This is a list of submitted names in which the first letter is A or M or P or S; and the length is 6.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Papalo f NahuatlPossibly derived from Nahuatl
papalotl "butterfly".
Papaya f EnglishFrom the fruit papaya, which is a large, yellow, melonlike fruit of a tropical American shrub or small tree, Carica papaya, eaten raw or cooked.
Papias m Ancient GreekAncient Greek name, possibly connected to Greek πάππος
(pappos) "grandfather" or πάππας
(pappas) "papa". This was the name of multiple saints.
Papuna m GeorgianThe first element of this name is derived from either the Georgian noun პაპა
(papa) meaning "grandfather" or the Georgian noun პაპი
(papi) meaning "pope" (which is ultimately of Latin origin)... [
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Parara 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 was Parara Napaltjarri (c. 1944-2003), an Australian Aboriginal painter.
Pardis f PersianMeaning "new city of Pardis" and often translated to "new city of Paradise."
Pargol f PersianA Persian name that may mean "flower petals", "soft petals", or any other definition within a similar category.
Parhez f PersianThe name of a Mughal princess meaning "abstinence, fasting, caution".
Parkin m Medieval EnglishMedieval diminutive of
Peter. The change from
er to
ar is a characteristic phonetic development in Old French and Middle English.
Parman m Indonesian, JavaneseMeans "order, command" in Javanese, ultimately from Persian فرمان
(farman). It can also be interpreted as a variant of
marma meaning "compassion, mercy, pity".
Paroma f BengaliThe title character in the feminist Bengali movie
Parama (1985).
Paroyr m Ancient ArmenianMeans "spiral" in Ancient Armenian. This is the name of a king in the Ancient Armenian history of Movses Khorenatsi. The king is the son of Skayordi. According to Khorenatsi, He was descended from Hayk, the founder of Armenia.
Parsam m ArmenianPossibly derived from the Assyrian name
Barsauma meaning "fasting".
Parsek m ArmenianUncommon Armenian name with unknown meaning. A nickname for Parsek is “Pete”
Pārsla f LatvianTaken directly from Latvian
pārsla "flake" (as in a snowflake).
Parson m EnglishTransferred from the surname
Parson which came from the title meaning rector or viscar.
Pascou m FrenchFrench diminutive of
Pascal, as
-ou is a French masculine diminutive suffix. This diminutive has been in use since medieval times, as is evidenced by the fact that Pascou is also a patronymic surname in France.
Pasepa f FijianEnglish translation from the bible reads, 'Daughter of abundance'. Could also mean 'Chief'. Used by many Pacific nations in modern times (including Sāmoa, Rotuma, Tonga).
Paseri f Japanese (Modern, Rare)Japanese transliteration of the English word
parsley, referring to the type of flowering plant that has been widely used in European, Middle Eastern and American cooking.... [
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Pashka f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
pashka, a variant of
pashkët "Easter".
Pashyn f HawaiianVariation of Passion, as used by Pashyn Santos, a Hawaiian actress and activist.
Pasión f & m SpanishMeans "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [
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Pastel f EnglishFrom mid 17th century: via French from Italian
pastello, diminutive of
pasta ‘paste’.
Patape m CopticFrom Egyptian
pꜣ-dj-ḥp meaning "given by
Apis" or "given by
Hapi", derived from
pꜣ "the; he of" combined with
dj "given" and the name of either
Apis, the sacred bull, or
Hapi, god of the Nile river's annual flooding.
Patina f English (Modern, Rare)Patina is a thin layer that variously forms on the surface of stone, on copper, bronze and similar metals, on wooden furniture or any such acquired change of a surface through age and exposure.
Patman m PashtoMeans "man of honour", from Pashto
pat "honour" and
man "self".
Patman f Literature, Georgian (Rare)Georgian sources claim that this name is of Arabic origin and means "breastfeeding"—this can't be correct, however, as the actual Arabic term for "breastfeeding" is
رَضَاعَة طَبِيعِيَّة (
raḍāʿa ṭabīʿiyya)... [
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Patoni f Afghan, PashtoMeaning as of yet unknown. A known bearer of this name is Dr. Patoni Isaaqzai Teichmann, an Afghan feminist and social activist.
Patson m PashtoMeans "uprising" or "self-defence" in Pashto.
Pauahi f & m HawaiianHawaiian unisex name either meaning "consumed by fire" or "putting out fire".
Paulin m German, Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh, Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)Romanian, Polish, French, Languedocian, Provençal, Gascon, Romansh and obsolescent German male form of
Paulinus.
Pavida f ThaiPossibly means " (to) teach ; instruct; train".
