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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the number of syllables is 1.
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Math m Dutch, English (American, Archaic), Limburgish
Short form of Mathew (English) as well as Matheus, Mathias and Mathieu (Dutch and Limburgish for all three).
Maths m Swedish
Variant of Mats.
Mậu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 茂 (mậu) meaning "lush, thick, talented".
Maung m Burmese
Means "younger brother" in Burmese. It it usually an honorific title, but it may also be used as part of a given name.
Maup m Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Maurits.
Maus m & f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of names that are derived from the Latin adjective maurus meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", such as Mauritia (feminine), Maurits (masculine) and Maurice (technically unisex in the Netherlands).... [more]
Maw f & m Burmese
Means "proud, prominent, distinguished" in Burmese.
Mäx m German
Variant of Max suggesting an English pronunciation.
Maxx m English
Variant of Max.
May f & m Hebrew (Modern)
Popular name in Israel (mostly for girls), it is came from the name of the month of May (the fifth).... [more]
Mayel m & f Persian, Afghan
Means "toward, inclined, willing" in Persian.
Mayl m Manx
Manx form of Michael.
Mei f & m Indonesian
Means "May (the month)" in Indonesian, typically given to children born in the month of May.
Meic m Welsh (Modern)
Welsh adoption of Mike.
Mek f & m Khmer
From the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha) meaning "sky, cloud".
Mem f & m English
Short form of various names containing the element -mem-.
Meng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream, vision", 猛 (měng) meaning "fierce, ferocious", 蒙 (měng) meaning "cover, suffer, ignorance", 濛 (méng) meaning "drizzle, mist", 孟 (mèng) meaning "eldest brother, first month of a season, rude, rough" or 萌 (méng) meaning "bud, sprout"... [more]
Meng m Chinese (Teochew)
Means "light" in Chinese.
Meng m Khmer
From the Chinese name Meng 3.
Merl m American
Variant of Merle.
Mex m Dutch (Modern, Rare), German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Max. The spelling is chosen to suggest an anglicised pronunciation instead of the standard Dutch and German one.
Mi f & m Chinese
Means "honey" in Mandarin.
Mic m American (Rare)
Diminutive for Micah or Michael or a variant of Mick.
Miên m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 綿 (miên) meaning "continuous" or 檰 (miên) meaning "cotton tree".
Miêu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 苗 (miêu) meaning "seedling, sprout", 貓 (miêu) meaning "cat", or 錨 (miêu) meaning "anchor".
Mik m Danish
Danish form of Mick.
Mîm m Literature
Mîm is the name of the last petty-dwarf in the Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. His story is also told in The Children of Húrin.
Mink m Dutch
Variant of Minke.
Minn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).
Mir m Russian
From the Russian word mir, "world, universe, peace".
Miś m Polish
Diminutive of Michał.
Mit m English (American)
Mit is derived from the names Mitchell, Matthew, or Michael, mostly as a shorter form or nickname... [more]
Mitl m Nahuatl
Means "arrow, dart" in Nahuatl.
Mitt m English
Diminutive of Milton. Middle and common name of U.S. politician Willard Mitt Romney.
Mẫn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 敏 (mẫn) meaning "quick, clever".
Moe m & f Burmese
Means "sky" or "rain" in Burmese.
Moen m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Simoen and its variants (such as Symoen). It is possible that there were cases where the name is a short form of Salomoen and its variant Salemoen, but these would be rare, as the people involved would most likely have been Jewish.... [more]
Moi m Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Morris
Moi m Spanish
Short form of Moisés.
Moll m Medieval English
Medieval English diminutive of Oliver.
Mon f & m Burmese
Means "noble, good" in Burmese.
Mon m & f Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish, Spanish
Short form of given names that contain mon. In Dutch, Flemish and Limburgish, where the name is strictly masculine, that will often be Edmond and Simon 1... [more]
Mộng f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 夢 (mộng) meaning "dream".
Mönkh m & f Mongolian
Means "eternal" in Mongolian. It can be used as a short form of names containing the element мөнх (mönkh).
Moo f & m Karen
Means "alive" in S'gaw Karen.
