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Phylliss f American (Rare)
Variant of Phyllis.

Phyzante f Romani
Variant of Pheasenta.

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

Pialotte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Pialotti f Obscure (Rare)
Variant of Pialotta.

Piankher f Meroitic
May derive from Ancient Egyptian element ankh, meaning "life, truth". Name borne by a Nubian queen who lived in the 6th century BCE.

Pian-pian m & f Taiwanese, Chinese

Piarreto f Provençal
Provençal form of Pierrette.

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]

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.

Pierrina f Italian
The name of a genus of flowering plants, and when used as a name probably a feminine form of Pierre or Piero. This makes it a variant of Pierina, Perrine and Pierrette.

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

Pietatea f Basque
Basque form of Piedad.

Pieterke f & m Dutch, West Frisian
Variant form of Pietertje. This form is not as common as Pietertje in The Netherlands.

Pigmenia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Pigmenius. In the Spanish-speaking world (especially in Mexico), this name is also encountered as a short form or variant of Epigmenia.

Pikkitta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Píkíta.

Pilaavia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pilâvia.

Pilaipon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิไลพร (see Philaiphon).

Pilairat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิไลรัตน์ (see Philairat).

Pilaiwan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิไลวรรณ (see Philaiwan).

Pilpintu f Quechua, Aymara
Means "butterfly" in Quechua and Aymara.

Pimprapa f Thai

Pinafore f English

Pingbing f Chinese
From Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" combined with 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold". Other character combinations are possible.

Pingchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Pinghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "calm, even, peaceful" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Pingping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" combined with itself or 苹 (píng) meaning "duckweed, wander, travel". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Pingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, charming, graceful" and 萱 (xuān) meaning "day lily".

Pingzhuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 娉 (pīng) meaning "beautiful, attractive, charming" and 卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant".

Piningna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benigna.

Pîntigta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benedicta.

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.

Piperita f English (Modern, Rare)
From Menthos Piperita, the botanical name of Peppermint. This could also be a combination of {Piper} and {Rita}.

Pippedda f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pippeddu.

Pippicca f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pippiccu.

Piquuraq f Inuit

Pirihira f Maori
Maori form of Priscilla.

Pirihita f Maori
Māori form of Bridget.

Pirketta f Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Birgitta.

Pirkitta f Finnish
Finnish form of Birgitta.

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

Pissamai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phitsamai.

Pitaloka f Indonesian
Meaning uncertain, likely of Sanskrit origin.

Pi'tamaka f Indigenous American
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer of the name is Pi'tamaka, whose in English known as Running Eagle.

Pitriani f Indonesian
Variant of Fitriani.

Pitritta f Sardinian
Feminine form of Pitrittu.

Pitsamai f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phitsamai.

Pitschna f Romansh
Feminine form of Pitschen.

Pitthaya m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พิทยา (see Phitthaya).

Piyanuch f Thai
Alternate transcription of Piyanut.

Piyaphat m & f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and ภัทร (phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious, excellent" or พัชร์ (phat) meaning "diamond".

Piyaphon f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

Piyaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปิยะพร (see Piyaphon).

Piyathip f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and ทิพย์ (thip) meaning "divine".

Piyozgul f Uzbek
Means "lily" in Uzbek.

Pizannah f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Pisanna.

Pizchine f Circassian
Derived from pizch meaning "sloe, blackthorn" and ne meaning "eye".

Pizkunde f Basque
Basque form of Resurrección.

Placidia f Late Roman, English (African, Rare), English (Puritan)
Feminine form of Placidius, which was a derivative of the Latin cognomen Placidus.

Plamedie f French (African)
Contraction of the French phrase plan merveilleux de Dieu meaning "God's wonderful plan", mainly used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Plamenka f Bulgarian, Serbian (Rare), Macedonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Plamen.

Planetty f Literature
Elaboration of the word planet. This is the name of an alien princess in Ruth Plumly Thompson's novel ''The Silver Princess in Oz'' (1938).

Plantina f Swedish (Archaic)
Corruption of Blandine.

