular Culture
The name of a character in the Australian TV show "Lift Off".

Potencjana f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Potentiana.

Potencyjana f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Potencjana.

Potira f Brazilian, Tupi
Variant of Potyra.

Potyra f Tupi (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Derived from Old Tupi potyra "flower".

Poulina f Danish (Rare), Faroese
Variant of Paulina.

Poupon f & m Louisiana Creole

Pozisa f South African

Prachita f Indian

Pracida f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Placida.

Pradnya f Indian

Pragya f Indian

Prairie f American (Rare)
From the English word for a flat treeless grassland, taken from French prairie "meadow". This was used by Thomas Pynchon for a character in his novel 'Vineland' (1990).

Prakseda f Polish, Lithuanian
Variant of Praxedes.

Praline f Popular Culture
A form of confection, Praline was used as a character's name in the 2000 movie Where the Heart Is.

Prana f Lithuanian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pranas.

Prarthna f Indian (Rare)

Prascewia f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Paraskeve.