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Paata m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective პატარა (patara) meaning "little, small" as well as "young" (sometimes in reference to a child). Also compare the Georgian adjective პაწაწინა (patsatsina) meaning "wee, tiny".... [more]

Pabla f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pablo.

Pacha m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Pačia f Medieval Baltic
Recorded in Lithuania in the 16th-century on a Muslim Tatar woman, most likely a diminutive form of Fatima.

Pacià m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Pacianus.

Pàdua m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Padua. This name is always given as the compound name Antoni de Pàdua, never alone.

Padua m Spanish (Rare)
From name of the Italian city of Padua, after saint Anthony of Padua. This name is always given as the compound names Antonio de Padua and Francisco de Padua (after Francis of Paola), but never Padua alone.

Páeta m Cheyenne
Means "Ash Man" in Cheyenne.

Pagna m & f Khmer
Means "knowledge, learning" in Khmer.

Pagoa f Basque (Rare)
Means "beech" in Basque.

Paija f Latvian (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Derived from the obsolete Latvian word paija "toy". This is the name of a character in the play Maija un Paija by Anna Brigadere.

Paima m & f Batak
Means "to wait" in Toba Batak.

Pajza f Rusyn
Alternate transcription of Payza.

Pakka m Hindi

Palia f German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Apollonia.

Palla f American (Rare, Archaic)

Pálma f Faroese, Hungarian
Faroese and Hungarian form of Palma.

Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.

Palta m Uyghur
Means "axe" in Uyghur.

Palta f Ancient Hebrew
Derives from the root פלט (Palat) meaning "Refuge, saver, rescuer"

Pamla f English (American, Rare)
Truncated form of Pamela.

Pampa m South American (Modern, Rare)
Probably derived from the Spanish word pampa "steppe, prairie".

Panca m & f Indonesian
Means "five" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पञ्चन् (pañcan).

Panda f American (Rare)
The origin of the word panda is the Nepalese word nigalya ponya, which means 'eater of bamboo'.

Panda f Roman Mythology
Truncated form of Empanda.

Panha m & f Khmer
Means "knowledge, wisdom, intellect" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajna).

Pania f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Feminine form of Panos.

Pania f Maori, Polynesian Mythology
Means "water" in Māori. Pania, often styled 'Pania of the Reef', was the Māori goddess of water, and is a symbol of the New Zealand city of Napier. A known bearer is Pania Rose (1984-), an Australian model of partial Māori descent.

Panka f Bulgarian

P’anka f Quechua
Means "reflection of water" in Quechua.

Panna f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi पन्ना (panna) meaning "emerald, leaf, page".

Panra f Pashto
Means "leaf" in Pashto.

Pansa f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai พรรษา (see Phansa).

Panta m Serbian (Rare)
Variant of Panto.

Panya f Swahili
The crowned one.

Panya m Thai
Means "wisdom, knowledge" in Thai.

Papaa m African

Papia f Bengali (Rare), Indian (Rare)

Papia f Old Norman

Parba f Estonian (Archaic)
Variant of Barba.

Parca f Roman Mythology
One 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")... [more]

Pärja f Estonian

Pärla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Swedish pärla "pearl" and thus a Swedish cognate of Pearl.

Parla f Turkish
Means "shine!" in Turkish (the imperative form of parlamak meaning "to shine").

Parna m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Parnaoz and Parnavaz.

Parsa m Persian
Means "pious, devout" in Persian.

Parva f Medieval, Medieval French
Latin parva "small, little".

Parwa f Quechua
Means "maize flower" in Quechua.

Pasca f Medieval Italian, Medieval Cornish
Derived 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... [more]

Pasha m Armenian
From the Armenian word փաշայ (pʿašay) meaning "pasha", the title of a high-ranking Ottoman military officer.

Pasha m Medieval Ukrainian

Paska f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Pasqua.

Pasya f Filipino
Diminutive of Bonifacia.

Pasza f Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Parascewa.

Patia f English (American, Archaic)
Short form of Patience.

Patma f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Fatimah.

Patra f English (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Petra or a short form of Cleopatra.