Moon m & f Dutch
For men, this name is a short form of Simonis, Simonus and Simoon.... [more]
Mor f & m English
Short form of Morgan 1, Morris and other names that starting with mor.
Mors f & m Roman Mythology
Means "death" in Latin. This was the name of the personification of death in Roman mythology, equated to the Greek counterpart Thanatos.
Morse m English (American, Rare)
Derived from the surname Morse.
Mou m & f Japanese
From Japanese 望 (mou) meaning "hope", 孟 (mou) meaning "eldest brother", 猛 (mou) meaning "ferociousness", 蒙 (mou) meaning "I, me" or 莽 (mou) meaning "thicket, underbrush". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Moze m English
Nickname for Moses
Mục m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 穆 (mục) meaning "harmonious, united".
Mùi m & f Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 未 (wèi) referring to the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches associated with the goat of the Chinese zodiac.
Mūl m Anglo-Saxon
It's been postulated that it derives from the Latin mulus meaning "mule", a word which is known to have entered the Old English vocabulary; presumably, it was a nickname that became habitual.... [more]
Murl m English (Rare)
Variant of Merle presumably
Muus m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Bartholomeus (rarely found written as Bartholomuus, which is probably a corruption rather than a true variant).... [more]
Mya m & f Burmese
Means "emerald" or "keen, sharp" in Burmese.
Myaing m & f Burmese
Means "deep forest" in Burmese.
Myat m & f Burmese
Means "noble, excellent" in Burmese.
Myatt m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မြတ် (see Myat).
Myine m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မြိုင် (see Myaing).
Myint f & m Burmese
Means "tall, high, elevated" in Burmese.
Mynn m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese မင်း (see Min 2).
Myo m & f Burmese
Means "family, kind, lineage" in Burmese.
Myrl f & m English
Variant of Merle or Meryl.
Myu f & m Burmese
Means "fog" in Burmese.
Myū f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
This name is, essentially a variant of Miyū, shifted to be pronounced as a 2-mora name (Miyū, on the other hand, has 3 morae).... [more]
Nở f & m Vietnamese
Means "to blossom" in Vietnamese.
Naam m Biblical Hebrew
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Naas m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Athanaas, Donaas and Ignaas.... [more]
Nacz m Polish (Archaic)
Short form of names beginning with Naczę, such as Naczęsław, Naczęmir.
Nad m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism
MEANING : a river (if thought of as a male), thunderer (as cloud), roarer, neigher(as a horse), bellower... [more]
Najam m Urdu
Urdu transcription of Najm.
Nan f & m Chinese
From Chinese 男 (nán) meaning "man, male, son", 南 (nán) meaning "south" or 楠 (nán) meaning "Chinese cedar", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Năng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 能 (năng) meaning "frequently, often, habitually".
Naoi m Irish
Irish form of Noah 1.
Nap m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Napoleon. Most notably used by Hall of Fame baseball player Nap Lajoie.
Nard m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Bernard and Leonard, which is primarily used in the south of the Netherlands.
Nart m Circassian
From the name of a race of superhuman giants in Caucasian mythology, derived from Proto-Iranian narθra- meaning "manhood" (from h₂nḗr meaning "man").
Nats f & m English, Filipino
Short form of Natalie, Nathanael and other names that begin with nat-.
Naung m Burmese
Means "elder brother" or "next, future" in Burmese.
Nay m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese နေ (see Ne).
Ndoc m Albanian
A diminutive variant of the name Ndue, which a shortening of name Andon, the Albanian version of Anthony.
Ne m & f Burmese
Means "sun" in Burmese.
Neel m Sanskrit, Indian
Neel - Sanskrit name... [more]
Neel m & f Dutch, Limburgish, Medieval Flemish
Short form of Cornelius (masculine) and Cornelia (feminine).... [more]
Neel m English (Rare)
Variant of Neil.
Negm m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic نجم (see Najm). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.
Ness m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Ness or a masculine form of Nessa 1.... [more]
Netsanet m Ethiopian
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Nev m Hebrew
Short form of Yaniv. A known bearer of this name is Yaniv "Nev" Schulman (b. 1984), an Israeli-American producer, actor and photographer.
