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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is P.
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Pep m Catalan, Romansh
Catalan diminutive of Josep and Romansh diminutive of Gisep and Giusep traditionally found in the Lower Engadine region.
Pepa f & m Spanish, Catalan, Czech
Spanish and Catalan diminutive of Josefa (or María José) and Josepa respectively (feminine), as well as a Czech diminutive of Josef (masculine).
Pepa m Croatian
Nickname for Stjepan.
Pepe m Finnish
Finnish pet form of Pertti or a Finnish pet form of Pellervo.
Pepê m Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pepen m Sundanese
Sundanese diminutive of masculine names containing the sound pen (or other similar sounds), such as Ependi.
Pepeng m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Felipe.
Peperramón m Spanish
Combination of Pepe and Ramón, used as a diminutive of the compound name José Ramón.
Pepet m Catalan
Diminutive of Josep and Josepa.
Pepi m Ancient Egyptian
This was a name used by 2 pharaohs of Egypt's Old Kingdom. The etymology is unknown. Pepi I's throne name was Meryre, and Pepi II's was Neferkare... [more]
Pepík m Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Josef.
Pépîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Pépin.
Pepín m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.
Pepin m Romansh
Variant of Peppin.
Pepin m Occitan
Diminutive of Jausepin.
Pepinakht m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ppjj-nḫt meaning "Pepi is strong", derived from the name of king Pepi II and nḫt "to be strong, victorious".
Pepino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Peppino.
Pepitito m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish double diminutive of Joseph. Nickname of Argentinian actor José Maronne (1915-1990).
Peplluís m Catalan
Combination of Pep and Lluís.
Pepo m Spanish, Catalan
Diminutive of José (Spanish) or Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [more]
Pepoy m Filipino
Diminutive of Jose, Felipe and Rafael.
Peppe m Swedish
Diminutive of Per and Peter.
Peppermint m English (Rare)
He who is wise, he who brings peace, he who brings prosperity, hospitality, harmony, and he who learns from mistakes and grows along the journey.
Peppiniello m Neapolitan
Neapolitan diminutive of Giuseppe.
Peppinu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Peppino.
Peppy m Popular Culture
The name of Peppy Hare, a rabbit who is a member of Team Star Fox. He is later the general of the Cornerian Army.
Pepquannakek m Shawnee
Means "gunshot" in Shawnee.
Peqitaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Peĸitaĸ.
Pèr m Gascon
Variant of Pèire.
Pêr m Breton
Variant of Per.
Pera m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive of Petar (male) or Petra (female).
Perak m Malay
It means "silver". It was the fifth and most famous bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca, Tun Perak, who served under four sultans from 1456 to 1498.
Peran m Breton
Derived from Petrus combined with the diminutive suffix -an.
Peran m Cornish
Variant of Piran.
Perant m Arthurian Cycle
A duke of Manaheim who was saved by Erec from a pack of robbers. His brothers, Joachim, Perant, and Malcheus, were also abducted and liberated. Erec sent them to Arthur’s court to relate the adventure.
Perc m English
Diminutive of Percival.
Percell m English
From the English surname, Percell, and occupational surname for a swineherd.
Perch m Armenian
From the Armenian word պերճ (perč) meaning "magnificent".
Perche m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch short form of Perchevael.
Perchevael m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Perceval.
Percheval m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Perchevael.
Perci m English
Variant of Percy.
Perctarit m Lombardic, History
Variant of Bertarid. Perctarit was the name of a 7th-century king of the Lombards.
Perdana m Indonesian
Means "first" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रधान (pradhāna).
Perdix m Greek Mythology
Means "partridge" in Greek. In Greek myth Perdix or Talos was a nephew of the inventor Daedalus, to whom he was apprenticed... [more]
Perdu m Sardinian
Campidanese form of Peter.
Pere f & m Ijaw
Means "wealthy" in Ijaw.
Pereagbe m & f Ijaw
Means "wealth suits me" in Ijaw.
Pereama m Ijaw
Means "rich town" in Ijaw.
Perebo f & m Ijaw
Means "person of wealth" in Ijaw.
Pereg m Breton
Breton form of Pedrog.
Peregrijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
Pérégrin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
Peregrin m Literature, English, German (Rare, Archaic)
English variant of Peregrine as well as the German form of Peregrine. Peregrin "Pippin" Took is a character in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Perëndi m Albanian Mythology
Perëndi is the Albanian word for "God", "the sky" and "heaven". Perëndi is thought to have been a sky and thunder god in the Albanian pagan mythology, and to have been worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity.
Peret m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Perezimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into wealth" in Ijaw.
Perfèct m Provençal
Provençal form of Perfectus.
Perfect f & m English (Rare)
English form of Perfectus.
Perfection m & f English (Rare), English (African, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word perfection, referring to the quality or state of being perfect or complete.
Perfectus m Late Roman
Derived from Latin perfectus meaning "achieved, finished, completed" as well as "perfected".... [more]
Perfeit m Judeo-Catalan
Judeo-Catalan form of Perfectus.
Perfèt m Provençal
Provençal form of Parfait.
Perfetto m Italian
Italian form of Perfectus.
Perfeuto m Asturian
Asturian form of Perfecto.
Pergamus m Greek Mythology
Etymology uncertain, but it may be related to πῠ́ργος (púrgos) meaning "tower, watchtower".
Pergen m Shor
Means "marksman" in Shor.
Peri m Portuguese (Brazilian), Tupi (?)
Possibly derived from Tupi piripiri, which refers to a type of reed. This is the name of the hero of José de Alencar's novel The Guarani (1857), a fictional member of the Goitacá people of Brazil... [more]
Peri f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Perach and variant of Pri. A known bearer was Franz 'Peri' Neufeld (1913-1982), a Hungarian-born Israeli footballer.
Periander m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Periandros. Periander was a tyrant of Corinth (Greece) in the 7th century BC.
Periandr m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Periander.
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Periandros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek περί (peri) "around, near, surrounding" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) "of a man".
Peribsen m Ancient Egyptian
Shortened form of the longer Egyptian name Seth-Peribsen.
Perick m Manx
Manx form of Patrick.
Perickeen m Manx
Diminutive of Perick.
Pericle m Italian
Italian form of Pericles.
Periclymenus m Greek Mythology
Derived from περῐ- (peri-) meaning "about" and κλῠ́μενος (klúmenos) meaning “heard”.
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".... [more]
Perieres m Greek Mythology
Possibly 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.
Perijandar m Croatian
Croatian form of Periander.
Perijn m Dutch
Variant spelling of Perrijn.
Perîk m Kurdish
Means "feather, fin" in Kurdish.
Perilaos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek περί (peri) meaning "around, near, surrounding" combined with Greek λαος (laos) meaning "(the) people".
Perilaus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Perilaos. This name was borne by a Greek tyrant of Argos (6th century BC) as well as by several characters in Greek mythology.
Perileos m Greek Mythology
Derived 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"... [more]
Perin m Gascon
Diminutive of Pèr.
Periphas m Greek Mythology
From Ancient Greek περίφαντος (periphantos) meaning "seen by all; famous, conspicuous", equivalent to περί (peri) "around, exceedingly" and φανής (phanes) "appearing"... [more]
Periphron m Greek Mythology
The 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"... [more]
Peris m Greek
Short form of Periandros and Periklis.
Peristhenes m Greek Mythology
Ancient masculine name meaning "exceedingly strong".
Peritz m Jewish
Most likely a variant of Peretz.
Perj m Armenian
Means "superb, rich" in Armenian.
Perk m English (Rare)
A diminutive of Perkin and Perkins or a nickname. One bearer is Canadian hockey forward Percival Walter "Perk" Galbraith (1898-1961).
Perkasa m Indonesian
Means "mighty, strong" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa).
Perkin m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Peter. (The surname Perkins is derived from this medieval diminutive.) A known bearer was Perkin Warbeck (ca... [more]
Perkins m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perkins.
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"... [more]
Perlas m & f Lithuanian (Rare), Tagalog
Derived from perlas, which in Lithuanian and Tagalog is the word for "pearl".... [more]
Perley m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Perley.
Permal m French (African)
Not available.
Permana m Indonesian
Means "quantity, amount, number" in Indonesian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit प्रमाण (pramāṇa).