Patra f Thai (Rare)

Päula f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Päul.

Paùla f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Paula.

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 English
Medieval 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... [more]

Pävla f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Päval.

Pavva m Sami
Sami form of Paul.

Pavya f Indian (Rare)

Pawla f Sorbian
Feminine form of Pawoł.

Payza f Rusyn
Rusyn diminutive of Pelagiya (Пелаґія) or Paraskeva (Параскева).

Pazia f Hebrew, English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Peata f Maori
Maori form of Beata.

Peata f Romani (Archaic)

Pedra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Pedro.

Peera m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phira.

Peeta m Literature
This 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.

Pèira f Occitan
Feminine form of Pèire.

Pelda f Kurdish
The 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.

Pélka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Pelagiô.

Pelka f German (Silesian), Silesian
Hypochoristic form of Pelagia.

Pella f Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Petronella.

Pemba f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pembe.

Pemba m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan སྤེན་པ (spen-pa) meaning "Saturn (the planet)" or "Saturday".

Pemma f English (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A possible variant of Emma or a diminutive of Pamela, or possibly derived from the surname Pemma, of unknown meaning or origin... [more]

Pemma f & m Tibetan
Comes 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.

Pempa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).

Penba m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).

Penda m History, Anglo-Saxon
Old 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 African
Penda 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. ... [more]

Penda f African American
From the Swahili verb kupenda "to love, to like, to be pleasant".

Penda f Fula
Given to the third child.

Penda m Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Saxon name of unknown meaning, possibly of Brythonic origin.... [more]

Penga f Kannada

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 Mythology
Derived 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.

Penna f American
The Latin word for "feather, wing". American actor Ian Ziering has a daughter named Penna, born 2013.

Penna m & f Finnish
Derived from Bernhard, Pentti or Benjamin. Has been used a given name as early as the 14th century... [more]

Penpa m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྤེན་པ (see Pemba).

Penta f Literature
Possibly 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.

Penya f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Peña.

Peola f African American
Used 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.

Pepka f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Józefa.

Peppa f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuseppa and Giosepa.

Perka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Petra.

Perna f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Greek
Derived 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".

Persa f Greek (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Medieval Italian
A form of Persis. In Serbian usage, also a short form of Persida.

Pesha f Yiddish
Related to Pesach (Passover). Alternately, a Yiddish diminutive of Batya.

Pessa f Yiddish
Means "pearl" in Yiddish.

Pesta f Batak
Means "celebration, party, gathering" in Batak.

Petja m & f Finnish, Slovene, Bulgarian
Finnish form and Bulgarian variant transcription of Petya and Slovene diminutive of Petra (used as a given name in its own right).

Petka f Serbian, Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Feminine form of Petko. Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans is known by this name in Serbia and Bulgaria.

Petsa f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)

Peura m & f Finnish
Means "reindeer" in Finnish.

Pèvla f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Italian form of Paola.

Pfuma f Shona
Means "wealth" in Shona.

Phaia f Greek Mythology
Means "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... [more]

Phala m Khmer
Means "prosperous" in Khmer.

Pheba f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Phebe.

Phena f English (American)

Phila m & f Southern African, Xhosa, Zulu
Means "to live" or "get well, be healthy" in Nguni languages.

Phila f English
From Ancient Greek φιλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend", or a shortened form of names beginning with Phila.

Phina f English (American, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Diminutive of names ending in -phina like Josephina or Seraphina.

Phira m Thai
From Thai พีร (phira) meaning "brave, courageous, warrior", ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vira).

Phufa m & f Thai
From Thai ภู (phu) meaning "mountain" and ฟ้า (fa) meaning "sky, heaven".

Phuna m Aymara
Means "reed instrument" in Aymara.

Phupa m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภูผา (see Phupha).

Phyra f English

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... [more]

Piama f Late Greek

Piama f Coptic, Late Greek
Piama 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... [more]

Piara m Indian

Piatã m New World Mythology, Tupi
Means "strong" in Tupi.

Piera m Northern Sami
Variant of Biera.

Pieta f & m Finnish
A variant of Beata and a diminutive of Pietari.

