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Polycrate m History (Gallicized)
French form of Polykrates.

Polydamas m Greek Mythology
Derived from πολῠ- (polu-) meaning “many” and δαμάζω (damazo) meaning "to tame, to (keep in) control".

Polydectes m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polydektes. In Greek mythology, Polydectes was the king of the island of Seriphos.

Polydektas m Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Polydektes. This was the name of a Spartan king from the 9th century BC, but he is usually known as Polydectes, which is the latinized form of the aforementioned Polydektes.

Polydektes m Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun πολυδέκτης (polydektes) meaning "all-receiver". It consists of the Greek adjective πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with the Greek noun δέκτης (dektes) meaning "receiver, beggar".

Polydeuces m Greek Mythology

Polydoor m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Polydoros via its latinized form Polydorus. A known bearer of this name was Polydoor Lippens (1810-1889), a Belgian engineer and inventor.

Polydor m Norman

Polydore m English (Archaic), French (Archaic), French (African, Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Walloon (Rare)
English and French form of Polydoros via its latinized form Polydorus.... [more]

Polydoros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "many gifts", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift, present".... [more]

Polydorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polydoros. A notable real-life bearer of this name was king Polydorus of Sparta, who lived in the 7th century BC.... [more]

Polyeucte m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Polyeuctus (see Polyeuktos).

Polyeuctus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polyeuktos.

Polyeuktos m Ancient Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Greek πολύευκτος (polyeuktos) meaning "much desired, much wished for", which was composed of Greek πολυς (polys) "much" and εὐκτός (euktos) "desired, wished for, prayed for"... [more]

Polygnotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πολύγνωτος (Polygnotos) meaning "well-known, renowned", composed of πολύς (polys) "much, many" and γνωτός (gnotos) "known" (older and more correct form of γνωστός (gnostos))... [more]

Polykarp m German
German form of Polycarp.

Polykleitos m Ancient Greek
From the Greek adjective πολύκλειτος (polykleitos) meaning "far-famed, of great renown", itself from πολύς (polys) "much, many" and κλειτός (kleitos) "famous, renowned, splendid"... [more]

Polykles m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Polymedon m Greek Mythology
Derived from πολῠ- (polu-) meaning “many” and μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler".

Polymeris m Greek

Polymnius m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized masculine form of Polymnia.

Polynices m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πολυνείκης (Polyneikês) meaning "manifold strife", derived from πολύς (polys) "much, many" and νεῖκος (neikos) "quarrel, strife, feud"... [more]

Polynikes m Greek Mythology, Literature
From Greek polys (πολυς) -"much, many" combined with nike (νικη)- "victory". In Greek mythology he was the son of Oedipus and Jocasta.

Polypeithes m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with the Greek verb πείθω (peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [more]

Polyperchon m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek Πολυπέρχων, from Ancient Greek πολυς (polus) "much" and an uncertain second element. It could be from πέρθω (pérthō) "to sack, ravage, destroy" or ἔργον (érgon) "work, labor, task"... [more]

Polyphème m Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Polyphemus.

Polyphron m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πολυς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much". 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]

Polypoites m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "one who makes much", derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much, many" and ποιέω (poieo) meaning "to make, create, compose; to pretend".

Polystratos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πολυς (polys) "much" combined with Greek στρατος (stratos) "army".

Polystratus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polystratos. This name was borne by an eponymous archon of Athens, who lived in the 3rd century BC.

Polyte m Norman
Norman short form of Hippolyte 2.

Polytimos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πολύτιμος (polytimos) meaning "much-revered", which consists of the Greek adjective πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with the Greek verb τιμάω (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem, to revere".

Polytimus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polytimos.

Polyvios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Polybios.

Polyxenidas m Ancient Greek
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Polyxenides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Polyxenides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Polyxenos" in Greek, derived from the name Polyxenos combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).

Polyxenos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Masculine form of Polyxene (see Polyxena). A notable bearer of this name was the Indo-Greek king Polyxenos Epiphanes Soter, who reigned around 100 BC.

Polyxenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polyxenos. In Greek mythology, this was the name of one of the suitors of Helen of Troy.

Polyzalos m Ancient Greek
Doric Greek form of Polyzelos, because it contains ζᾶλος (zalos), which is the Doric Greek form of ζῆλος (zelos) meaning "emulation, zealous imitation" as well as "jealousy" (see Zelos)... [more]

Polyzalus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polyzalos. This was the name of a tyrant of Gela in Sicily, who lived in the 5th century BC.

Polyzelos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective πολύζηλος (polyzelos) meaning "full of emulation, much admired". It consists of the Greek adjective πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with the Greek noun ζῆλος (zelos) meaning "emulation, zealous imitation" as well as "jealousy" (see Zelos).

Polyzelus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Polyzelos. Known bearers of this name include an eponymous archon of Athens (4th century BC) and a Greek comic playwright (flourished around 400 BC).

Polyzois m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Polyzoes.

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

Pomaikalani m & f Hawaiian (Rare)
Possibly meaning "apple of the heavens" in Hawaiian

Pōmare m & f Maori, Tahitian
Ortographically correct form of Pomare in Tahitian.

Pomeroy m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pomeroy.

Pometecomet m Wampanoag
Son of Massasoit.

Pomian m Slavic

Pomnislav m Medieval Slavic
Derived from Church Slavic pomineti or pominiti meaning "to think" (which corresponds with Russian помнить (pomnit) meaning "to think") combined with the Slavic element slava meaning "glory".

Pomp m & f History
This was what explorer, Captain William Clark, of Lewis and Clark fame, nicknamed the son of Sacagawea. The child's real name was Jean Baptiste Charbonneau... [more]

Pompé m Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Variant of Pompée.

Pompée m & f French
French masculine and feminine form of Pompeius (see Pompey). This was the name of a female Breton saint, also known as Aspasie, Pompaïa or, in Breton, Coupaïa/Koupaïa.

Pompej m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Pompey.

Pompejusz m Polish
Polish form of Pompeius.

Pompèu m Provençal
Provençal form of Pompey.

Pompeu m Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Portuguese (African)
Catalan and Portuguese form of Pompey.

Pompeyo m Spanish
Spanish form of Pompey.

Pompie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Pompeius.

Pompilio m Italian
Italian form of Pompilius.

Pompiliusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Pompilio.

Pompo m Ancient Roman
Oscan equivalent of Quintus.

Pompo m Ancient Oscan
Oscan Praenomen dervied from Oscan "pumpe" meaning "five/fifth." The Oscan nomen Pumpunis is dervied from this praenomen, and became the Roman nomen Pomponius. The Latin equivalent of Pompo is Quintus (also meaning "fifth").... [more]

Pomponio m Medieval Italian
Italian form of Pomponius.

Pomścibor m Polish
The first element of this name is related to the Polish verb pomścić "to avenge, to wreak". The second element is derived from Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Pònç m Provençal
Provençal form of Pontius.

Ponce m Biblical French
French form of Pontius.

Ponchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พรชัย (see Phonchai).

Ponching m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Poncho m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.

Poncià m Catalan
Catalan form of Pontian.

Poncián m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Pontianus.

Ponciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pontian.

Poncijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Pontian.

Poncije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Pontius.

Pôncio m Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Pontius.

Poncjan m Polish
Polish form of Pontian.

Poncjusz m Polish
Polish form of Pontius.

Ponco m & f Javanese
Javanese form of Panca.

Pong m Chinese

Pongo m Popular Culture, Pet
The name of a character (a dog) in Disney's 101 Dalmatians.

Pongor m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Pongrác.

Pongphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปองพล (see Pongphon).

Pongphon m Thai
From Thai ปอง (pong) meaning "desire, intend" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Pongpol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปองพล (see Pongphon).

Pongpon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปองพล (see Pongphol).

Pongrác m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Pankratios.

Pongrac m Slovene (Rare)
Variant of Pankracij.

Pongsakon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phongsakon.

Pongsakorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phongsakon.

Pongtep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปองเทพ (see Pongthep).

