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.
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'.
PolycastefGreek Mythology (Latinized) Derived from Greek πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and a second element possibly related to κέκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to surpass, to excel, to shine" (pluperfect κέκαστο (kekasto))... [more]
PomelinefFrench (Rare) Variant form of Pomelline. This name is best known for being one of the middle names of Charlotte Casiraghi (b. 1986), who is the daughter of Princess Caroline of Hanover (formerly of Monaco)... [more]
PommelinefFrench (Rare), Flemish Modern form of Pomelline via its variant form Pomeline. The spelling of this form of the name was influenced by the French word pomme meaning "apple", which the name (and its variant form) has always shared a certain resemblance with and thus often led people to associate it with apples (to some degree).
Pompéem & fFrench French masculine and feminine form of Pompeius (see Pompey). This was the name of a female Breton saint, also known as Aspasie, Pompaïa or, in Breton, Coupaïa/Koupaïa.
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.
PrairiefAmerican (Rare) From the English word for a flat treeless grassland, taken from French prairie "meadow". This was used by Thomas Pynchon for a character in his novel 'Vineland' (1990).
PrecieusefJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Middle French precieuse, the feminine form of the adjective precieux "precious (of great value)" (via Old French precius, ultimately from Latin pretiōsus, from pretium "worth; value").
PrendefAlbanian, Albanian Mythology Prende is the goddess of love, beauty and fertility in the Albanian pagan mythology, who is thought to have been worshiped by the Illyrians in antiquity. She is the wife of the thunder and sky god Perëndi.
PridefEnglish (Puritan, Modern) From late Old English prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem’, variant of prȳtu, prȳte, from prūd. Referring to "pride cometh before the fall."
PrilliefEnglish (Canadian) Used in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Either from a genus of flower or the municipality Prilly in Switzerland. Etymology for either unknown, though probably of Germanic origin.
PrioremMedieval Italian From priore 'prior', a nickname or occupational name, which probably most often originated as an occupational name for a servant of a prior or some important lay dignitary.
ProknefGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek περκνός (perknos) "dark-spotted", a word used to refer to eagles. In Greek mythology Prokne or Procne was the wife of the Thracian king Tereus. Tereus raped Procne's sister Philomela and cut out her tongue, so Procne fed Tereus the flesh of their son Itys... [more]
ProthademMedieval French, French (Archaic) This given name is best known for being the name of a 7th-century saint, who was bishop of the city of Besançon in eastern France and died in 624 AD. The meaning of the saint's name, which was often latinized to Prothadius in writing, is uncertain... [more]
PrudefJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from either Old French prude, the feminine form of the adjective pruz "brave; valiant" or from Old French preu "brave; valiant, chivalrous" (ultimately from Late Latin prōde "profitable, useful").
PtahmosemAncient Egyptian From Egyptian ptḥ-ms meaning "born of Ptah" or "Ptah is born", derived from the name of the god Ptah combined with msj "to be born".
PtolemeemBiblical Variant of Ptolemy used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the King James Bible (both the original 1611 edition as well as the 1769 revised edition).
PtolomeemBiblical Variant of Ptolemy used in the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.
PuimremAncient Egyptian From Egyptian pwj-m-rꜥ, of uncertain meaning. Probably derived from pwj, a given name, combined with m "in" and the name of the god Ra.
PujiemChinese, History Pujie (1907-1994) was the younger brother of Puyi, China's last emperor.
Purifiem & fEnglish (Puritan) Meaning, "to make ceremonially clean." Referring to being purified from sin through Christ's death and resurrection.
Purple?Obscure From the English word for the color purple.
PurposefEnglish Middle English from Old French porpos, from the verb porposer, variant of proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."
PurslanefPopular Culture From the name of the herb ("a small, fleshy-leaved plant that grows in damp habitats or waste places, in particular Portulaca oleracea, a prostrate North American plant with tiny yellow flowers"), the origin of which is uncertain... [more]
PycellemLiterature Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "Game of Thrones". In the series, Pycelle is a Grand Maester who serves multiple monarchs of Westeros from the last years of the Targaryen dynasty onward.
Pyem & fBurmese Means "appeased, satisfied" in Burmese.
PyrenefGreek Mythology Derived from Greek πῦρ (pyr) meaning "fire". In Greek mythology, Pyrene was a lover of Hercules, for whom the mountain range the Pyrenees are named. Also, the name Pyrene is not to be confused with Pirene, the name of three other characters from Greek mythology.
QiangjiefChinese From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".
Qianhef & mChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand" combined with 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", or 合 (hé) meaning "combine". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
QianxuefChinese From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Qianyuem & fChinese From Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand", 茜 (qiān) meaning "rubia plant, madder plant", or 骞 (qiān) meaning "soar, fly, rise" combined with 月 (yuè) meaning "moon", 跃 (yuè) meaning "jump, leap", 越 (yuè) referring to the Yue people who inhabited southern China and northern Vietnam or 岳 (yuè) meaning "tall mountain"... [more]
QiaodiefChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 蝶 (dié) meaning "butterfly".
QiaoefChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 鹅 (é) meaning "goose" or 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good".
QiaoxuefChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever", 乔 (qiáo) meaning "tall, lofty, proud", or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Qiaoyuef & mChinese From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" or 俏 (qiào) meaning "like, similar, resemble" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond".
QilefChinese From the Chinese 绮 (qǐ) meaning "thin silk, elegant" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
QingefChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, be good".
Qingjief & mChinese From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure".
Qingyef & mChinese From the Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Qingzem & fChinese Combination of the Chinese character 青 (see Qing) and 泽 (see Ze).... [more]
QinlefChinese From the Chinese 琴 (qín) meaning "Chinese lute" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
QinxuefChinese From the Chinese 琴 (qín), a Chinese lute and 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".
QiulefChinese From the Chinese 秋 (qiū) meaning "autumn" and 乐 (lè) meaning "be amused, glad, enjoy, happy, cheerful, music".
QiyuefChinese 七月 translates as July. Other combinations are possible
QondiwefXhosa Possibly related to qonda, meaning "to understand".
QuefEnglish (Rare) Meaning uncertain. This name may possibly be a short form of any feminine given name containing -que-, such as Quentina and Jacqueline.... [more]
QuemAmerican Meaning unknown, possibly a short form of Quentin. In the USA, it was given to 8 boys born in the USA in 2008.
Quếm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 桂 (quế) meaning "cinnamon".
QuintessencefEnglish (Rare) This name comes from the word that can mean "a thing that is the most perfect example of its type" or, in its literal sense, "fifth essence." The word is derived from Middle French quinte essence, which is, ultimately originated from Medieval Latin quinta essentia, a combination of Latin quinta, the feminine equivalent of quintus meaning "five," and essentia meaning "essence."
QuoylemLiterature The name of the main character in E. Annie Proulx‘s The Shipping News (1993). The name apparently is based on the English word coil.
QuvenzhanéfAfrican American (Modern, Rare) This name was first borne by American actress Quvenzhané Wallis (2003-). It is derived from the initial syllables of her parents' names, Qulyndreia and Venjie, combined with zhané, an altered form of the Swahili word jini meaning "fairy".
QvarqvaremGeorgian (Archaic), Literature The general consensus is that this name is ultimately derived from the Georgian verb უყვარს (uqvars) meaning "to love", which basically gives the name the meaning of "beloved". Also compare Saqvarela.... [more]