This is a list of submitted names in which the length is 4 or 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Pepo m Spanish, CatalanDiminutive 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).... [
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Peppy m Popular CultureThe name of Peppy Hare, a rabbit who is a member of Team Star Fox. He is later the general of the Cornerian Army.
Pepsi f ObscureAfter the carbonated cola brand. This is the name of American educational professional Marijuana Pepsi Vandyck.
Perak m MalayIt 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.
Perch m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word
պերճ (perč) meaning "magnificent".
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... [
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Perna f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-GreekDerived from Greek
pernas "to pass", this name was historically given to a girl with older sisters whose parents desperately hoped for a son. They "were literally praying for the curse of daughters to pass".
Perse f Greek MythologyLit. "destroyer" is one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. Perse married Helios, the god of the sun, and bore him several children, most notably the sorceress-goddess Circe.
Pesah m JewishPossibly derived from the modern Hebrew for Pesach, or Passover.
Pesha f YiddishRelated to Pesach (Passover). Alternately, a Yiddish diminutive of
Batya.
Pessi m LiteratureFrom the Finnish fairy tale
Pessi and Illusia by Yrjo Kokko, published in 1944. ... [
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Pesta f BatakMeans "celebration, party, gathering" in Batak.
Peta m ComanchePeta 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... [
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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.
Pětr m SorbianSorbian form of
Peter. Jan Pětr Jordan (German: Johann Peter Jordan), born 1818, was a Sorbian philosopher.
Petúr m Hungarian19th-century misinterpretation of
Petur which was used in medieval Hungarian records as a written form of
Pétör.
Petyr m Literature, Popular CulturePetyr 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.
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.
Phaeo f Greek MythologyThe name of one of the Hyades, derived from
φαιός (phaiós) meaning "dull, ashy, grey".
Phái m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 湃 (
phái) meaning "surge, powerful".
Phaia f Greek MythologyMeans "dusky" or "grey" in Greek, from φαιός
(phaios). This is the name of the Crommyonian Sow, a mythological pig slain by
Theseus. Some versions of the story say that this was the name of the old woman who owned the sow, which was named after her... [
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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.
Phát m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 發
(phát) meaning "distribute, issue, deliver".
Phen f ThaiMeans "full moon" in Thai, of Khmer origin.
Pheng m & f LaoMeans "song" or "full (moon)" in Lao.
Pheup m & f KhmerMeans "good luck, good fortune" in Khmer.
Phib m CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-hb meaning "the ibis".
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.
Phila f EnglishFrom Ancient Greek φιλος
(philos) meaning "lover, friend", or a shortened form of names beginning with
Phila.
Phira m ThaiFrom Thai พีร
(phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior", ultimately from Sanskrit वीर
(vira).
Phlox f English (Rare)Taken from the name of the flower, whose name is derived from Greek
phlox "flame". As a given name, it has been in occasional use in the English-speaking world from the late 19th century onwards.
Phot m ThaiMeans "word, speech" in Thai.
Phou m & f LaoMeans "mountain" in Lao.
Phufa m & f ThaiFrom Thai ภู
(phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า
(fa) meaning "sky, heaven".
Phui m & f LaoMeans "powdery, powdered" in Lao.
Phụng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 鳳
(phụng) meaning "(male) phoenix".
Phuri m ThaiMeans "wisdom, intellect" or "land" or "abundance" in Thai.
Phwe f BurmeseMeans "white" or "covered, broad, distinct" in Burmese.