Pongtep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พงศ์เทพ/พงษ์เทพ (see Phongthep).

Pongthep m Thai
From Thai ปอง (pong) meaning "desire, aim, intend" and เทพ (thep) meaning "god, deity".

Pongthep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พงศ์เทพ/พงษ์เทพ (see Phongthep).

Poniat m Medieval Polish

Poniman m Javanese
From Javanese Pon referring to the third day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix -man.

Ponimin m Javanese
From Javanese Pon referring to the third day of the Javanese five-day week combined with the masculine suffix -min.

Ponlawat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พลวัฒน์ (see Phonlawat).

Ponleak m Khmer
Means "strength, endurance" in Khmer.

Ponleu m Khmer
Means "light" in Khmer.

Ponlok m Khmer

Ponloke m & f Khmer
Means "dear, darling" or "bud, sprout" in Khmer.

Ponnan m Tamil
Masculine form of Ponni

Ponnya m & f Burmese
Means "good deed, meritorious deed" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit पुण्य (puṇya).

Pono m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "goodness, morality, excellence, well-being, prosperity."

Ponos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πόνος (ponos) meaning "pain." In Greek mythology, Ponos was the god of toil and a grandson of Nyx, the goddess of the night.

Ponponio m Miwok
Leader of a band of Native American fugitives in California who called themselves Los Insurgentes and who rebelled against Mexican rule and the mission system in California.

Ponsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พรศักดิ์ (see Phonsak).

Ponso m Filipino
Short form of Alfonso.

Pontas m Batak
Means "small stage, seat or porch for honoured guests" in Toba Batak.

Pontiaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Pontian.

Pontiac m Indigenous American
Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.... [more]

Pontian m English
English form of Pontianus. This name was borne by a pope from the 3rd century AD.

Pontianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Pontius.

Pontida m & f Greek (Rare)
Son of Pontos, from the Greek suffix -idas, meaning "son of". Alternatively, this name could be in reference to the Italian commune of Pontida. While most commonly used as a surname, there have been instances in which it has been used as a first name.

Pontien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Pontian.

Pontios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Pontius.

Pontiy m Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Pontius.

Pontjo m & f Javanese
Older spelling of Ponco influenced by Dutch orthography.

Pontsho m & f Sotho
Means "vision" in Sotho.

Ponz m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Pontius.

Ponziano m Italian
Italian form of Pontian.

Poo m & f Thai
Means “crab” in Thai. Poo is used as a nickname only.

Poojan m Indian
WORSHIP, INDIAN NAME WHEN WE WORSHIP GOD THAT PROCESS CALLED POOJAN

Poʻokela m Hawaiian
From the word meaning "best, superior, outstanding, greatest, supreme, utmost."

Poolad m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پولاد (see Poulad).

Pooley m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Poley.

Poomipat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภูมิพัฒน์/ภูมิภัทร (see Phumiphat).

Poomiphat m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภูมิพัฒน์/ภูมิภัทร (see Phumiphat).

Pooran m Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Alternate transcription of Puran.

Poorang m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پورنگ (see Pourang).

Pooria m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوریا (see Pouria).

Pooriya m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوریا (see Pouria).

Poorpilu f & m Central African

Pooruseq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pôruseĸ.

Poorv m Indian (Rare)

Poorya m Persian
Variant transcription of Pouria.

Poot m American (Rare)
Malik "Poot" Carr is the name of a character in the HBO drama 'The Wire' (2002-2008).

Pooya m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پویا (see Pouya).

Pooyan m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پویان (see Pouyan).

Pop m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Poppy and nickname derived from pop, shortened variation of papa "father," in use in American English as early as 1838.

Popat m Indian, Gujarati

Pope m English (Archaic)
From English pope, a religious title for a bishop.

Popé m Pueblo, Ohkey Owingeh

Popiel m Slavic Mythology
Popiel is a legendary ruler of the 9th century who is said to have ruled over the Polans or Goplanes. However, there is no historical evidence of his existence to date.... [more]

Popkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Phillip.

