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Parca f Roman MythologyOne of the three goddesses of fate in relation to birthing. See also
Nona and
Decima. Parca or Partula oversees
partus, birth as the initial separation from the mother's body (as in English '"postpartum")... [
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Pardo m ItalianName of a 6th Century saint associated with the town of Larino, Italy. Believed to have been born in the Peloponnese, Pardo spent three years preaching in Larino before settling in the nearby town of Lucera... [
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Parla f TurkishMeans "shine!" in Turkish (the imperative form of
parlamak meaning "to shine").
Paro f Hindi, BengaliDiminutive of
Parvati. This is the name of the female lead in Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's novel 'Devdas' (1917).
Pa-ru f JapaneseJapanese name meaning "pearl", influenced by the Japanese pronunciation of the English word
pearl.
Pasca f Medieval Italian, Medieval CornishDerived from Latin
pascha "(feast of) Passover". The Jewish Passover holiday often coincided with the Christian Easter holiday; this name was given to children born or christened on or near that holiday... [
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Pasha m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
փաշայ (pʿašay) meaning "pasha", the title of a high-ranking Ottoman military officer.
Patə̑r m MariMari masculine name meaning "warrior, strong".
Patar m BatakMeans "clear, bright, open, transparent" in Toba Batak.
Patel m & f IndianFrom the Gujarati word પટેલ (
paṭēl) meaning "chief, village headsman". This is the most common surname among Indian-Americans.
Pati f GeorgianShort form of
Patman, which is now primarily used as an independent name rather than as an unofficial nickname.
Pauk m & f BurmeseFrom 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.
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).... [
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Păuna f Romanian (Archaic)Derived from Romanian
păun "peacock". The name was borne by Păuna Greceanu-Cantacuzino, a Princess consort of Wallachia.
Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval EnglishMedieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French
pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French
Pavie "woman from
Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [
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Pavot f Jèrriais (Modern, Rare)Derived from Jèrriais
pavot "poppy" (ultimately from Latin
papāver). This is a newly coined name, intended as a Jèrriais equivalent of
Poppy.
Pawa m MorioriThis name means dust. This was the name of a Moriori elder and expert on Moriori lore named Pawa Ngamunanga Kahuki. The name has and may still be used as a last name.
Payl m ManxManx palatalized form of
Paul, probably introduced from Scotland.
Payu f Indigenous Australian, PintupiOf Australian Aboriginal origin (Pintupi, to be precise), the meaning of this name is not yet known to me at the moment. A known bearer of this name is Payu Napaltjarri (b. circa 1952), an Australian Aboriginal artist who also happens to be the sister of fellow artists Yakari Napaltjarri (b... [
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Pazu m Popular CultureThis is the name of one of the main characters in the Studio Ghibli movie, "Castle in the Sky".
Peach f English (Modern), Popular CultureDerived from the name of the fruit, which itself derived its name from Late Latin
persica, which came from older Latin
malum persicum meaning "Persian fruit." In popular culture, this is the name of the Nintendo video game character Princess Peach, whom Mario often rescues from the evil Bowser.
Peang m & f KhmerFrom Chinese 平 (píng) meaning "peace".
Peep m EstonianOriginally a diminutive of
Peeter, now used as a given name in its own right.
Peeta m LiteratureThis is the name of the male protagonist in Suzanne Collins' young adult novel "The Hunger Games" and its sequels. Collins has never stated how she came up with the name but it has been speculated that it is related to
pita bread, given that the character was born into a family of bakers, or that it could be a form of
Peter.
Pege f GreekMeans "source" or "spring" in Greek.
Peihu m & f ChineseFrom 佩 (
pèi) meaning "belt ornament, pendant" and 瑚 (
hú) meaning "coral".
Peihu m & f ChineseFrom 佩 (
pèi) meaning "belt ornament, pendant" and 瑚 (
hú) meaning "coral".
Peiji m ChineseFrom 霈 (
pèi) meaning "heavy rain" and 冀 (
jì) meaning "to wish, to hope" .
Peili f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Pein m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
pei meaning "wing, feather, leaf" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Peiyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".
Pejan m KurdishEtymology uncertain, perhaps an alternate transcription of Kurdish
pêçan meaning "bandage".
Pekah m Biblical (All)From a root meaning “open”. Pekah was a king of Israel for a 20-year period beginning in about 778 B.C.E..
Pelda f KurdishThe meaning of 'Pelda' is beginning of spring. In Kurdish 'Pel' means tree leaf and 'da' means giving. After the winter ends, the leaves start to grow from the branches of the trees, you understand that spring has come, and this is what the name Pelda means.
Pelé m Portuguese (Brazilian)Famous bearer of this name is Pelé (Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento) and is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time. ... [
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Pelin m Polish (Rare)Allegedly derived from Greek
πελινοσ (
pelinos) "black", "dark", "dark-skinned".
Pemau f Indigenous Australian (?)Allegedly an Australian Aboriginal name of Bundjalung origin. This is borne by Pemau Stone Bancroft (2018-), daughter of Australian actress Yael Stone and Jack Manning Bancroft; his mother, artist Bronwyn Bancroft, "has said that her great-great-great-grandmother Pemau was one of only two or three survivors from her clan (the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation), the rest murdered when their land was settled by a white farmer."
Pemma f & m TibetanComes from Pema (and Padma), Tibetan for Lotus. Lotus is a sacred flower in Buddhism (as well as Hinduism), a symbol for the way to enlightenment.
Peña f Spanish (European)Means "rock" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Peña and
Nuestra Señora de la Peña, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock" and "Our Lady of the Rock" respectively.
Penda m History, Anglo-SaxonOld English name of unknown origin. Penda was a 7th-century king of Mercia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom in what is today the English Midlands.
Penda m AfricanPenda is a shortend name of the Name Pendapala meaning "to be brave" or "be brave" in the ovomba language, indigeonous to the ovamo peolple of Namibia. ... [
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Peng m & f ChineseFrom 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.
Peng f FilipinoDiminutive of any name containing the sounds /f/ or /p/.
Penha f Portuguese (Brazilian)Derived from Portuguese
penha "cliff, rock", usually used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary
Nossa Senhora da Penha.
Penia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
Πενία "deficiency; poverty", Penia was the personification of poverty and need. She married
Porus at
Aphrodite's birthday and was sometimes considered the mother of
Eros.
Penn m English, Welsh MythologyMeans "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.
Penna f AmericanThe Latin word for "feather, wing". American actor Ian Ziering has a daughter named Penna, born 2013.
Penni f & m FinnishRarely used as a given name. Possibly derived from
Benjamin.
Penni is a Finnish word for "penny".
Penta f LiteraturePossibly derived from the Greek prefix
penta meaning "five". This is the name of the protagonist of the Italian fairy tale Penta of the Chopped-Off Hands (1634) by Giambattista Basile. In the story, Penta is a princess who has her hands cut off so she can escape the advances of her brother, who wants to marry her.
Peola f African AmericanUsed in Fannie Hurst's novel
Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.