Pavitr m IndianMeans "pure", potentially a masculine form of
Pavitra. Notably used by Pavitr Prabhakar.
Paylak m ArmenianFrom the Armenian word փայլակ (
pʿaylak) meaning "the light emitted by a lightning strike; brilliance, radiance".
Paytah m SiouxMeans "fire" in Lakota. From the Lakota
pȟéta (pay'-tah) 'fire'.
Peanut m & f English (Rare)Back-formation from
pease, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural, combined with Middle English
nute, note, from Old English
hnutu, from Proto-Germanic
*hnuts (“nut”) (compare West Frisian
nút, Dutch
noot, German
Nuss, Danish
nød, Swedish
nöt, Norwegian
nøtt), from Proto-Indo-European
*knew- (compare Irish
cnó, Latin
nux (“walnut”), Albanian
nyç (“a gnarl”)).
Pecola f African American, American (South)Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name. The American author Toni Morrison used it in her novel
The Bluest Eye (1970) for the protagonist, a young African-American girl named Pecola Breedlove who descends into madness as a result of abuse.
Pecola m Popular CultureUsed on the children's cartoon
Pecola (2001-2002), original Japanese title ペコラ
(Pekora), as the name of the protagonist, a male penguin.
Peetje m & f DutchWhen borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (
Peet) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix
-je to the original name... [
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Peeush m SanskritPeeush means amrita, the nectar(drink) which makes someone immortal. ... [
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Peifen f ChineseFrom Chinese 佩
(pèi) meaning "pendant, ornament, to wear, to hang from the waist", 沛
(pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 培
(péi) meaning "foster, cultivate" combined with 芬
(fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume" or 汾
(fén) referring to the Fen River in Shanxi province... [
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Peijia f & m ChineseFrom 沛 (
pèi) meaning "abundant, full copious" and 珈 (
jiā), referring to a type of ornament worn on a woman's hairpin.
Peijin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade".
Peijun m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 沛
(pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious" or 佩
(pèi) meaning "pendant, ornament, wear, hang from the waist" combined with 君
(jūn) meaning "king, ruler"... [
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Peilan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
蓝 (lán) meaning "blue, blueness".
Peipei f & m ChineseFrom 培 (
péi) meaning "to cultivate, to educate, to foster" or 佩 (
pèi) meaning "belt ornament, pendant" combined with themselves. Other character combinations can form this name as well.
Peirao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming".
Peirio m Medieval WelshSaint Peirio was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales and a child of King Caw of Strathclyde.
Peishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Peisis m & f Ancient Greek, Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek noun πεῖσις
(peisis) meaning "persuasion" as well as "affection, susceptibility". It is ultimately derived from Greek πείσομαι
(peisomai), which is the first-person singular future middle indicative of the Greek verbs πάσχω
(pascho) meaning "to undergo, to experience, to feel (an emotion)" and πείθω
(peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [
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Peitao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
桃 (táo) meaning "peach".
Peitho f Greek MythologyDerived from the Greek verb πείθω
(peitho) meaning "to persuade, to convince" as well as "to obey, to yield to" and "to believe, to trust (in)".... [
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Peitsa m FinnishMeaning unknown. Possibly from Finnish
peitsi meaning "lance" and “pace (gait of a horse)”.
Peivas m SamiDerived from Sami
peivas "son of the day".
Peiwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霈 (pèi) meaning "torrential rains" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Peixin f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 培
(péi) meaning "to cultivate, to educate" combined with 信
(xìn) meaning "true, accurate" or 新
(xīn) "new", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Peixue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Peiyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Peiyao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and
瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Peiyue f ChineseFrom the Chinese
沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full, copious, sudden" and
悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".
Pekcan m TurkishDerived from Turkish
pek meaning "many, much" and
can meaning "life, soul".
Pelgul f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
pelên meaning "petals" and
gula meaning "rose".
Pelops m Greek Mythology, Ancient GreekMeans "dark face", derived from Greek πελός
(pelos) meaning "dark-coloured, dusky" and ὄψ
(ops) meaning "face, eye". In Greek mythology Pelops was king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus, "island of Pelops"... [
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Pelşîn f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
pelçima meaning "leaf" and
şîn meaning "blue".
Peng-li m ChineseComes from the famous and wealthy Malay trader known as Chong Peng-Li despite him being from Malaysia he is chinese. He is well known for being one of the top Dota 2 players in the world. Thus, the name holds a lot of value... [
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Penglu f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and
路 (lù) meaning "road, path, journey".
Pengyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朋 (péng) meaning "friend" and
雨 (yǔ) meaning "rain".