Nev m English (British, Rare), Irish (Rare)
Short form of Neville (English), Nevan and Nevin (both Irish). Known bearers of this name include the American former sports broadcaster Nev Chandler (1946-1994) and the Australian former politician Nev Warburton (b... [more]
Nex m & f English
Likely from Latin nex, meaning “murder, slaughter, violent death”
Ngah m & f Malay
Means "second-born" in Malay.
Ngãi m & f Vietnamese
Southern variant of Nghĩa.
Ngân f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 銀 (ngân) meaning "silver".
Ngạn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 彥 (ngạn) meaning "elegant, handsome, learned".
Ngát f & m Vietnamese
Means "fragrant" in Vietnamese.
Ngật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 忔 (ngật) meaning "happiness".
Nget m & f Khmer
Means "baby, infant" in Khmer.
Nghi f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 儀 (nghi) meaning "ceremony, rites".
Nghĩ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 議 (nghĩ) meaning "to think, contemplate" or 儗 (nghĩ) meaning "to usurp authority".
Nghị m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 毅 (nghị) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".
Nghĩa m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 義 (nghĩa) meaning "justice, righteousness".
Nghiêm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嚴 (nghiêm) meaning "strict, grave, stern".
Nghiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 硯 (nghiên) meaning "inkstone".
Nghiễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 巘 (nghiễn) meaning "mountain peak".
Nghiệp m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 業 (nghiệp) meaning "business, trade" or "work, merit, achievements".
Ngọ m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 午 (ngọ) referring to the seventh Earthly Branch (11 AM to 1 PM), which is itself associated with the horse of the Chinese zodiac.
Ngoan m & f Vietnamese
Means "good, well-behaved, submissive" in Vietnamese, from a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 愿 (yuàn).
Ngợi m Vietnamese
Means "to praise" in Vietnamese.
Ngũ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 五 (ngũ) meaning "five".
Ngưng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 凝 (ngưng) meaning "to condense (from gas to liquid)".
Ngung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 顒 (ngung) meaning "serious, solemn".
Nguyện m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 願 (nguyện) meaning "to wish, to pledge".
Nguyêt f & m Vietnamese
Variant of Nguyệt.
Nguyet f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Nguyệt used outside of Vietnam.
Ngwe m & f Burmese
Means "silver, money" in Burmese.
Nhã m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雅 (nhã) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".
Nhậm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 任 (nhậm) meaning "to carry, bear responsibility".
Nhàn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嫻 (nhàn) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful".
Nhân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhân) meaning "benevolence, mercy".
Nhạn f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 雁 (nhạn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Nhật m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhật) meaning "sun, day".
Nhất m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 一 (nhất) meaning "one, first".
Nhean m Khmer
Means "instinctive" in Khmer.
Nhị m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 二 (nhị) meaning "two".
Nhiên m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 然 (nhiên) meaning "certainly, correct".
Nhơn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 仁 (nhơn) meaning "compassionate".
Nhựt m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 日 (nhựt) meaning "sun, day".
Nhu m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑈 (nhu) meaning "a kind of jade" or 柔 (nhu) meaning "soft, gentle".
Như f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 如 (như) meaning "like, as" or 茹 (như) meaning "roots, vegetables".
Nhuận m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 潤 (nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".
Nhược m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 若 (nhược) meaning "obedient, compliant".
Ni f & m Burmese
Means "red" in Burmese.
Nib m & f Medieval English
Diminutive of Isabel or John.
Niềm m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
From a non Sino-Vietnamese reading of 念 (niềm) meaning "feeling, sentiment".
Niệm m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 念 (niệm) meaning "to recite".
Nies m & f Dutch (Rare), Limburgish (Rare), North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
In Dutch, Frisian and Limburgish, Nies is predominantly a masculine given name. For the Dutch, it is a variant form of Nijs (which has a different pronunciation), while for the Frisians, it is a variant spelling of Nys (which has the same pronunciation)... [more]
Niff m American (Rare)
Short for Kenneth. Popularized in the SNL Firing Skits with Dana and Niff. Used more as a comical kind of nickname because of this.
Nige m English
Diminutive of Nigel.