Perneb m Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian masculine name meaning "Lord of his house".
Pernell m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Pernell.
Pernet m Medieval French
Diminutive of Pierre.
Pêro m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese (Archaic)
Medieval Portuguese form of Peter and variant of Pero.
Pero m Aragonese, Ligurian, Piedmontese, Medieval Galician, Medieval Portuguese, Medieval Spanish
Aragonese, Ligurian and Piedmontese form of Peter and Medieval form of Peter in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese.
Peroz m Old Persian
Middle Persian form of Firuz.
Perpetuo m Medieval French, Galician (Archaic)
Derived from Latin perpetuus "perpetual, continuous, everlasting".
Perpetuus m Late Roman
Masculine form of Perpetua. The 6th-century saint Perpetuus was a bishop of Tours in France.
Perraĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Perran m Cornish
Variant of Piran.
Perraq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Perraĸ.
Perre m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Pierre.
Perreux m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Petroc.
Perrey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Perry.
Perri f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Perry. Also used as a diminutive of names that begin with Per-, e.g. Persephone.
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... [more]
Perrijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Perrin.
Pèrrotîn m Jèrriais
Diminutive of Perre.
Perše m Slovene (Archaic)
Old Slovene form of Peter.
Perse m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Perche.
Perseas m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Perseus.
Persecution m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs."
Persefonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian masculine form of Persephone.
Perseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Perseus.
Perseph m Obscure
Shortened masculine form of Persephone, with pronunciation inspired by Joseph.
Perses m Greek Mythology
Titan of destruction.
Perseu m Catalan, Portuguese, Romanian
Catalan, Portuguese and Romanian form of Perseus.
Perseusz m Polish
Polish form of Perseus.
Persey m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Perseus.
Perseyn m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch diminutive form of Perse.
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... [more]
Persijn m Dutch
Modern Dutch form of Perseyn.
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]
Persoĸ m Greenlandic
Means "snow flurry" in Greenlandic.
Persoq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Persoĸ.
Persson m & f German
Likely 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.
Persuvius m Romani
Possibly a Romani corruption of Parascevas or place name Vesuvius.
Perszeusz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Perseus.
Pertag m Armenian
Meaning unknown.
Pertev m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
From Persian پرتو (partow) meaning "ray of light".
Pertinace m Italian
Italian form of Pertinax.
Pertinakas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Pertinax.
Pertinaks m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Pertinax.
Pertinax m Ancient Roman, History, Literature
Derived from Latin pertinax "persistent, stubborn." This name was borne by a Roman Emperor from the 2nd century AD.... [more]
Pertynaks m Polish
Polish form of Pertinax.
Pervaiz m Urdu
Urdu form of Parviz.
Pervis m English
Variant of Purvis.
Perviz m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Anglicized)
Turkish form of Parviz and a variant spelling of Pərviz.
Perzej m Bosnian, Croatian
Bosnian and Croatian form of Perseus.
Pesah m Jewish
Possibly derived from the modern Hebrew for Pesach, or Passover.
Pesar m Kurdish
Means "slope" in Kurdish.
Peshkop m Albanian
It means bishop in albanian, also the city of Peshkopi comes from this name, it was a monastery around it.
Pesho m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.
Pessach m Jewish
Name of a holiday, the original Jewish version of Passover. It is commonly given to babies born on, or close to Pessach.... [more]
Pessi m Literature
From the Finnish fairy tale Pessi and Illusia by Yrjo Kokko, published in 1944. ... [more]
Pesulia m Romani
Possibly a Romani corruption of Persuvius.
Peta m Comanche
Peta 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... [more]
Petanu m Sardinian
Nuorese short form of Subustianu.
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.
Pete m Greek (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Pit.
Petek m & f Turkish
Means "honeycomb" in Turkish.
Petelo m Samoan
Samoan form of Peter.
Petelu m Nyakyusa
Nyakyusa form of Peter.
Petephre m Coptic
Coptic form of Egyptian Padipare.
Petequakey m Cree
Means "come to us with the sound of wings" in Cree.
Peterli m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Peter.
Petermann m Medieval German
Medieval 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.