Plasença f Occitan (Rare)
Derived from the French commune located in Aquitaine, Occitania. The name of the city comes from the motto given by its founder, King Alfonso VIII of Castile on the shield awarded to it: ut placeat Deo et hominibus, meaning "to please God and man".... [more]

Plasinda f Spanish
Plácida (Spanish) in English means placid (calm). Plácida and Plasinda.

Platinum f English (American, Rare)
From the metal platinum, derived from Spanish platina, a diminutive of plata "silver". It can also be taken from the color platinum, derived from the metal.

Platosha f Russian
Diminutive of Platonida.

Plazensa f Medieval Occitan

Plazidia f Basque
Basque form of Placidia.

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]

Pleasure f & m English (African, Rare)
From the English word pleasrue meaning "A state of being pleased or contented; gratification." This name is most common in African countries like Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Plectrud f Germanic
Variant spelling of Blictrud.

Pleiades m & f Greek Mythology, Astronomy
Name of a star cluster, likely meaning "to sail", from the ancient Greek 'plein'. Also used in Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of Pleione and Atlas, thus meaning "daughters of Pleione".

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

Plesance f Medieval French
Medieval French cognate of Pleasance.

Plesette f English (African)

Pleuntje m & f Dutch
When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pleun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]

Plezette f African American (Modern, Rare)

Plezouta f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Plezou.

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

Ploonken f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also see the related name Pleunke.

Ploontje f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Apollonia. Also see the related name Pleuntje.

Ploynisa f Thai
From พลอย (phloi) meaning "gem, precious stone" and นิศา (nisa) meaning "night".

Plumeria f English (Rare)
From the name of the flowering plant that is also known as frangipani.

Plymouth m & f English (Rare), English (American)
Either derived directly from the place name (see Plymouth) or transferred from the surname which is derived from the place name.

Poemenia f Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ποιμενία (Poimenia), which is the feminine form of Poimenios and perhaps also Poimen... [more]

Pogliare f Istriot

Po'latgul f Uzbek
Derived from po'lat meaning "steel" or "invincable" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Polentze f Basque
Basque form of Florence.

Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.

Políxena f Spanish
Spanish form of Polyxena.

Polixéna f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Polyxena.

Polixena f Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Polyxena.

Polixeni f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Πολυξένη (see Polyxeni).

Pollonia f Medieval Italian
Truncated form of Apollonia.

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

Pololena f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Florence.

Poloneia f Medieval Ukrainian

Polovene f Romani (Archaic)

Polyboea f Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek feminine name meaning "worth much cattle".

Polydora f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Polydoros. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology.

Polymede f Greek Mythology
Derived from πολύς (polús) “much” and μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to plan".

Polymele f Greek Mythology
Means "many songs" in Ancient Greek.

Polynike f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Polyniki f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Polynike.

Polytimi f Greek
Feminine of Polytimos.

Polyusha f Russian
Diminutive of Polina.

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

Pōmaikaʻi f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
From the word meaning "good fortune, blessing, profit, prosperity."

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]

Pominisa f Georgian (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. This name was borne by the 17th-century Georgian noblewoman and poetess Pominisa Beridze, who was from the village of Dzimiti in the Georgian region of Guria. She is also known under the name ვომინიჯა (Vominija), because that is how she is mentioned in the documents of the Italian missionary Teramo Castelli (1597-1659), who lived in Georgia from 1632 to 1654.

Pomněnka f Czech (Rare)
Derived from Old Czech word pomníti meaning "memorable". It is the Czech name for the flower forget-me-not.

Pompília f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pompilia.

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

Pompónia f Hungarian
Cognate of Pomponia, meaning "five".

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

Ponselvi f Tamil (Anglicized, Rare)

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

Poorpilu f & m Central African

Popelina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman

Popillia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Popillius. Popillia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Porferia f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Porfiria.

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.

Pornphan f Thai
From พร (phon) meaning "blessing" and พรรณ (pan) meaning "colour".

Pornthip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Porntip.

Portland f English (Rare)
Meaning, "land surrounding the water" and used in reference to the place of Portland, Oregon which itself is named after Portland, Maine, which is thusly named after the Isle of Portland, England. This name was borne by comedienne, actress, and dancer, Portland Hoffa.