Poplios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Late Greek
Late Greek form of Publius. In other words, you could say that this name is a late Greek variant of Poublios.

Popo m New World Mythology
Short form of Popocatepetl, which means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl from popoca "it smokes" and tepetl "mountain". This is the name of a hero in Mexican legend and Aztec mythology, the lover of Princess Ixtli... [more]

Popobawa m Swahili
Name of a shape-shifting shetani (evil spirit) in Zanzibar mythology. It is derived from Swahili elements popo (bat) and bawa (wing), therefore literally meaning "bat-wing" or "winged bat"... [more]

Popoca m Nahuatl
Means "to smoke, to emit smoke" in Nahuatl.

Popocatepetl m New World Mythology, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Means "smoking mountain" in Nahuatl, derived from popoca "it smokes" and tepetl "mountain". This is the name of an active volcano in Mexico, named after a warrior from Aztec mythology said to be kneeling beside the body of his lover, Iztaccihuatl, a twin volcano to the north.

Popocatl m Nahuatl
Variant of Popoca. Alternately, could mean "smoking water", derived from Nahuatl popoca "to smoke" and atl "water".

Popoki f & m Hawaiian
Means "cat" in Hawaiian.

Popoquan m Shawnee
Means "gun" in Shawnee.

Popoy f & m Filipino (Modern)

Poppaeus m Ancient Roman
Roman gens name of uncertain origin. It may be related to Latin populus "people".

Poppe m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Poppo.

Poppet f & m English
From the Middle English popet, meaning "a small child or doll." Used in specifically British and formerly British controlled countries.

Poppo m Medieval German, Dutch
Simplified form (Lallform) of Volkbert.

Popuri m Indian

Poqeing m Atayal
meaning "foundation, root, originator"

Porames m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรเมศร์ (see Poramet).

Poramet m Thai
Variant of Paramet.

Poramin m Thai

Poratha m Biblical

Porcaire m French, Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Porcarius and variant of Porchaire.

Porcari m Provençal
Provençal form of Porcarius.

Porcario m Italian
Italian form of Porcarius.

Porcarius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Porcarius (died c. 732) was a Benedictine abbot who governed the Abbey of Lérins off the coast of the French Riviera.

Porcarius m Ancient Roman, Late Roman
Means "swineherd" in Latin from porcus "pig". Used by a few saints.

Porchaire m French, Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Porcarius and variant of Porcaire.

Porciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Portianus or Porcianus.

Porcianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Porcius.

Porcien m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Porcianus and variant of Portien.

Pórcio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porcius.

Porcio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Porcius.

Porco m Portuguese
Meaning "pig" or "filthy" in Portuguese. Attack on Titan's Porco Galliard is a bearer of this name.

Pore m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Kristepore. A notable bearer of this name was Kristepore "Pore" Mosulishvili (1916-1944), a Georgian Soviet soldier who participated in the Italian resistance movement during World War II.

Porferio m Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Porfirio.

Porfi m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Porfirio.

Porfilju m Maltese
Maltese form of Porphyrios.

Porfir m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Porfirio.

Porfiri m Catalan
Catalan form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porfirie m Romanian (Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Porphyrios.

Porfirijas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porfirije m Serbian
Serbian form of Porphyrius.

Porfírio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porfiriusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio) via its latinized form Porphyrius.

Porfiry m Russian
Variant transcription of Porfiriy.

Porfyr m Danish
Danish form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porico m Medieval Spanish

Porinju m Malayalam
Malayalam form of Francis.

Porkios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Porcius.

Pornchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phonchai.

Pornchok m Thai

Pornsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พรศักดิ์ (see Phonsak).

Pornsawan f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phonsawan.

Porntep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พรเทพ (see Phonthep).

Pornthep m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พรเทพ (see Phonthep).

Poro m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Paul.

Porphürión m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Porphyrion.

Porphüriosz m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porphyre m French (Archaic)
French form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porphyrion m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek πορφυρα (porphyra) meaning "purple dye" as well as "purple-fish". Also compare the Greek noun πορφυρίς (porphyris) meaning "purple garment, purple cloak" and the Greek given name Porphyrios (see Porfirio)... [more]

Porphyrius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman
Latinized form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio). This name was borne by a Latin poet from the 4th century AD.

