PittmEnglish (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).
Pitym & fMedieval English Middle English (also in the sense ‘clemency, mildness’) from Old French pite ‘compassion’, from Latin pietas ‘piety’; compare with piety. Meaning, "the feeling of sorrow and compassion caused by the suffering and misfortunes of others."
Plumf & mEnglish 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.
PocomPopular Culture Poco is a brawler in the game 'Brawl Stars'. The character is inspired on Day of the Dead; he is a skeleton and a mariachi. His name means "few" in Spanish and the name could be inspired on the 3D-computer animated film Coco (2017).
PodomLiterature Podo is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga, the grandfather of the main characters. His name may be related to the Scandinavian place-name PODO. He hides dark secrets, but loves his family to the end.
Poemm & fEnglish From French poème or Latin poema, from Greek poēma, early variant of poiēma ‘fiction, poem,’ from poiein ‘create.’ See also Poema.
PoetmEast Frisian (Archaic) As an East Frisian name, Poet is a short form of names containing the element boto "messenger", for example Boeterich.... [more]
Poetf & mEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) From the English word meaning "someone who writes poems". From the Old French poete, from Latin poēta 'poet, author', from Ancient Greek poiētēs (ποιητής) 'creator, maker, author, poet', from poieō (poieō) 'I make, compose'.
PomafLate Roman This name is best known for being the name of the sister of Saint Memmius (3rd century AD). She was a virgin and monial in Châlons-sur-Marne, a city that is nowadays located in France and known under the name Châlons-en-Champagne... [more]
Pompm & fHistory 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]
PopomNew 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]
PopofJapanese From Japanese 歩 (po) meaning "walk" combined with 歩 (po) meaning "walk". Other kanji combinations are possible.
PoremGeorgian (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.
PrahfWestern African Used in Ghana, West Africa among Akan peoples. Shortened form of the name of the river spirit Bohsum-Prah. Usually used together with Nana: Nana-Prah.
PrysmWelsh Contracted form of ap Rhys "son of Rhys".
PuahmBiblical Unrelated to the female name Puah, this name comes from the noun פה (peh), meaning "mouth". This was the name of two male characters in the Bible, a son of Issachar and the father of the judge Tola.
Pueom & fHawaiian (Rare) From the word referring to the Hawaiian short-eared owl, the owl being one of the more famous physical forms assumed by ʻaumākua (ancestor spirits) in Hawaiian culture, which vary.
Puhim & fHawaiian Means "burn, set on fire" in Hawaiian.
PutifIndonesian (Rare) Means "Princess" in Minang language, West Sumatra. The name "Puti" is commonly found in various #WestSumatra myths and legends as the main character. "Puti Bungsu" was a fairy that got stranded on Earth due to a mischievous man who forced her to marry him by stealing her wings... [more]
PuyimHistory From Chinese 溥 (pǔ) meaning "big, great, vast, wide" combined with 仪 (yí) meaning "ceremony, rites". This was the name of the last emperor of China who was forced to abdicate the throne in 1912.
Pyaem & fBurmese The meaning of this name often comes with the definition of “perfection, fullness, a chubby body. When it comes to the properties which is sounds like “sufficiency”.
PyromLiterature, Popular Culture Derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire". In literature, Pyro is the name of a fire-controlling mutant from the "X-Men" comics of Marvel. This character was also included in the film adaptations of the comics.
PyuafJapanese From Japanese 純 (pyua) meaning "pure, innocent". ... [more]
QawimArabic (Rare) From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy), meaning "strong, powerful, mighty." In Islamic tradition ٱلْقَوِيُّ (al-Qawi or al-Qawiyy), meaning The All-Strong, is one of the 99 names of Allah.
QilafGreenlandic Means "she, who is asking the spirits" in Greenlandic.
QilefChinese From the Chinese 绮 (qǐ) meaning "thin silk, elegant" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
QiqifChinese From Chinese 琦 (qí) meaning "gem" or 七 (qī) meaning "seven" all combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
Quanm & fChinese From Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain", 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority", 全 (quán) meaning "whole, entire, all", 荃 (quán) meaning "fine cloth" or other characters that are pronounced similarly.
QuaomAfro-American (Slavery-era) Form of Yaw used by early slaves in the American South and Jamaica. This was the name of an 18th-century Jamaican rebel slave who co-led a community of formerly enslaved Africans called the Windward Maroons.
QuátmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 括 (quát) meaning "embrace, enclose, encompass".
Qudam & fKazakh Kazakh word for God, ultimately derived from the Persian name Khuda.
RaifmArabic Arabic name derived from رائف (rayif) "compassionate, kind". It usually given in reference to the Koranic surah and verse al-Hajj 22:65, "God is most compassionate and most merciful to mankind."... [more]
Ra-imfKorean (Modern, Rare) Ra-im (surname is Gil) is one of the main characters of well-known South-Korean drama, Secret Garden. The character is played by famous actress, Ha Ji-won.
Rajom & fMalagasy From the Malagasy honorific particle ra and zo meaning "renown, fame", taken from the Malagasy name for the dracaena reflexa plant which is used in traditional rituals and medicine.
Rakam & fBalinese Means "older sibling" in Balinese.
RakufJapanese From Japanese 楽 (raku) meaning "comfort, music" or 良 (ra) meaning "good" combined with 公 (ku) meaning "ruler" or 久 (ku) meaning "long time". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RanafJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Norman ranne "queen" (via Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna). This name was used as a translation of Malka (see also Reine).
Ranaf & mSami A name which means 'green, fertile earth.'
RanafJapanese From Japanese 愛 (ra) meaning "love, affection" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well. ... [more]
RandmKurdish Masculine kurdish name from southern Kurdistan (Iraqi Kurdistan)
RandmMedieval English Medieval short form of Randolf and other names beginning with the Germanic element rand meaning "rim (of a shield)". It was used for the central character in Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series.
RarafSwedish (Rare) From Swedish rar meaning "sweet, cute", originally "rare", a word ultimately derived from Latin rarus. This name has been used in Sweden since the latter half of the 19th century.
RarafJapanese From Japanese 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 姫 (ra) meaning "a noblewoman, a lady, a princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RarifJapanese From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "net for catching birds" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.
RatimGeorgian Of Iranian origin, this name can mean "lord, master, patron" as well as "generous, magnanimous". In the case of the latter meaning, the name is derived from the Persian adjective راد (rad) meaning "generous, liberal".
RebamBiblical Reba was one of five Midianite kings killed during the time of Moses by an Israelite expedition led by Phinehas, son of Eleazar according to Numbers 31:8 and Joshua 13:21.
RebifJapanese From Japanese 麗 (re) meaning "beautiful, lovely" combined with 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations.
ReedmFrisian Short form of names containing the name element rad "counsel".
Reeff & mEnglish From late 16th century (earlier as riff ) from Middle Low German and Middle Dutch rif, ref, from Old Norse rif, literally ‘rib’, used in the same sense.
ReefmEnglish (Modern, Rare) A name given in reference to a reef 'ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand just above or below the surface of the sea.'