Pieta f Medieval Italian
Derived from Old Italian pieta (pietà in Modern Italian) "piety; pity, compassion, godliness".

Pieva f Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun pieva meaning "meadow, grassland".

Pigma m Popular Culture
Possibly 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.

Piija f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Piijá.

Piijá f Sami
Sami form of Pia.

Piipa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pîpa.

Pilya m Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Philip.

Pinga f New World Mythology, Inuit Mythology
Means "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.... [more]

Pinya f & m Thai (Rare)

Pinya f Sinhalese (Rare)

Pipia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Sofia.

Pipsa f Finnish
Diminutive of Pirkko, Pirjo and other feminine names beginning with p. This is also the Finnish name of Peppa Pig (Pipsa Possu) and Peppermint Patty from Peanuts (Piparminttu-Pipsa).

Pírea f Hungarian (Rare)

Pirja f Finnish, Estonian
Variant of Pirjo.

Pirra f Italian, Spanish, Russian
Cognate of Pyrrha.

Pitsa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bita.

Pitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Kalliopi.

Plata f Spanish (Rare)
means “silver” in Spanish.

Plava f Serbian
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".

Plena f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin plena "full, plump, satisfying"

Pluma f American (Rare)
Borrowing from Latin plūma, meaning "feather."

Pobea m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Jesús.

Pœga m & f Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of unknown meaning. It relates to the name Peyton.

Poema f English (Canadian)
Elaboration or feminization of Poem.

Poema f & m Tahitian
Means "pearl of the deep seas"; a combination of Tahitian poe "pearl" and mā "clean, pure, clear".

Poika m Finnish
Means "boy, son" in Finnish.

Pökla f Mari
Mari form of Fyokla.

Polda f Hungarian
Diminutive of Leopoldina and Leopolda.

Polia f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Поля (see Polya).

Polla f Late Roman
Feminine variant of Paullus.

Polla f Chechen
Means "butterfly" in Chechen.

Polla f Hungarian
Short form of Apollónia, Apollinária and Paula.

Pomba f Galician
Galician form of Paloma.

Pomma f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin poma "fruits, apples".

Ponya f Nepali
Means "one who loves bamboo" in Nepal.

Pooka f Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Celtic Mythology
Means "spirit" in Irish folklore. Pooka is another name for "Will-o the Wisp".... [more]

Pooya m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پویا (see Pouya).

Posma m & f Batak
From Toba Batak pos meaning "fixed, firm, happy, trusting" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.

Pouya m Persian
Means "dynamic, active, vivid" in Persian.

Prada f & m Various
Meaning unknown. It is used in reference to the Italian luxury brand Prada, which is named after its founder Mario Prada.

Prana f Lithuanian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Pranas.

Prapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Prapha.

Praya f English

Prema f Roman Mythology
Derived from the Latin verb premo meaning "to press into, to press upon", referring to the insistent sex act. Although the verb usually describes the masculine role, Augustine calls Prema dea Mater, a mother goddess... [more]

Preta f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Means "black" in portuguese. This name is borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Preta Maria Gadelha Gil Moreira, mostly known as Preta Gil.

Prida m & f Thai
Means "delighted, glad, satisfied" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit प्रीत (prīta).

Prija f Slavic Mythology
It was Slavic goddess of good wishes. The similar of Norse goddess Freya.

Prìma f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Prima.

Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).

Prina f Indian (Rare)

Priva f Yiddish
Yiddish form of פְּרִי (peri) meaning "fruit" in Hebrew.

Proka m Polish (Rare)

Prosa f Occitan (Rare)
Feminine form of Pros 2.

Prova f Bengali
The name Prova is from the Indian origin. This name has various meanings. It means lights, radiance, sheen, brilliance, splendor and so on. It is used to indicate the glow of the sun. Again, this name is widely used in Indian literature... [more]

Pryma f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Prymus.

Pucca f Popular Culture
The main character of an eponymous South Korean media franchise.

Pujya f Malayalam
Meaning "Respectful" and "Worthy".

Punga m Polynesian Mythology
Means "anchor stone" in Maori. In Maori mythology, Punga is a supernatural being who is the father of all ugly things.