Night m & f English
From the English word for the time when the Sun is below the horizon when the sky is dark, ultimatley from Old English niht which is from Proto-Germanic *nahts which is from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts.
Nijs m Dutch
Dutch short form of Dionysius.
Nine m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word for the number 9, derived from Old English nigon (from an Indo-European root shared by Latin novem and Greek ἐννέα (ennéa)).
Ninh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 寧 (ninh) meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".
No f & m Burmese
Means "wake up" in Burmese.
Nô m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 奴 (nô) meaning "servant, slave", or meaning "to frolic, eager, enthusiastic" in Vietnamese.
Nob m Literature
The name of a J.R.R. Tolkien character.
Nob m Medieval English
Medieval diminutive of Robert.
Noer f & m Indonesian
Indonesian older spelling of Nur based on Dutch orthography.
Noh m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic نوح (see Nuh), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.
Nohk f & m Thai
Means "bird" in Thai.
Noi f & m Thai, Lao
Means "small, little" in Thai, also used as an alternate transcription of Lao Noy. It is unisex in Thailand (more commonly used as a nickname) while it is feminine in Laos.
Nooh m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Nuh as well as the Urdu form.
Nox m Dutch
Possibly a variant of Knox or a masculine usage of the feminine name Nox.
Nu f & m Burmese
Means "soft, delicate, tender, youthful" in Burmese.
Nuan f & m Thai
Means "tender, gentle, mild, soft" or "cream, pale, ivory" in Thai.
Nước m & f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "water" or "country" in Vietnamese.
Nyam m & f Mongolian
Means "Sunday" in Mongolian.
Nyan m Burmese
Means "intellect, wisdom" in Burmese.
Nyck m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
West Frisian cognate of Nick (also compare Nyckele) as well as a Dutch and English variant spelling of the name. In the anglophone world, this name can also be a direct short form of given names that contain nyck, such as Dominyck.... [more]
Nyein m & f Burmese
Means "quiet, calm, still" in Burmese.
Nyk m West Frisian (Rare)
Modern spelling and form of Nyck, as the -ck- is originally a medieval way of spelling the consonant -k-. Also compare the names Nykele and Nykle, which are very closely related.... [more]
Nyle m English (Rare)
Variant of Nile.
Nyo m & f Burmese
Means "brown" in Burmese.
Nys m North Frisian (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
North Frisian and West Frisian short form of Dionysius.
Nyunt m & f Burmese
Means "spring, shoot, growth" or "apex, summit" in Burmese.
Oai m Vietnamese
From a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of 威 (uy) meaning "stately, majestic".
Oakes m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Oakes.
Oánh m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 瑩 (oánh) meaning "lustrous, bright, transparent".
Oanh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鶯 (oanh) meaning "oriole".
Ob m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Marathi
Name : Ob ओब... [more]
Od m & f Mongolian
Means "star" in Mongolian.
Odar m Irish
Means "dark, grey-brown" in Irish.
Odma m Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Sinhalese
Odm /Odma ओद्म means- moistening, act of wetting. ... [more]
Oet m West Frisian
Frisian form of Ot.
Ogh m Indian, Sanskrit, Nepali, Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati
Means "flood" in Hindi.
Ohn m & f Burmese
Means "coconut" in Burmese.
Ohre m & f Hebrew
Variant of Or.
Omm m Indian
Variant transcription of Om.
Ôn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 溫 (ôn) meaning "lukewarm" or 㝧 (ôn) meaning "steady, firm, secure".
Ond m Medieval Hungarian
According to the 'Gesta Hungarorum' Ond is one of the seven Hungarian chieftains.
Oo m & f Burmese
Means "first, eldest, head" in Burmese.
Or m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Hur appearing in the Septuagint.
Örn m Icelandic, Swedish
From an Old Norse name and byname derived from ǫrn meaning "eagle". It coincides with the modern Icelandic and Swedish noun örn, also denoting the bird.
Ørn m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Norwegian and Danish form of Örn. It could also be a short form of any name starting with ørn-.
Ot m Dutch
Dutch form of Odo; in some instances, the name is also a short form of Adrianus.
Ott m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Otto.