Posthuma f Medieval English (?), English (Archaic)
Feminization of Posthumus. (Cf. Postuma.) This was used as a second or third name to indicate the child's father had died before her birth, e.g. Gulielma Maria Posthuma Springett (1644-1694), the wife of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania.

Postumia f Ancient Roman
Postumia was a priestess of the virginal earth deity Vesta, goddess of the hearthfire. Livy briefly mentions that in 420 BCE she was accused of the crime of incestum and went on trial for the loss of her virginity.

Potencia f Late Roman
Variant of Potentia. ... [more]

Potentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Potentius.

Potestas f Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin noun potestas meaning "power, ability".

Potÿncza f Hungarian (Archaic)
Old Hungarian form of Potencia

Poubelle f Medieval French
Old French poi "little" + Old French biau, belle "beautiful".

Pouponne f Louisiana Creole
Feminization of Poupon.

Powamana f Lunda
Means "beautiful woman" in Lunda.

Powerful f African American
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +‎ -ful.

Pozırakh f Khakas
From the Khakas позрах (pozrakh) meaning "Sunday".

Prabhjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਪ੍ਰਭਜੀਤ (see Prabhjeet).

Prabhjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit प्रभु (prabhu) meaning "mighty, powerful, master, lord" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Prachita f Indian

Pradelia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (American, Rare)

Pradipti f Bengali
Meaning "of light" or "illuminating" in Bengali. Feminine form of Pradip or Pradeep. Derived from Sanskrit प्रदीप (pradipa) meaning "light" or "lantern".

Praewpan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Phraeophan.

Praiecta f Late Roman (?)
Variant of Praeiecta or Praejecta, the feminine form of Praejectus.

Prajakta f Marathi
Also known as Night Jasmine

Prakhong f & m Thai
Means "support, help" in Thai.

Prakseda f Polish, Lithuanian
Variant of Praxedes.

Prangtip f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรางทิพย์ (see Prangthip).

Pranitha f Sanskrit
The name Pranitha originated from Sanskrit, meaning "pure water".

Prarthna f Indian (Rare)

Prásedes f Asturian
Asturian form of Praxedes.

Prasella f South African
Variant of Priscilla.

Praskova f Russian
Variant of Praskovya.

Prassede f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Praxedes.

Pratheep m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ประทีป (see Prathip).

Prathima f Indian

Pratijya f Indian
MEANING - promise, swear, agreement , vow, assent, acknowledge, approve... [more]

Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.

Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.

Praxedes f & m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Derived from Greek πρᾶξῐς (praxis), meaning "action, work, success". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint.

Praxedia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Praxedis.

Práxedis f & m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Práxedes.

Praxedis f History
Latin form of Praxedes. This name was used by Joseph Victor von Scheffel for a character in his historical novel 'Ekkehard' (1857).

Praxilla f Ancient Greek
Possibly a derivative of Praxis. Praxilla of Sicyon was a Greek lyric poet of the 5th century BC.

Prayusha f Nepali
Means “beautiful girl” or “dusk” in Nepali.

Prazeres f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese prazeres, the plural form of prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures")... [more]

Prebrana f Medieval Russian
Name of a medieval Russian princess.

Précilia f French (Rare)
Variant of Precilia.

Precilia f French (Rare)
Variant of Préscillia.

Precille f French (Quebec, Rare), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Most likely a variant of Priscille.

Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".

Precylia f French (Rare)
Variant of Préscillia.

Preetham m & f Indian, Indian (Sikh)
Indian

Preetika f Indian, Hindi
From प्रीतिका (preetika) "sweetheart", ultimately from Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) "affection, love, joy, gladness".

Preetpal m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਪ੍ਰਿਤਪਾਲ (see Pritpal).

Preibuta f Lithuanian
Lithuanized Prussian name, meaning "The one, who is near household". Composed of Prussian prep. prei- "near, close to, by", a root -but- "to be", which was taken either from a word Buttan "household, home" or Būton "to be", and the ending -a, that indicates feminine gender.

Premlata f Indian
From Sanskrit preman "love" (cf. Prema) and latā "creeper" - the name of a small plant, used as a symbol of love. This is borne by Premlata Agarwal (1963-), the first Indian female mountaineer to complete the Seven Summits, the seven highest continental peaks in the world.

Premtime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Premtim.