Punya m & f Indian, Nepali
Means "merit," "virtue" or "good karma" in Hinduism and Buddhism.

Pupha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภูผา (see Phupha).

Purba f Khakas
Means "ring" in Khakas.

Purga f Romansh
Variant of Burga, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Puria m Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پوریا (see Pouria).

Purva f Indian
Variant of Apurva

Purva f Marathi
In Sanskrit, "Purva" means "eastern" or "first. It is a common name in India and is often given to girls.

Puspa f & m Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Hindi पुष्पा, Kannada ಪುಷ್ಪಾ, Tamil புஷ்பா, Telugu పుష్ప or Nepali पुष्पा or पुष्प (see Pushpa), as well as the Bengali, Odia, Assamese and Indonesian form.

Püstə f Azerbaijani
Means "pistachio" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian پسته (peste).

Putta m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname meaning "hawk, kite (bird of prey)", originally a nickname given to a fierce or rapacious person.

Pyara f Hinduism
From the Hindi word प्यार (pyara) meaning "love"

Pyhia f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-jḥjꜣ, of uncertain etymology. The first element could be pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of, this of". This was the name a daughter of Thutmose IV.

Pysia f Polish
Diminutive of Patrycja via Patrysia.

Qacha f Mongolian (Rare)
Possibly derived from Mongolian хацар (khatsar) meaning "cheek, face; flank".

Qaifa f Bengali
Meaning "Estimator".

Qalea f Arabic
Means "castle" in Arabic.

Qamra f Arabic (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon" (see Qamar).

Qamya m & f Quechua
Means "pale" in Quechua.

Q’apha m & f Aymara
Means "active, agile" in Aymara.

Qaqqa m & f Greenlandic
Means “grouse” in Greenlandic.

Qarqa m Aymara
Means "rock, rocky" in Aymara.

Qayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayla influenced by Qiana.

Qhana f & m Aymara
Means "light" in Aymara.

Qhawa f Quechua
Means "one who watches, one who monitors" in Quechua.

Qhawa m Aymara
Means "breastplate, armor" in Aymara.

Qhora f Quechua
Variant of Qura.

Qinta f Mandaean
Means "song, hymn" in Mandaic.

Qönçə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ghoncheh.

Qooqa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K'ôĸa.

Quana f African American
Variant of Quanna.

Quena f Medieval English, English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old English cwén "woman", this name was originally a diminutive of names containing said element.... [more]

Quena f Spanish (Latin American)
Its usage in Mexico and South America is likely due to the quena, or qina in Quechua, the traditional flute of the Andes.

Queta f Spanish (Mexican), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Enriqueta.

Quica f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Diminutive of Francisca or Frederica.

Quima f Catalan
Short form of Joaquima.

Quina f Spanish, Galician, Asturian
Short form of Joaquina/Xoaquina/Xuaquina.

Qulla f & m Aymara
Means "remedy, medicine" in Aymara.

Quoia f English
From Sequoia

Quora f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quorra.

Qurra f Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Means "comfort, consolation" in Arabic.

Qusta m Arabic
Arabic form of Costa.

Qyara f American (Rare)
Variant of Ciara 2.

Raama m Japanese
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" combined with 天 (ama) meaning "heavens, sky". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Rabea f German
Meaning unknown. This name became popular in Germany in the early 1970s, due to Rabea Hartmann (born in 1947), a German TV personality.

Rabea m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic ربيع (see Rabi 1).

Rabia m Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Rabbie.

Racha m Lao
Lao form of Raja 2.

Racha f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رشا (see Rasha).

Radia f Arabic (Maghrebi)

Radia f Russian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Rada.

Radka f Polish
Diminutive of Radosława and Radsława.

Radna m & f Buryat
Means "precious, valuable" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Radya m & f Czech, Russian
Czech male nickname for Radim and a Russian female variant of Rada.

Raeda f Arabic
Feminine form of Raed.

Raela f American (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Combination of Rae and the popular name suffix -la or else a variant of Rayla.

Raema f Indian, Various

Raena f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Rayna.

