This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is P.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Pyrgoteles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek
Πυργοτέλης, from Ancient Greek
πύργος (
púrgos) "tower, watchtower" and
τέλος (
télos) "purpose, result, completion". This was the name of one of the most celebrated gem engravers of ancient Greece, living in the latter half of the 4th century BC.
Pyrilampes m Ancient GreekFrom Ancient Greek
πῦρ (
pyr) meaning "fire" and
λάμπω (
lampo) "to shine". The name of
Plato's stepfather, an Ancient Greek politician... [
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Pyro m Literature, Popular CultureDerived from Greek πῦρ
(pyr) meaning "fire". In literature, Pyro is the name of a fire-controlling mutant from the "X-Men" comics of Marvel. This character was also included in the film adaptations of the comics.
Pyrochles m Literature, Arthurian CycleFrom the Greek elements πῦρ
(pyr) meaning "fire" and κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory". In Edmund Spenser's poem
The Faerie Queene (1590) this is the name of a reckless knight who, together with his brother
Cymochles, represents emotional maladies that threaten temperance... [
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Pytheas m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek Πυθιος
(Pythios), which is an epithet of the god
Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [
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Pythias f & m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from Greek Πυθιος
(Pythios), which is an epithet of the god
Apollo. This epithet originated from his cult in the city of Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi... [
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Python m Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Python was an enormous earth-dragon (usually depicted as a serpent in ancient Greek art) who lived near the city of Πυθώ
(Pytho), which is nowadays known as Delphi. The creature was named after the city, whose name was ultimately derived from the Greek verb πύθω
(pytho) meaning "to rot, to decay"... [
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Pyurvya m KalmykDerived from Kalmyk пүрвə
(pürvä) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)", related to Tibetan
Phurbu.
Pyxis m AstronomyPyxis is a small and faint constellation in the southern sky. Abbreviated from
Pyxis Nautica, its name is Latin for a mariner's compass (contrasting with Circinus, which represents a draftsman's compasses)... [
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