This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine or unisex.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Peridot f & m English (Rare)Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman
pedoretés, ultimately from Greek
paiderôs (via Latin
paederos):
pais "child" and
erôs "love".... [
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Perieres m Greek MythologyPossibly derived from Ancient Greek περί
(peri) meaning "around, exceedingly" and ἦρα
(era) "service, gratification". In Greek mythology, this was the name of a king of
Messene, as well as a Theban charioteer.
Perileos m Greek MythologyDerived from Greek περί
(peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with λεώς
(leos) meaning "the people" (see
Leos), which is the Attic Greek form of ancient Greek λαος
(laos) meaning "the people"... [
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Periphas m Greek MythologyFrom Ancient Greek περίφαντος
(periphantos) meaning "seen by all; famous, conspicuous", equivalent to περί
(peri) "around, exceedingly" and φανής
(phanes) "appearing"... [
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Periphron m Greek MythologyThe first element of this name is derived from Greek περί
(peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding". The second element is derived from either the Greek noun φρόνις
(phronis) meaning "prudence, wisdom" or the Greek verb φρονέω
(phroneo) meaning "to think" as well as "to be minded"... [
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Perkūnas m Baltic Mythology, Lithuanian (Rare)Derived from Proto-Indo-European
*perkwunos or
*perkunos, which itself is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European
*perkwus or
*perkṷu meaning "oak tree" or "fir tree"... [
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Permana m IndonesianMeans "quantity, amount, number" in Indonesian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit प्रमाण
(pramāṇa).
Perrie f & m English (Rare)Variant of
Perry and
Perri. It can also be used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per- and have the 'per' sound within the name and at the ending of the name... [
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Pershing m English (American)Most likely used as a first name due to John Joseph Pershing, General of the Armies for the United States at the end of World War I. His paternal ancestors were of German descent, and the original spelling was likely Pfoersching... [
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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".... [
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Persson m & f GermanLikely from the common Swedish surname
Persson and/or the word
person (German:
Person), which is used as a gender neutral title by some nonbinary people.
Pesah m JewishPossibly derived from the modern Hebrew for Pesach, or Passover.
Peshkop m AlbanianIt means bishop in albanian, also the city of Peshkopi comes from this name, it was a monastery around it.
Pessach m JewishName of a holiday, the original Jewish version of Passover. It is commonly given to babies born on, or close to Pessach.... [
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Pessi m LiteratureFrom the Finnish fairy tale
Pessi and Illusia by Yrjo Kokko, published in 1944. ... [
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Peta m ComanchePeta Nocona (d. 1864) was a chief of the Comanche band Noconi. He led his tribe during the extensive Indian Wars in Texas from the 1830s to 1860. He was the son of the Comanche chief Iron Jacket and father of chief
Quanah Parker with
Nadua... [
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Petco m Bulgarian (Anglicized)Anglicized form of
Petko borne by Mr Petco Slabenoff, a Bulgarian passenger aboard the
Titanic who died during the sinking of the ship in 1912.
Petermann m Medieval GermanMedieval German pet form of
Peter, as the Germanic element
man has been used as a suffix for pet forms of both masculine and feminine names since the 7th century AD.
Pethuel m Biblical, HebrewApparently means "God's opening" or "persuasion of God" in Hebrew, derived from Hebrew
pathah "to open, to allure, to persuade" combined with
el "God". In the bible, this was the name of the father of the prophet
Joel.
Pětr m SorbianSorbian form of
Peter. Jan Pětr Jordan (German: Johann Peter Jordan), born 1818, was a Sorbian philosopher.
Petrakis m GreekModern Greek diminutive of
Petros, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης
(-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.... [
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Petraq m AlbanianAlbanian form of
Petrakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.... [
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Pétremand m French (Archaic)Gallicized form of
Petermann, a German diminutive of
Peter. This name was found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the late 1600s.
Petrezok m CircassianName of a 15th-century prince from Western Circassia. Possibly the Circassian version of the name
Petros.
Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, HistoryCroatian and Serbian form of
Petroslav. Known bearers of this name were Serbian rulers Petrislav of Duklja and Petrislav of Rascia, who both lived in the 11th century AD.
Petromir m BulgarianThis name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from
Petros (see
Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [
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Petroslav m BulgarianThis name is Christian in origin. The first element is derived from
Petros (see
Peter) and refers to Saint Peter, who was one of Jesus' twelve apostles and went on to become the first Pope of the Catholic Church... [
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Petrutis m LithuanianDiminutive of masculine given names that start with
Petr- (such as
Petras and
Petronijus), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix
-utis.