Porphyry m History
Anglicized form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio). This name was borne by a Neoplatonic philosopher from the 3rd century AD.

Porpire m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Porphyrios (see Porfirio).

Porthaon m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology several men bear this name.

Porthos m Popular Culture, Literature
This was the name of one of the 3 Musketeers, from the well-known novel by Alexandre Dumas.

Portianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Portius. Also note that there are instances where this name is a misspelling of Porcianus... [more]

Portien m French (Archaic)
French form of Portianus. This name was borne by Portien Colombel de Bois-Aulard (1730-1805), a French politician.

Portius m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin portus "port, harbour". Also note that there are instances where this name is a variant of Porcius.

Portolu m Sardinian
Nuorese short form of Bartholomew.

Portunus m Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin porta, meaning "gate, door" or portus, meaning "harbor". This was the name of a Roman god of keys, doors, livestock and ports. Its Greek counterpart was Palaemon.

Portwood m English
Transferred use of the surname Portwood.

Porus m Indian (Rare, ?)

Pôruseĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'a bag (made of seal skin) for blubber'.

Porziano m Italian
Italian form of Portianus.

Porzio m Italian
Italian form of Porcius.

Pósa m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Pál.

Poseidippos m Ancient Greek
Means "horse of Poseidon", derived from the name of the Greek sea god Poseidon combined with the Greek noun ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".

Poseidón m Greek Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Poseidon.

Poseidonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Poseidon.

Poseidone m Italian
Italian form of Poseidon.

Poseidonios m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek Ποσειδώνιος (Poseidonios) meaning either "of Poseidon" or "sacred to Poseidon", which is ultimately derived from the name of the god Poseidon.

Poseidons m Latvian
Latvian form of Poseidon.

Poseidoros m Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Poseidon", derived from the name of the Greek god Poseidon combined with the Greek noun δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Poseidorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidoros.

Posejdon m Bosnian, Croatian, Polish
Bosnian, Croatian and Polish form of Poseidon.

Posey f & m English
A variant of the nicknames for Josephine, Posy and Posie. Alternately, a transferred use of the surname Posey.

Posidippus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidippos. This name was borne by two Greek poets from the 3rd century BC, namely Posidippus of Pella and Posidippus of Cassandreia.

Posidó m Catalan
Catalan form of Poseidon.

Posídon m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Poseidon.

Posidon m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidon.

Posidonius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Poseidonios. This name was borne by a Stoic philosopher from the 1st century BC.

Posma m & f Batak
From Toba Batak pos meaning "fixed, firm, happy, trusting" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.

Possy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Rare variant of Posy or a transferred use of a rare surname, Possy.

Posthumus m Medieval English
Used as a second or third name to indicate the child of a deceased parent. ex. Thomas Posthumus son of Thomas. ... [more]

Postirios m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Phosterios via its modern Greek transcription Fostirios.

Poszeidón m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Poseidon.

Pot m History
Used as a nom de guerre by Cambodian communist dictator Pol Pot (1925-1998; born Saloth Sâr), in which case it is derived from French politique potentielle, meaning "potential politics".

Potamo m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Potamon. Bearers of this name include the rhetorician Potamo of Mytilene (died around 15 AD) and the philosopher Potamo of Alexandria (lived in either the 1st century BC or the 2nd century AD).

Potamon m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ποτάμι (potámi) meaning "river, stream".

Potamus m Romani (Latinized)
Possibly a Romani form of Potamon.

Potap m Ukrainian, Russian
Ukrainian and Russian folk form of Patapios.

Potenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Filipino musician Potenciano Gregorio (1880-1939).

Potencjan m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Potentianus.

Potens m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective potens meaning "able, strong, powerful, potent".

Potentian m Late Roman (Anglicized)
English form of Potentianus. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint from Roman Gaul.

Potentianus m Late Roman
Extended form of Potentius. This name is not to be confused with the similar-looking name Pontianus.... [more]

Potentien m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
French form of Potentianus.

