PlavafSerbian From Serbian плав (plav) meaning "blue" but it is used to denote a "blonde haired" person such as in this case. This is because the word had an ancient meaning of "shining, bright" from which the sense of "blonde haired" comes from and later it came about to mean "blue".
PlavkafAmerican (Rare) In the case of American singer Plavka Coleridge (née Lonich) the name was derived from a Croatian worn meaning "blondie". It is not used as a name in Croatia.
Pleasantm & fEnglish (Puritan, Rare), Romani (Archaic) Derived from the English word, which is derived from Anglo-Norman plaisant "delightful" and ultimately from Latin placens "pleasing; agreeable".... [more]
Pleasuref & mEnglish (African, Rare) From the English word pleasrue meaning "A state of being pleased or contented; gratification." This name is most common in African countries like Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
PlectrudefGermanic, History Variant as well as the French form of Plectrud. Plectrude lived in the 8th century AD and was the wife of Pepin of Herstal.
PlegmundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and mund "protection". This was the name of a 9th and 10th Century Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury.
PlegrædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements pleġa "playing, game" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom".
PleiadafGreek Mythology From the Greek word Πλειάδες "pleiades", which were the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione and companions to Artemis.
Pleiadesm & fGreek Mythology, Astronomy Name of a star cluster, likely meaning "to sail", from the ancient Greek 'plein'. Also used in Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of Pleione and Atlas, thus meaning "daughters of Pleione".
PleistandrosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek adjective πλεῖστος (pleistos) meaning "most, greatest, largest" combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man".
PleistarchosmAncient Greek The first element of this name is derived from Greek πλεῖστος (pleistos) "most, greatest, largest". The second element is either derived from Greek αρχος (archos) "master" or from Greek αρχη (arche) "origin, source".
PleisthenesmGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πλεῖστος (pleistos) "most, greatest, largest" combined with Greek σθενος (sthenos) "vigour, strength." In Greek mythology, this is the name of several different people descended from Tantalus.
PleistoanaxmAncient Greek, History Derived from the Greek adjective πλεῖστος (pleistos) meaning "most, greatest, largest" combined with the Greek noun ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, chief".... [more]
PlenirafRussian, Literature Name invented by Gavriil Romanovich Derzhavin (1743 - 1816), one of the most highly esteemed Russian poet. It is derived from Russian verb пленить (plenit') meaning "to captivate", "to charm"... [more]
PlestiafArabic (Mashriqi, Rare) Borne by Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad (2001-), whose father named her after one of the first tribes that lived in Palestine.
Pleuniem & fDutch, Limburgish In Limburgish, Pleunie is a diminutive form of Pleun (a pet form of Apollonia) and is thus strictly used on females. It is different in Dutch, however, where Pleunie used on a female is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pleun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix ie to the original name... [more]
Pleunism & fMedieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish, Dutch (Rare) Medieval short form of Apollonius, which is still in use today (albeit rarely). In more recent times, the name has also been used as a short form of Apollonia for women, but very rarely so, especially when compared to the more traditional feminine forms Pleunie and Pleuntje.
Pleuntjem & fDutch When borne by a female person, this name is a good example of how one can turn a very masculine name (Pleun) into a feminine name by simply adding the diminutive suffix je to the original name... [more]
PlezoufMedieval Breton, Breton (Archaic) Of debated origin and meaning. Some scholars try to link this name to Breton bleiz "she-wolf", while others see a connection with Breton plezh "plat; braid"; the second part of the name is a diminutive suffix.... [more]
PloumistifGreek (Modern, Rare) Used in the eastern region of Macedonia, Greece. It comes from the ancient Greek word πλουμίον (ploumíon) or the Latin word pluma, which means "painted or embroidered decorative design, flower, ornament"... [more]
PlousiafLate Greek, Greek From Greek πλούσιος (plousios) meaning "rich, wealthy, noble", a derivative of πλοῦτος (ploutos) "wealth".
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.
Plúr na mBanfIrish Mythology Means "the flower of women", deriving from the Anglo-Norman element flur ("flower, blossom"), and the Irish element na mban ("of the women"). Name borne by the daughter of Oisín and Niamh in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.
PlutinafAmerican (South, Archaic) Probably an invented name, used primarily in the Southern United States in the 19th century. Plutina Cox is the heroine of Waldron Baily's novel 'The Heart of the Blue Ridge' (1915), set in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
PninafBiblical, Hebrew Originally biblical (see Peninnah); root and meaning unknown. In modern Hebrew, considered to be a translation of "pearl" (originally a near-homonym of the Hebrew word for "pearl").
PobenafSpanish Named for the human settlement in Muskiz, Greater Bilbao, Biscay, Northern coastal Spain. Primarily Basque/Spanish. Pobeña. localidad de España. The word translated to English means "Poor" as in destitute.