Rafaa f Arabic
Means "kindness" or "compassion". It is derived from the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 Names of Allah: Ar-Raoof (The Compassionate).

Rafia f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Rafi.

Rafka f Slovene
Diminutive of Rafaela.

Rafka f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rafqa.

Rafqa f Arabic (Rare)

Rahaa f Persian
Means "free, liberated, unchained" in Persian.

Rahna f English (Rare)
Variant of Rona 1.

Rahwa f Tigrinya
Means "satisfied" in Tigrinya.

Raica f Portuguese (Brazilian), English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Raissa influenced by Jessica.... [more]

Raifa f Arabic
Feminine form of Raif.

Raiha f Maori
Māori form of Eliza.

Ráijá f Sami
Sami form of Raija.

Raija f Finnish
Probably a variant of Raisa 1.

Raika f German (Modern, Rare)
German borrowing of Rajka as well as a German variant of Reika.

Raika f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Райка (see Rayka).

Raika f Japanese
From Japanese 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Raika m Persian
In old persian language and Zoroastrian culture and Gilaki dialects, Raika was the title of boys who assisted the persian prince (the kings sons) throughout the day, during parades and other daily occasions... [more]

Raika f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Raica.

Raila f Finnish, Estonian (Rare)
Variant of Raili, though folk etymology likes to connect this name with Finnish railakas "lively".

Raila f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Rayla.

Raila m Luo
Means "nettle sting" in Luo.

Raima f Indian, Bengali, Muslim (Modern, Rare), Pakistani (Rare)

Raima f Estonian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raimo.

Raima f Indian
In Sanskrit it means pleasing

Raina f Estonian
Feminine form of Rain 2.

Raina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Reina 1.

Raina f Medieval Portuguese (Archaic), Medieval Galician
Borrowed from the medieval portuguese and galician word for "Queen" (Raina/Rainha, being the literal form of Regina). It is briefly mentioned in Afonso II's testament.

Raina f Ukrainian (Archaic), Moldovan (Archaic)
Old Ukrainian and Moldovan form of Regina.

Raina m & f Urdu, Arabic (Rare)
Means beautiful, princess-like in Urdu, In Arabic this is an other version of Rayna.

Raíra f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps a feminine form of Raí.

Raita f Finnish
Means both "goat willow" and "stripe, streak" in Finnish.

Raita f Latvian
Derived from Latvian raits "brisk".

Raiya f Arabic

Raiza f Yiddish
Variant of Raisa 2.

Raiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Raissa.

Rajaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رجاء (see Raja 1).

Rajna f Serbian, Croatian
Either from the name for the German river Rhine or derived from Rajka.

Rajna f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Bulgarian Райна (see Rayna 1).

Rakia f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Poetic form of שמיים (shamayim) meaning "sky, heaven" in Hebrew.

Ralda f English (Rare)
English short form of the Spanish name Esmeralda.

Rálfa m Sami
Sami form of Ralf.

Ralia f Gascon
Gascon corruption of Eulalia (via the truncated form Lalia).

Ramaa f Indian
Ramaa is one of the names of Goddess Lakshmi

Ramia f Japanese
From Japanese 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ramia m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Ramiah.

Ramia f Arabic, Hebrew
Meaning: Sender(Arabic), God is Exalted (Hebrew)

Rampa f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Hindi, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi
Name : Rampa रम्पा... [more]

Ramya f Tamil, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit ramya (रम्य) "lovely; pleasing; delightful; beautiful; charming". ... [more]

Ramza m South Slavic
The name Ramza is rarely given in the south slavic languages (Mostly in Dalmatia). The name is very likely a corruption of the name "Erasmus", the patron saint of sailors.

Ranga m Indian
From Sanskrit रङ्ग (raṅga) "hue, colour, dye".

Rania f Greek, Romani (Archaic)
Greek short form of Ourania and Romani short form of Urania.

Ranja f German
Form of Rania, using German phonetics.

Ranka f Old Norse
Short form of Ragneiðr (variant of Ragnheiðr) or Ragnhildr.

Ranka f Japanese
From Japanese 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 夏 (ka) meaning "summer". Other kanji combinations are possible.