Potentin m French (Archaic), German (Archaic)
French and German form of Potentinus.

Potentinus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from Potens and/or Potentius.... [more]

Potentius m Late Roman
Either derived from the Latin noun potentia meaning "power, might, force" or from the Latin adjective potens meaning "able, strong, powerful, potent" (see Potens).... [more]

Potenziano m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Potentianus.

Potheinos m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective ποθεινός (potheinos) meaning "full of longing", which is ultimately derived from either the Greek noun ποθή (pothe) meaning "longing, desire" or the related noun πόθος (pothos) meaning "longing, yearning, regret".

Pothin m French (Archaic)
French form of Potheinos via its latinized form Pothinus.... [more]

Pothinus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Potheinos. ... [more]

Pothitos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Pothetos.

Potino m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Potheinos via its latinized form Pothinus.

Potiphar m Biblical, English (African, Rare)
From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god Ra... [more]

Potipher m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant form of Potiphar.

Potit m Bulgarian (Archaic), French (Archaic), Russian (Archaic), Serbian (Archaic)
Bulgarian, French, Russian and Serbian form of Potitus.

Potitius m Ancient Roman
Roman nomen gentile of which the etymological origin is most likely the same as that of the Roman cognomen Potitus.

Potito m Italian
Italian form of Potitus. A notable bearer of this name is the Italian former tennis player Potito "Poto" Starace (b. 1981).

Potitus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was most likely derived from Latin potitus, which is the perfect participle of the verb potior meaning "to acquire, to obtain". Also compare the Latin adjective potior, which is the comparative of the adjective potis meaning "able, capable" (also see Potens)... [more]

Potkin m Medieval English
Diminutive of Philip.

Potlako m Tswana, Sotho
Means "Urgency" in Tswana and Sotho.

Poton m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Diminutive of names that end in p, such as Josèp and Halip.

Poton m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl potoni, which means "to stink, to smell bad" and sometimes relates to dust storms.

Potskhvera m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ფოცხვერი (potskhveri) meaning "lynx" (as in, the feline).

Potter m English, English (Puritan)
Transferred use of the surname Potter.

Poublios m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Publius.

Poudes m Late Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Pudens.

Poukon m & f Ijaw
Means "born on the riverside" in Ijaw.

Poulad m Persian
Means "steel" in Persian.

Poulicarpe m Provençal
Provençal form of Polycarpe.

Poulite m Provençal
Short form of Ipoulite.

Pòulo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Paul.

Poulose m Indian (Christian), Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Malayalam പൗലോസ് (see Paulose).

Poupon f & m Louisiana Creole

Pourang m Persian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Persian پور (pur) meaning "son" and رنگ (rang) meaning "colour".

Pourçain m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Porcianus.

Pourcàri m Provençal
Provençal form of Porcaire.

Pouria m Persian
Possibly derived from Avestan pouruyô meaning "first, foremost". Alternately it may be from Sanskrit पुर्य (purya) meaning "being in a stronghold or fortress".

Pouriya m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوریا (see Pouria).

Pouvlios m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Poublios, which is the ancient Greek form of Publius.

Pouwel m Dutch
Variant spelling of Pauwel.

Pouwels m Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare)
Medieval Dutch form of Paul.

Pouwles m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Pouwels.

Pouya m Persian
Means "dynamic, active, vivid" in Persian.

Pouyan m Persian
Means "runner, seeker, searcher, explorer" in Persian.

Pov m Hmong
Means "protect" in Hmong Daw.

Pov m & f Khmer
Means "youngest, darling, beloved" in Khmer.

Povel m Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Paul.

Poviarasan m Indian

Povilas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Paulus (see Paul) via its Russian form Pavel. Also compare Paulas and Paulius.... [more]

Povsekakiy m Russian (Rare)
Variant of Pavsikakiy. Also compare Pavsekakiy.

Powell m American
Transferred use of the surname Powell.

Power m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word power meaning "a source or means of supplying energy" or transferred use of the surname Power 1 or Power 2.