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).
PocoyomPopular Culture Derived from Spanish poco "little" and yo "I (nominative form of the first person singular pronoun)". Pocoyo, a 4-year-old boy, is the title character of a computer animated children's television show that debuted in 2005.
PodmLiterature A character from The Borrowers, a book by Mary Norton, from the ordinary vocabulary word pod.
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.
PodrickmPopular Culture Podrick Payne, frequently called Pod, is the squire of Tyrion Lannister (from the "Song of Ice and Fire" series of books by George R. R. Martin).
Poemaf & mTahitian Means "pearl of the deep seas"; a combination of Tahitian poe "pearl" and mā "clean, pure, clear".
PoemandermGreek Mythology (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek given name Ποίμανδρος (Poimandros), which is derived from the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man"... [more]
PoemenmLate Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of Poimen. This name was borne by Poemen the Great, a saint from Egypt who lived in the 4th century AD. However, since the saint originated from Egypt, one should take into account the possibility that his name is the hellenized form of a Coptic name or word.
Poemuf & mJapanese From Japanese 詩 (poemu, poe) meaning "poetry, poem", 保 (po) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 星 (po) meaning "star", 歩 (po) meaning "walk", 帆 (po) meaning "sail", 穂 (po) meaning "grain" or 母 (po) meaning "mother", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 影 (e) meaning "shadow, silhouette, phantom" or 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 笑 (emu) meaning "laugh"... [more]
PoeranifTahitian Means "heavenly pearl" or "divine pearl"; a combination of Tahitian poe meaning "pearl" and rani, which is derived from Tuamotuan rangi meaning "heaven".
PoeravafTahitian Means "black pearl"; a combination of Tahitian poe meaning "pearl" and rava meaning "black".
PoesyfAmerican (South, Rare, Archaic) Originally a variant of Posy, this name was sometimes associated with poetry, from Old French poesie, ultimately from Greek poesis "composition, poetry," from poein "to make or compose"
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'.
PoguemPopular Culture Transferred use of the surname Pogue. In the 2006 horror film 'The Covenant', Taylor Kitsch portrays one of the main protagonists, Pogue Perry.
PoimenmLate Greek Derived from the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd".
PoimeniosmAncient Greek, Greek Mythology Meaning a bit uncertain. This name could be derived from the rare Greek adjective ποιμένιος (poimenios) meaning "pastoral, of the shepherd" as well as "rural". It is also possible that it is derived from Greek ποιμένες (poimenes), which is the plural form of the noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen).... [more]
PoindextermPopular Culture This was the name of a character in the made-for-TV cartoon version of 'Felix the Cat', introduced to the show in 1959. From an English surname which was originally a nickname from Old French poing destre meaning "right fist"; the surname is particularly associated with Huguenot refugees who fled from France to England, and from there to the U.S. state of Virginia.
PoinsettiafEnglish (Rare) From the flower Euphorbia pulcherrima, which was named for an American Minister to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett, who discovered the flower in 1828.
PoiyaunpemAinu Character in the Ainu epic Kotan Utunnai. In the story, he discovers that he is of Ainu heritage and reunites with his people.
PolemarchosmAncient Greek Derived from the Greek noun πολέμαρχος (polemarchos) meaning "polemarch, warlord". It consists of the Greek noun πόλεμος (polemos) meaning "war, battle" and the Greek noun ἀρχός (archos) meaning "leader, ruler".
PoliʻahufPolynesian Mythology The name of Hawaiian snow goddess and enemy of Pele. Her name is derived from poli meaning "bosom" and 'ahu meaning "garment, clothed".
PolianafPortuguese (Brazilian) Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Pollyanna. The name features prominently in the telenovela As Aventuras de Poliana (2018 - 2020), which is based on Eleanor H. Porter's classic children's novel Pollyanna (1913).
PolicarpafSpanish (Rare) Spanish feminine form of Polycarp. This was borne by Colombian revolutionary Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795-1817), known as "La Pola".
PolichinellemTheatre (Gallicized) French form of Pulcinella, a character from the Italian commedia dell'arte. This can also refer to the little clown dolls that run out from under Mother Ginger's skirt in The Nutcracker.
PollicinafFolklore This name is one of the two Italian forms of Thumbelina (the other is Mignolina). It is derived from Italian pollice meaning "thumb" combined with the Italian feminine diminutive suffix -ina... [more]
PolliomAncient Roman Name borne by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (80–70 BC–after c. 15 BC) a Roman architect and engineer during the 1st century BC, known for his multi-volume work entitled 'De architectura'.
PollionemItalian, Theatre Italian form of Pollio. This name was used by Vincenzo Bellini and Felice Romani for the main masculine character in the opera 'Norma' (1831), based on Alexandre Soumet's play 'Norma, ou L'infanticide'.