Ou m Japanese
From Japanese 央 (ou) meaning "centre, middle", 鴎 (ou) meaning "seagull", 紘 (ou) meaning "vast, expansive", 桜 (ou) meaning "cherry blossom", 鷹 (ou) meaning "eagle, falcon, hawk", 汪 (ou) meaning "vast, extensive, deep" or 泱 (ou) meaning "great, expansive" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Paas m Dutch (Archaic)
Short form of masculine names that are derived from Greek and Latin pascha meaning "Easter" as well as "Passover", such as Paschalis, Pascharius and Paschasius and their Dutch forms.... [more]
Paing m & f Burmese
Means "own, possess" in Burmese.
Pait m Scots
Short form of Paitrick.
Patch m English (American)
Short form of Patrick, coming from how the sequence ⟨tr⟩ is pronounced like ⟨ch⟩ in many dialects of American English.... [more]
Pauk m & f Burmese
From the name of a type of flowering tree that produces vivid orange-red blooms (scientific name Butea monosperma). This word can also mean "prospect, opportunity" and "manner, style (of speaking)", among many other definitions.
Paull m English (Archaic)
Variant of Paul recorded in the 16th century.
Paum m Limburgish (Archaic)
Medieval Limburgish variant of Palm, which was likely influenced by Old French paume meaning "palm" and paumier meaning "palmer" (as in, a medieval Christian pilgrim).... [more]
Paw m & f Burmese
Means "arise, emerge, appear" in Burmese.
Pe m Burmese
Means "man, male" in Burmese.
Peang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".... [more]
Peang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".
Peet m Estonian, Afrikaans, Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Peeter (Estonian) as well as Peter and Petrus (Afrikaans, Dutch and Limburgish).... [more]
Pei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 培 (péi) meaning "foster, cultivate, nourish", 配 (pèi) meaning "match, join, deserve", 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩 (pèi) meaning "wear, admire", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Peik m Finland Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It could be derived from Finnish peikko "troll" or poika "boy" (the Swedish word for boy, pojke, is derived from the Finnish word). The name appears in folk tales in the Swedish-speaking parts of Finland.... [more]
Peng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 鹏 (péng) referring to a large, legendary bird in Chinese mythology or 蓬 (péng) meaning "flourishing, prospering, vigorous", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Penn m English, Welsh Mythology
Means "head, top" in Welsh. This was the name of two characters in Welsh legend. It can also come from the English surname which was from a place name meaning "hill" in Old English.
Perch m Armenian
From the Armenian word պերճ (perč) meaning "magnificent".
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).
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... [more]
Peus m Limburgish (Archaic)
Medieval Limburgish short form of Paschalis and Paschasius. It was in use until at least the 18th century, and had become obsolete by the 20th century.... [more]
Phổ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 譜 (phổ) meaning "to compose or arrange a musical score" or 普 (phổ) meaning "universal, widespread, vast".
Phái m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 湃 (phái) meaning "surge, powerful".
Phán m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 判 (phán) meaning "to rule, to declare".
Phấn m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 奮 (phấn) meaning "strive, exert".
Phát m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 發 (phát) meaning "distribute, issue, deliver".
Phật m Buddhism
Vietnamese form of Buddha.
Phet f & m Lao, Thai
Means "diamond" in Lao and Thai.
Phi m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 飛 (phi) meaning "to fly".
Phib m Coptic
From Egyptian pꜣ-hb meaning "the ibis".
Phiêu m Vietnamese (Rare)
From Sino-Vietnamese 漂 (phiêu) meaning "to float, drift".
Phill m English
Variant of Phil.
Phone m Burmese
Means "power, glory, influence" in Burmese.
Phong m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 風 (phong) meaning "wind, style".
Phot m Thai
Means "word, speech" in Thai.
Phou m & f Lao
Means "mountain" in Lao.
Phú m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 富 (phú) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".
Phước m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Phúc chiefly used in southern Vietnam.
Phuc m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Phúc used outside of Vietnam.
Phụng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鳳 (phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".
Phut m Buddhism
Lao and Thai form of Buddha.
Phyl m & f English
Diminutive of Phylip, Philippa and other names that begin with Phil.