Petero m Tahitian, Hawaiian (Archaic), Biblical Hawaiian
Tahitian and Old Hawaiian form of Peter. It appears in the Bible in Hawaiian.
Peter-Paul m Dutch
Combination of Peter and Paul.
Pēters m Latvian (Rare)
Contracted form of Pēteris.
Peters m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peters.
Peterson m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Peterson.
Petey m English
Diminutive of Peter.
Pethuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Pethuel, but less common than the main Dutch form (Petuël).
Pethuel m Biblical, Hebrew
Apparently 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.
Petî m Walloon
Walloon form of Peter.
Petie m English (Rare), Obscure (?)
Variation of Petey. There is a typhoon in the 1950 Pacific typhoon season with this name.
Petit m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Catalan petit "small", this name was used as a translation of Hebrew Katan.
Petito m Judeo-Italian
Italian form of Petit.
Petiya m & f Russian, Bulgarian
Variant of Petia
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).
Petjo m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Петьо (see Petyo).
Petkan m Bulgarian
Masculine form of Petkana.
Peto m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Petre.
Pétör m Medieval Hungarian
Vernacular form of Péter.
Pētõr m Livonian
Livonian form of Peter.
Petòu m & f Occitan
Possibly a diminutive of names starting with Pe, such as Pèire or Pelegrina.
Pétr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Petrus.
Pětr m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Peter. Jan Pětr Jordan (German: Johann Peter Jordan), born 1818, was a Sorbian philosopher.
Petӗr m Chuvash
Chuvash form of Pyotr.
Petrache m Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Petrakis.
Petrakis m Greek
Modern 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.... [more]
Petrako m Nenets
Nenets form of Peter.
Petranchjinu m Corsican
Diminutive of Petru.
Petr'Anghjulu m Corsican
Contraction of Petru and Anghjulu.
Petr'Anto m Corsican
Combination of Petru and Anto.
Petraq m Albanian
Albanian form of Petrakis. Unlike the original Greek name, the Albanian form is used as an official name on birth certificates.... [more]
Petrašin m Vlach, Serbian (Archaic)
Means "son of Peter" in Vlach and Serbian.
Petrea f & m English, Romanian, Danish, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Elaborated form of Petra and Romanian variant of Petre.
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.
Petrez m Caucasian Mythology
West Circassian (Adyghe) form of Batradz.
Petrezok m Circassian
Name of a 15th-century prince from Western Circassia. Possibly the Circassian version of the name Petros.
Petríček m Slovak
Diminutive form of Peter.
Petrimir m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Petromir.
Petrislav m Croatian, Serbian, History
Croatian 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.
Petrișor m Romanian
Diminutive of Petru and Petru.
Petroc m Cornish
Cornish form of Peter.
Petrocus m Late Roman
Latinized form of Petroc.
Petrok m Cornish
Cornish form of Pedrog and Pereg.
Petromir m Bulgarian
This 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... [more]
Petronel m Romanian
Masculine form of Petronela.
Petronijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Petronius.
Petronilo m Spanish
Masculine form of Petronila.
Petrónio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Petronius.
Petronio m Italian, Galician, Venetian
Italian, Venetian and Galician form of Petronius.
Petróniusz m Hungarian
Cognate of Petronius, meaning "yokel".
Petroniusz m Polish (Rare), Kashubian
Polish and Kashubian form of Petronius.
Petroniy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Petronius.
Petroslav m Bulgarian
This 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... [more]
Petrul m Vlach
Vlach form of Peter.
Petrunko m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.
Petrutis m Lithuanian
Diminutive of masculine given names that start with Petr- (such as Petras and Petronijus), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis.
Pětš m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian variant of Pětr (compare Pěc).
Petsche m Medieval German
Medieval German diminutive of Peter, popular in the Rhineland region in Germany in the 1300s and 1400s.
Petuël m Dutch
Dutch main form of Pethuel.
Petuliki m Tongan
Tongan form of Patrick.
Petúr m Hungarian
19th-century misinterpretation of Petur which was used in medieval Hungarian records as a written form of Pétör.
Petyo m Bulgarian
Diminutive of Petar.
Petyr m Literature, Popular Culture
Petyr 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.
Petzi f & m German
Obsolete diminutive of Petra and Peter.