Phyo m & f BurmeseMeans "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Piala f History (Ecclesiastical)The name of an obsuce Irish saint. According to legend, Piala and her brother Fingar were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia... [
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Piama f Coptic, Late GreekPiama often links to Pia, a name whose meaning is Lover, Beloved or from Latin origins meaning “pious” or “reverent” Breaking apart the last key phrase of Piama to -ama could also be in relation to Ama, a feminine name of mixed origins... [
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Piano f Japanese (Modern, Rare)From Japanese 比 (
pi) meaning "the Philippines", 亜 (
a) meaning "sub-, second, Asia" combined with 乃 (
no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.... [
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Piast m Medieval PolishPiast was a legendary Polish monarch, protoplast of the Piast dynasty. The name itself might have been an alternative of piastun, which meant "the one who takes care of the prince's house and family", derived from
piastować - "to take care of"
Picus m Roman MythologyPicus was the founder of the first Latin tribe and settlement, Laurentum, located a few miles to the Southeast of the site of the later city of Rome. According to Festus he got his name as a consequence of the fact that he used to rely on a woodpecker for the purpose of divination.
Pidan f Azerbaijani (Rare)Variant transcription of Fidan, used by Azerbaijani population living in Georgia (country)
Piel m Popular CultureThe name of a child character in 1982 Franco-Hungarian animated science fiction film "Les Maîtres du Temps", directed by René Laloux.
Pieta f Medieval ItalianDerived from Old Italian
pieta (
pietà in Modern Italian) "piety; pity, compassion, godliness".
Pigi f GreekDerived from Greek πηγή
(pêgê) "a spring, fountain; fount, source", possibly taken from the Greek title of the Virgin Mary, Ζωοδόχος Πηγή
(Zôodochos Pêgê), meaning "life-giving spring" (or πηγή ζωής
(pêgê zôês) "fountain of life" or "source of life")... [
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Pigma m Popular CulturePossibly from pig. This was the name of Pigma Dengar, a character in Star Fox who betrayed James McCloud and Peppy Hare in Venom and then battled the Star Fox team as a member of Team Star Wolf.
Pigol m CopticThe meaning of this name is still unknown to me at this time. This name was borne by a Coptic saint from the 5th century AD.
Piibe f Estonian (Rare)Possibly derived from the Estonian word "piibeleht" meaning "lily of the valley".
Pike m EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Pike. May also be used in reference to the various species of fish.
Piko f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 飛 (pi) meaning "to fly" combined with 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Pilo f & m GreenlandicGreenlandic name meaning "bog bilberry, great bilberry, whortleberry".... [
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Pilot m English (Rare)Either from the surname
Pilot, which is derived from
Pilate, or directly from the vocabulary word
pilot, which is derived from either Greek πηδον
(pedon) "steering oar" or πλωτης
(plotes) "sailor"... [
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Pima f JapaneseFrom Japanese 姫 (pi) meaning "princess" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality". Other kanji can be used.
Pinar f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish word
pinar meaning "pine grove". This is a title of the Virgin
Mary,
Virgen del Pinar ("Our Lady of the Pine Grove"). She is the patron saint of the towns of Cantalejo and Torrecilla del Pinar, both in the Spanish province of Segovia.
Pincu m RomanianRomanian form of
Pinchas. The name was born by Israel Pincu Lazarovitch (1912-2006), a Romanian-born Jewish-Canadian poet better known as Irving Peter Layton.
Piney f LiteratureMeaning unknown. Bret Harte, author of the short story
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1869) used this name for the fifteen-year old runaway lover Piney Woods. However, presumably it is applied for the fact that Piney had been left alone, pining and yearning for her lover.
Pinga f New World Mythology, Inuit MythologyMeans "the one who is up on high". Pinga was an Inuit goddess of the hunt, fertility and medicine. She was also the psychopomp, bringing souls of the newly-dead to Adlivun, the underworld.... [
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Pino f Spanish (Canarian)Means "pine tree" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora del Pino, meaning "Our Lady of the Pine". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patroness of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
Pinus m Ancient RomanThe name Pinus is associated with the
Pompilius family, suggesting that this individual was a member of the gens
Pomponia, an old Roman family, which relates to the Roman king
Numa Pompilius (second king of Rome).
Pinyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
频 (pín) meaning "frequently, again and again" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony, joy".
Piolo m FilipinoThe Sound of PAOLO and The Famous Philippine Actor Piolo Pascual......