Premwadi f Thai
From Thai เปรม (prem) meaning "content, happy, delighted" and วดี (wadi) meaning "possessing, having".

Prentiss m & f English, Scottish
Transferred use of the surname Prentiss.

Prescila f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian form of Priscilla.

Prescola f Bahamian Creole (Rare)

Presiana f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Presian.

Presilia f French (African, Rare), Haitian Creole (Rare)
Variant of Prescillia.

Présille f French (Rare, Archaic), French (Huguenot, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Priscille.

Preslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Preslav.

Preslynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Presley and Lynn.

Pressley f English (Americanized, Rare)
Variant of Presley. The most popular year for this name was 2007 when 40 girls were given this name.

Pressyne f Mythology
Etymology unknown. In mythology, this was the name of the mother of the fairy woman Melusine.

Prestina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Preston

Presylia f French (Rare)
Variant of Préscillia.

Pretoria f English (Rare)
Pretoria is a city in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa.

Preziosa f Italian, Judeo-Spanish
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.

Preziusa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Preziosa.

Prezmyra f Literature
A lady in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Pricilla f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Priscilla.

Pricille f French (Rare)
Variant of Priscille.

Prihatin m & f Javanese
Means "concerned, worried, anxious" or "sad, grieved" in Javanese.

Priidika f Estonian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Priidik.

Prikseda f Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Cognate of Praxedes.

Primetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Prima.

Princesa f Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Princess.

Prinsesa f Spanish (Mexican), Filipino
Variant of Princesa.

Priscile f French (Rare)
Variant of Priscille.

Priscilė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Priscilla.

Priscyla f Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Priscilla.

Prishani f Indian
MEANING - "tender, soft"... [more]

Prishati f Indian
MEANING - "a drop of water, variegated, dappled cow or mare"... [more]

Priskila f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Priscilla.

Pristina f American (Modern, Rare)
Female form of the Latin word pristinus "pristine" or derived from Pristina, largest city of the Kosovo.

Pristine f English (Modern, Rare)
May be used after the word ‘pristine’, Latin pristinus. May also be used as a combination of Prissy and Christine.

Priszila f Basque
Basque form of Priscilla.

Priyanan f Thai
From Thai ปรียา (priya) meaning "darling, beloved" and นันท์ (nan) meaning "pleasure, joy, delight".

Priyanut f Thai
From Thai ปรียา (priya) meaning "darling, beloved" and อนุช (anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".

Procópia f Portuguese (Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Procopia.

Procopia f Late Greek (Latinized), Spanish (Rare)
Latinized form of Prokopia.

Progress m & f English (African)

Proioxis f Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown. The Greek mythological personification of onrush or persuit in battle.

Prokopia f Late Greek, History
Feminine form of Prokopios. This name was most notably borne by the empress consort of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (9th century AD).

Promesse f French (African, Rare)
Cognate of Promise.

Pronnati f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali
"High elevation" ;"superiority "... [more]

Prophecy m & f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (African, Rare)
From the English word prophecy, meaning "A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration."... [more]

Proskovi f Mari
Mari form of Praskoviya.

Próspera f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Prosperus.

Prospera f Late Roman, Italian, Portuguese
Feminine form of Prosperus.

Prostlon f Medieval Breton
Meaning unknown. This was the name of the daughter of Salomon, King of Brittany.

Prosymna f Greek Mythology
Means "celebrate in song". This is the name of one of the Asterionides, Naiads who nursed the goddess Hera in her infancy.

Protásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Protasia.

Protasia f Late Greek, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Protasios (see Protasius).

Protazja f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Protasia.

Protpran f & m Thai (Rare)
Means "fondness, favour" in Thai.

Prouhèze f Theatre
Central character in Paul Claudel's play The Satin Slipper (1929).

Prudènço f Provençal
Provençal form of Prudence.

Prudenza f Italian (Rare)
Means "prudence" in Italian, directly from Latin prudentia.

Prunelle f French
French form of Prunella.

Prunille f Literature
The French name for Sunny Baudelaire, a character from A Series of Unfortunate Events (Les Désastreuses Aventures des orphelins Baudelaire).... [more]

Pryncess f English
Variant of Princess.

