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.
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.
Phalaris m Ancient GreekProbably derived from Greek φάλαρον
(phalaron), which was the name for a metal disc or boss that was worn as a military ornament on the breast. Phalaris was the name of a tyrant of Acragas (now Agrigento) in Sicily, who lived in the 6th century BC.
Phalec m BiblicalFrom Φάλεκ
(Phalek), a Hellenized form of
Peleg. Allegedly the form used in the Septuagint is Φάλεγ
(Phaleg).
Phalios m Ancient GreekPossibly means "with a white spot, dappled", from Greek φαλός
(phalos) meaning "white".
Phalla f & m KhmerDerived from Khmer ផល
(phal) meaning "fruit" or "benefit, profit, result".
Phallu m BiblicalPhallu was a son of
Reuben according to Genesis 46:9, Exodus 6:14 and Numbers 26:5. He was one of the 70 souls to migrate to Egypt with
Jacob.
Phán m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 判 (
phán) meaning "to rule, to declare".
Phấn m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 奮
(phấn) meaning "strive, exert".
Phan m & f LaoMeans "change, twist, transform" in Lao.
Phan m & f ThaiMeans "alter, change" in Thai.
Phanes m Ancient GreekPhanes of Halicarnassus was a councilman, tactician and mercenary from Halicarnassus, serving the Egyptian pharaoh
Amasis II.
Phanlop m ThaiMeans "favoured person, preferred person" in Thai.
Phanokles m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek φανός
(phanos), which can mean "light, bright" as well as "torch, lantern". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek φανης
(phanes) "appearing"... [
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Phanom m & f ThaiMeans "hill, mountain" (a poetic word) in Thai.
Phanomachos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek φανός
(phanos), which can mean "light, bright" as well as "torch, lantern". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek φανης
(phanes) "appearing"... [
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Phanostratos m Ancient GreekThe first element of this name is probably derived from Greek φανός
(phanos), which can mean "light, bright" as well as "torch, lantern". However, it is also possible that it is derived from Greek φανης
(phanes) "appearing"... [
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Phanourios m Late GreekThis name is best known for being the name of saint Phanourios (also known as
Phanurius), a pre-congegration saint who is primarily venerated in the Greek Orthodox Church... [
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Phansa f & m ThaiMeans "rainy season, wet season" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्षा
(varṣā). This is also the name for the three-month period during the rainy season (typically from July to October) during which Buddhist monks do not leave their temples in order to devote themselves to their studies.
Phantastes m Arthurian Cycle, LiteraturePhantastes or Fantasy is the youth in the upper floors of the House of Temperance. He represents imagination and the vision of things to come.
Phanudet m ThaiFrom Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ
(phanu) meaning "sun, light" and เดช
(det) meaning "power, might, authority".
Phanuphat m ThaiFrom Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ
(phanu) meaning "sun, light" and ภัทร
(phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious, auspicious".
Phanuphong m ThaiFrom Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ
(phanu) meaning "sun, light" and พงศ์
(phong) meaning "lineage, family, race".
Phanurat f & m ThaiFrom Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ
(phanu) meaning "sun, light" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Phanuwat m ThaiFrom Thai ภาณุ or ภานุ
(phanu) meaning "sun, light" and วัฒน์
(wat) meaning "prosperity, culture, development".
Pharaoh m English, Mormon, African AmericanPharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the rulers of all Ancient Egyptian dynasties. Historically, however, "pharaoh" only started being used as a title for the king during the New Kingdom, specifically during the middle of the eighteenth dynasty, after the reign of
Hatshepsut... [
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Pharazôn m LiteratureDerived from the Adûnaic word pharaz, meaning "gold". In The Silmarillion, Ar-Pharazôn (King Pharazôn) was the name of the last king of Númenor and the husband and usurper of
Miriel... [
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Phasouk m & f LaoMeans "joy, happiness, prosperity" in Lao.
Phasuk f & m ThaiMeans "happy, content, comfortable" in Thai.
Phát m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 發
(phát) meaning "distribute, issue, deliver".
Phatcharaphon m ThaiFrom Thai พัชร
(phatchara) meaning "diamond" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power".
Phattharachai m ThaiFrom Thai ภัทร
(phatthara) meaning "good, prosperous, excellent" and ชัย
(chai) meaning "victory".
Phattharaphon m & f ThaiFrom Thai ภัทร
(phatthara) meaning "good, prosperous, excellent" combined with พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power" or พร
(phon) meaning "blessing"... [
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Phattrasak m ThaiFrom Thai ภัทร
(phat) meaning "magnificent, glorious, auspicious" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power".