Phyo m & f Burmese
Means "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Phyoe m & f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese ဖြိုး (see Phyo).
Pi m Obscure
From the mathematical constant. Pi O, (1951-) is a Greek-Australian, working class, anarchist poet.
Pidge m & f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From the word pidgeon. It has been used extensively as a nickname and also rarely as an official name.
Pie m & f French (Rare)
French form of Pius and Pia.
Pink m & f English
A nickname from the color pink, or a diminutive of names such as Patrick or Patricia.
Pire m Walloon
Walloon form of Pierre.
Pitt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Pitt. A fictional bearer was Sir Pitt Crawley in William Makepeace Thackeray's satirical novel 'Vanity Fair' (1848), a character apparently named in honour of the 18th-century British statesman William Pitt, nicknamed "The Great Commoner" (for whom the U.S. city of Pittsburgh was also named).
Plaek m Thai
Means "strange, unusual" in Thai. A notable bearer was Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1897-1964), who served as the prime minister of Thailand from 1948 to 1957.
Plam m Serbian
From Serbian плам (plam) meaning "flame".
Platt m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Platt.
Ples m English (Rare)
Short form of Pleasant (compare Pleas).
Ploon f & m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Apollonia (feminine) and Apollonius (masculine). Also see the related name Pleun.... [more]
Plum f & m English
From Middle English ploume, from Old English plume "plum, plum tree," from an early Germanic borrowing (Middle Dutch prume, Dutch pruim, Old High German pfluma, pfruma, German Pflaume) from Vulgar Latin *pruna, from Latin prunum "plum," from Greek prounon, a later form of proumnon, a word of unknown origin, which is probably, like the tree itself, of Anatolian origin.
Po m & f Burmese
Means "to exceed" in Burmese.
Po m Swedish (Rare)
Short form of hyphenated names starting with P and O, like Per-Olof.
Po m Popular Culture
From Cantonese Chinese 寶 (bóu) meaning "treasure" or "precious". This is the name of the protagonist of the film franchise Kung Fu Panda. He is an anthropomorphic giant panda who is unlikely chosen as the prophesied Dragon Warrior in the first film.
Pod m Literature
A character from The Borrowers, a book by Mary Norton, from the ordinary vocabulary word pod.
Pogue m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Pogue. In the 2006 horror film 'The Covenant', Taylor Kitsch portrays one of the main protagonists, Pogue Perry.
Poh f & m Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew)
Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Bao.
Polk m English
Transferred use of the surname Polk.
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]
Ponz m Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Pontius.
Poo m & f Thai
Means “crab” in Thai. Poo is used as a nickname only.
Poot m American (Rare)
Malik "Poot" Carr is the name of a character in the HBO drama 'The Wire' (2002-2008).
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.
Pope m English (Archaic)
From English pope, a religious title for a bishop.
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".
Pov m & f Khmer
Means "youngest, darling, beloved" in Khmer.
Prak m Khmer
Means "silver" in Khmer.
Pres m English
Short form of Preston, Prescott, or other names beginning with "Pres". Preston "Pres" Dillard is a character in the 1938 film "Jezebel."
Press m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Press or possibly a short form of names with the element press, such as Presley.
Prest m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Prix via its Occitan form Priest.
Pri m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "fruit" in Hebrew.
Prih m & f Javanese
Means "sorrow, pain, sadness" in Javanese.
Prime m English (American)
Possibly transferred use of the surname Prime.
Pros m Khmer
Means "boy, man" in Khmer.
Prvul m Vlach
Means "first-born son" in Vlach.
Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]
Psalms f & m English (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture
From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).
Psmith m Literature
'Psmith Rupert (in later incarnations Ronald Eustace) Psmith, dandyish Old Etonian (expelled) flaneur and social escapologist in the works of P.G. Wodehouse. Debuting in 'Lost Lambs' (1909; later (1935) renamed 'Enter Psmith'), he was the first of the major characters Wodehouse created... [more]
Puil m Limburgish (Rare)
Limburgish form of Paulus (see Paul).
Punj m Indian
Origin - Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhala, Bengali, Australian, Mauritian, Fijian, Buddhist, Sikh, ... [more]
Purl m English
Transferred use of the surname Purl.
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