Przeczka f Medieval Polish

Pszczoła f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish vernacular form of Deborah, derived from the word for "bee".

Publicia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Publicius. This name was borne by a Vestal Virgin.

Pudentia f Late Roman
Feminine form of Pudentius.

Puduḫepa f Hittite
Meaning 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.

Pueblita f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Pueblito.

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.... [more]

Pulchera f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Pulcheria.

Pulheria f Romanian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Pulcheria and Russian and Ukrainian variant transliteration of Пульхерия (see Pulkheriya).

Pulisena f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Variant of Polyxena.

Pullonia f Corsican
Corsican form of Apollonia.

Pullunia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Apollonia.

Puncella f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Poncella.

Puntusha m & f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ფუნთუშა (puntusha) meaning "bun, doughnut, roll".

Purastan f Armenian
Means "garden, orchard" in Armenian.

Pürevjav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian пүрэв (pürev) meaning "Thursday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Purísima f Spanish (European, Rare)
From Spanish purísima meaning "most pure", in reference to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary (see Inmaculada). It is used in the Catholic recitation 'ave María purísima'.

Purisima f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purísima meaning "most pure."

Purslane f Popular Culture
From 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... [more]

Purwanti f Javanese, Indonesian
Feminine form of Purwanto.

Pushpika f Sinhalese
Means "flower" in Sinhalese. A notable bearer is Sri Lankan beauty pageant winner Pushpika De Silva.

Pushpita f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali পুষ্পিতা (see Puspita).

Putiputi f Maori
Means "flower" in Maori.

Pyae Phyo m & f Burmese
Means "stout, plump, chubby" in Burmese.

Pyae Sone m & f Burmese
Means "adequate, sufficient" in Burmese.

Pyrthina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Parthenia.

Qadeshtu f Near Eastern Mythology
Canaanite and Phoenician form of Qetesh.

Qalamgul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qalam meaning "pen, pencil", "writing style", or "mascara" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Qalbinur f & m Tatar, Uzbek (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Arabic noun قلب (qalb) meaning "heart" combined with the Arabic noun نور (nur) meaning "light" (see Nur).... [more]

Qamariya f Arabic
Variant of Qamariyya.

Qaragilə f Azerbaijani
Means "black grape, berry" in Azerbaijani.

Qərənfil f Azerbaijani
Means "carnation (flower)" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic قرنفل (qaranful).

Qarliğaş f Shor
Means "swallow (bird)" in Shor.

Qasaaluq m & f Inuit
May come from the root qasaq meaning "to be soft, gentle".

Qaumaniq m & f Inuit

Qelbinur f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Qalbinur.

Qelebije f Kosovar (Rare)

Qëndresa f Kosovar, Albanian
Derived from Albanian qëndresë "sojourn, stay; stamina, resistance; firm stance; perseverance, steadfastness".

Qenehelo f Sotho
Means "pity" in Sesotho.

Qetevani f Georgian
Alternate transcription of Georgian ქეთევანი (see Ketevani).

Qetsiyah f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Keziah. A character in TV show The Vampire Diaries bears this name.

Qhana Aru f Aymara
From the Aymara qhana meaning "clear; light, clarity" and aru meaning "word, language, voice".

Qianchen f Chinese
From the Chinese 芊 (qiān) meaning "exuberant and vigorous foliage" and 晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".

Qianchun f & m Chinese
From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 春 (chūn) meaning "spring". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Qiangbei f Chinese
Means "rose bud" in Chinese.

Qianghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 华 (huá) meaning "prosperous, splendid".

Qianghui f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".

Qiangjia f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".

Qiangjie f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".

Qiangliu f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow".

Qiangshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Qiangwei f Chinese
Chinese female name meaning "rose" or "rambler rose, wild rose".

Qianhong f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow".

Qianjing f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal, clear, bright".

Qianlian f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 恋 (liàn) meaning "love, yearn for".

Qianling f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" or 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds" and 翎 (líng) meaning "feather, wing" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Qianmiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 妙 (miào) meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

Qianming f & m Chinese
From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, clear" or 铭/銘 (míng) meaning "inscribe, engrave". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Qian-ning m & f Chinese
Chinese variant of Channing.