Phatuel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Pethuel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Phawat m ThaiPossibly from Thai ภา (
pha), a variant spelling of พา (
pha) meaning "to bring; to take" and วัฒน์ (
wat), from วัฒน (
watthana-) meaning "prosperity, beauty".... [
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Phayao f & m ThaiFrom the name of a province in northern Thailand, which is of uncertain meaning.
Phayon m ThaiMeans "(acting) magically, automatically" or "clarified, explained" in Thai.
Phayung m & f ThaiMeans "support, help, assist" in Thai.
Pheareak m KhmerMeans "duty, responsibility" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit भार
(bhara) meaning "burden, weight".
Phedael m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Pedahel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Phegiel m Biblical, Biblical LatinForm of
Pagiel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pheidias m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek φείδομαι
(pheidomai) meaning "to spare (someone or something), to refrain, to have mercy" or "to live sparingly, be frugal".
Phello m CopticProbably derived from the masculine article ⲡ-
(p-) combined with ϩⲗⲗⲟ
(hllo) "old person, elder; monk". Compare
Thello.
Pheng m & f LaoMeans "song" or "full (moon)" in Lao.
Pherekles m Ancient GreekMeans "to bring glory", derived from Greek φέρω
(phero) meaning "to bring, to bear, to carry" (see
Pherenike) combined with Greek κλέος
(kleos) meaning "glory".
Pherekrates m Ancient GreekMeans "to bring power", derived from Greek φέρω
(phero) meaning "to bring, to bear, to carry" (see
Pherenike) combined with Greek κράτος
(kratos) meaning "power".
Pherekydes m Ancient GreekDerived from Greek φερω
(phero) "to carry, to bear" combined with Greek κῦδος
(kydos) "praise, renown, glory, fame."
Phetsamone f & m LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ສມອນ
(samone) meaning "war, battle" or "beloved, wife, pretty girl".
Phetsarath m LaoThis was the name of Phetsarath Ratanavongsa (1890-1959), the first Prime Minister of Laos.
Phetvilay m & f LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "beautiful, handsome fine".
Pheup m & f KhmerMeans "good luck, good fortune" in Khmer.
Phi m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 飛
(phi) meaning "to fly".
Phiansak m Thai (Rare)From Thai เพียร
(phian) meaning "persevere, persist" and ศักดิ์
(sak) meaning "power, prestige, honour".
Phib m CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-hb meaning "the ibis".
Phibun m ThaiMeans "full, extensive, spacious" in Thai. This is a nickname of Thai politician and prime minister
Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897-1964).
Phichai m ThaiMeans "victory" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विजय
(vijaya).
Phichet m ThaiMeans "prosperous, sublime, excellent" in Thai.
Phichit m ThaiMeans "to conquer, to defeat, to vanquish" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit विजित
(vijita).
Phidias m Ancient GreekPhidias was a Greek sculptor, painter and architect, who lived in the 5th century BC, and is commonly regarded as one of the greatest of all sculptors of Classical Greece.
Phiên m Vietnamese"Phiên" is a derivation of "Phiến", which means "land" or "world". A man named "Phiên" means that his parents hoped him to grow up and be a leader, or at least a wealthy man. However, "Phiên" is also a suggestion to his origin, since "Phiên" also means "a far away and uncultured land" in Vietnamese.
Philaé f & m French (Rare)Possibly taken from
Philae, the Latinized form of Φιλαί
(Philai), the Greek name of an ancient island of the Nile which was the center of the worship of Isis and the site of temples dedicated to her... [
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Philanor m Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun φιλάνωρ
(philanor) meaning "fond of a man", which consists of Greek φίλος
(philos) meaning "beloved, dear" as well as "friend, lover" combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ
(aner) meaning "man".... [
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Philaretos m Late GreekMeans "friend of virtue" or "virtuous friend", derived from Greek φιλος
(philos) "friend" combined with Greek ἀρετὴ
(arete) "virtue, excellence".
Philax m LiteratureDerived from Greek phulax meaning "watcher". This is the name of a character in the fairy tale "The Palace of Revenge" by Henriette-Julie de Murat. Philax is the cousin and lover of the protagonist
Imis.
Phileas m Ancient Greek, Literature, German (Rare)Originally a short form of a Greek name beginning with the element φίλος
(philos) meaning "lover, friend". This was the name of an early Christian saint, a 3rd-century bishop of the Egyptian city of Thmuis... [
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Philian m English, GermanDerived from
Philianus, which is the latinized form of Greek
Philianos. It is ultimately derived from Greek
philos "friend" or
phileo "to love". Compare also
Philon... [
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