Petúr m Hungarian19th-century misinterpretation of
Petur which was used in medieval Hungarian records as a written form of
Pétör.
Petyr m Literature, Popular CulturePetyr Baelish is a major character in the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. It is obviously an alternative spelling of real-world
Peter.
Peukestas m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun πεύκη
(peuke) meaning "pine (tree)" combined with -τας
(-tas), which is the Aeolic, Epic and Doric Greek form of the Attic Greek suffix -της
(-tes)... [
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Peukolaos m Ancient Greek, HistoryDerived from the Greek noun πεύκη
(peuke) meaning "pine (tree)" combined with the Greek noun λαός
(laos) meaning "(the) people". This was the name of one of the men who participated in Dimnos of Chalastra's conspiracy to assassinate Alexander the Great (4th century BC).... [
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Peul m Limburgish (Rare)Limburgish form of
Paulus (see
Paul). It has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the existence of the patronymic surname
Peulen, which is still primarily prevalent in the Limburgish language area.
Peum m Limburgish (Archaic)Medieval Limburgish variant of
Palm. It likely came about via its other variant
Paum, as
-au- is known to shift to
-eu- in some parts of the Limburgish language area... [
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Peyo m Popular CultureThe pen name of Pierre Culliford, Belgian comic artist and writer, and creator of the Smurfs.
Peyote m EnglishMid 19th century from Latin American Spanish, from Nahuatl
peyotl, meaning "glisten" or "glistening". Other sources translate the Nahuatl word as "Divine Messenger"
Phổ m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 譜 (
phổ) meaning "to compose or arrange a musical score" or 普 (
phổ) meaning "universal, widespread, vast".
Phachara m ThaiDerived from Thai เพชร
(phetcha) meaning "diamond", ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra).
Phadet m ThaiMeans "subdue, suppress, eliminate" or "absolute, complete" in Thai.
Phadetsak m Thai (Rare)From Thai เผด็จ
(phadet) meaning "subdue, suppress, eliminate" or "absolute, complete" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, honour".
Phadung m ThaiMeans "support, maintain, nurture" in Thai.
Phadungdet m ThaiFrom Thai ผดุง
(phadung) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and เดช
(det) meaning "power, might, authority".
Phadungphong m ThaiFrom Thai ผดุง
(phadung) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and พงษ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phadungsak m ThaiFrom Thai ผดุง
(phadung) meaning "maintain, uphold, sustain" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Phaedromus m Theatre, Ancient RomanA character in 'Curculio', also called The Weevil, a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus.
Phaeng m & f LaoMeans "dear, expensive" or "to love" in Lao.
Phaethon m GreekFrom Greek meaning "Shining one". Phaethon was the son of the sun god Helios, who asked to drive the celestial chariot that drove the sun across the sky. After losing control, Zeus killed him with a lightning strike.
Phái m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 湃 (
phái) meaning "surge, powerful".
Phaibun m ThaiMeans "abundant, prosperous, plentiful" in Thai.
Phaidimos m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from Greek φαίδιμος
(phaidimos) meaning "shining, radiant, glistening". This was the name of several characters in Greek legend, including a king of Sidon mentioned in the 'Odyssey'... [
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Phaidon m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun φάος
(phaos) meaning "light", which is ultimately derived from the Greek verb φαίνω
(phaino) meaning "to shine" as well as "to show, to appear". Also compare the related names
Phaedra and
Pasiphaë.... [
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Phaikham m & f LaoPossibly from Lao
ໄພ (phai) meaning "forest", "ripple", or "whisper" and
ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".
Phainippos m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek verb φαίνω
(phaino) meaning "to shine" as well as "to show, to appear" combined with the Greek noun ἵππος
(hippos) meaning "horse".
Phainon m Greek MythologyThe name of a mythological celestial deity, the god of either Saturn or the planet Jupiter. The name is ultimately derived from the root
φαινω (phaino) meaning "shining".
Phairat m & f ThaiFrom Thai ไพ
(phai) referring to an old coin equivalent to 1/32 Thai baht and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Phairo f & m ThaiMeans "pleasant, sweet, melodious" in Thai.
Phairoh f & m ThaiMeans "melodious, pleasant-sounding" in Thai.
Phairot m ThaiMeans "bright, shining, brilliant" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वैरोचन
(vairocana).
Phaisan m ThaiMeans "vast, wide, broad, large" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विशाल
(viśāla).
Phakdi m & f ThaiMeans "devotion, loyalty" in Thai.