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Paimis m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory connects this name to Finnish and Estonian paimen "shepherd". However, since there are no other Livonian names with this root recorded, some modern-day academics doubt this derivation... [more]

Pais m Galician (Rare)
Variant of Paio.

Paisal m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ไพศาล (see Phaisan).

Paisal m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Faysal.

Paisan m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ไพศาล (see Phaisan).

Paisenna f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Pisanna.

Paiset m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-js.t meaning "the one of Isis", derived from pꜣ "the aforementioned; the; he of" combined with the name of the goddess Isis.

Paisha f Jewish (?)

Paishence f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare spelling of Patience.

Paisi m Georgian (Archaic), Russian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Païsios as well as an alternate transcription of Russian Паисий (see Paisiy).... [more]

Paisie m Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Paisius.

Païsios m Coptic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Pishoy.

Paisios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Païsios.

Paisit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phaisit.

Paisius m Coptic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Pishoy via its hellenized form Païsios. This is the name of several saints, including Saint Paisius Velichkovsky (1722-1794).

Paisiy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Paisius.

Paislea f English (Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paisly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paisley.

Paislyn f English
Variant of Paislynn

Paislynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Paisley and Lynn.

Paisy m Russian
Variant transcription of Paisiy.

Paisyn f & m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Payson.

Pajsije m Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Paisius.

Pajtshiab f Hmong
Derived from Hmong paj meaning "flower" and tshiab meaning "new".

Pákaitseĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Pakis m Ancient Oscan

Pakkaatseq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Pákaitseĸ.

Pakomius m Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Pachomius.

Pakoros m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Pakor.

Pakosław m Polish
The name is composed of the Old Polish elements 'Pako' meaning "more; again" and 'sław' meaning "glory."

Pakosława f Polish
Feminine form of Pakosław.

Paks f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Pax.

Paksi m Javanese
Means "bird" in Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣín) meaning "winged".

Paksskii f Siksika
Means "broad face" in Siksika.

Paksyaltya f Mordvin
Means "field" in Erzya.

Paksyut m Mordvin
From пакся (paksya) meaning "field".

Palacesa f Medieval Catalan

Palacus m Scythian

Palaestra f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek παλαιστής (palaistes) meaning "wrestler" or the verb παλαιστέω (palaisteo) "to thrust away with the hand" (from παλαιστή (palaiste) "palm of the hand", a later form of παλαστή (palaste))... [more]

Palakus m Scythian

Palamedes m Greek Mythology, Arthurian Cycle
Possibly derived from Greek πάλαι (palai) "long ago, in days of yore" and μῆδος (mêdos) "plans, schemes" (itself from the verb μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to plan")... [more]

Palamédész m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Palamedes.

Palash m Bengali
From Sanskrit पलाश (palasha) meaning "leaf, foliage", also referring to the petals or flowers of a type of tree (Butea monosperma).

Palashka f Khanty, Mansi
Khanty and Mansi form of Pelagia.

Palemonas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.

Pales m & f Roman Mythology, Theatre
Meaning unknown, possibly of Etruscan origin. This was the name of a deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in Roman mythology, regarded as male by some sources and female by others. The mythological figure appears in pastoral plays of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Palesha f Nepali

Palestina f Obscure
From the place name Palestina. Also compare Falasteen.

Paliitsiit m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Palîtsît.

Palioxis f Greek Mythology
The Greek mythological personification of backrush or retreat in battle.

Palîtsît m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Fritz.

Paliusia f Belarusian
Diminutive of Palina.

Paliusia f Lithuanian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Apolonija.

Palladios m Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical)
Means "belonging to Pallas" in Greek, Pallas 1 being an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena.

Palladius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of the Greek name Παλλάδιος (Palladios) meaning "of Pallas" or "belonging to Pallas", Pallas 1 being an epithet of the goddess Athena... [more]

Palmacjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Palmatius.

Palmarius m Medieval Latin, Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Derived from the Latin adjective palmarius meaning "of the palm" as well as "superior, excellent". It is ultimately derived from the Latin noun palma meaning "palm tree" as well as "flat hand, palm of the hand".... [more]

Palmatius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Latin adjective palmatus meaning "bearing palms, decorated with palm branches", itself ultimately derived from the Latin noun palma meaning "palm tree" as well as "flat hand, palm of the hand".... [more]

Palsang m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan དཔལ་བཟང (dpal-bzang) meaning "glorious, excellent".

Palush m Albanian
Albanian form of Paulus.

Palwasha f Pashto
Means "light, ray, beam" in Pashto.

Palwashah f Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto پلوشه (see Palwasha).

Pamahas f Paiute
Means "meadows" in Paiute.

Pamantaquash m Wampanoag
Name of the "pond sachem" of Assawamsett.

Pamfilos m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek transcription of Pamphilos.

Pammachius m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Greek name that probably consisted of the Greek elements παν (pan) "all" and μαχη (mache) "battle", which effectively gives the name the meaning of "the one who fights all"... [more]

Pammachiusz m Polish (Archaic)
Archaic Polish form of Pammachius.

Pammenes m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all, every" and μένω (meno) meaning "to stay, wait, remain"... [more]

Pamphos m Ancient Greek
Means “all-illuminating,” from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pan), meaning “all,” and φῶς (phos), meaning “light.” Pamphos was an Athenian tragic poet, who was a good friend of Linus of Thrace.

Pamungkas m Indonesian, Javanese
Means "final, ultimate, end" in Indonesian and Javanese.

Panaenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Panaenus was an ancient Greek painter who worked in Athens.

Panaetius m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Panaitios. Bearers of this name include the Stoic philosopher Panaetius of Rhodes (2nd century BC) and a Greek tyrant of Leontini in Sicily (7th century BC).

Panagiotes m Late Greek
Ancient Greek form of Panagiotis.

Panagiotitsa f Greek
Diminutive of Panagiota.

Panagis m Greek
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Panaitios m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective παναίτιος (panaitios) meaning "cause of all, to whom all the guilt belongs". It is a compound word, of which the first element consists of πᾶν (pan), the neuter singular of Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, every, each"... [more]

Panajiotis m Greek
Variant transcription of Panagiotis.

Panas m Russian
Russian diminutive of Afanasiy. It can be also a short form of Panagiotis.

Panas m Thai
Alternate transcription of Phanat.

Panayis m Greek
Diminutive of Panayiotis.

Panayotis m Greek
Variant transcription of Panagiotis.

Pancraas m Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of Pancratius.

Pancrasi m Occitan
Occitan form of Pancratius.

Pancrasia f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Feminine form of Pancrasio.

Pancrasio m Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Variant of Pancracio.

Pančšambay m Balochi
Means "Thursday" in Balochi.

Pandareus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Possibly a variant of Greek Πάνδαρος (Pandaros) (see Pandarus). This was the name of either one or two minor characters in Greek mythology, the son of Merops and a nymph, father of Aëdon and other daughters, and a friend of Tantalus.

Pandarus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature, Theatre
Latinized form of Greek Πάνδαρος (Pandaros), which was possibly derived from παν (pan) "all" and an uncertain second element. This is the name of a mythical archer who appears in stories of the Trojan War, and "who by an arrow-shot violates the truce between the Trojans and Greeks, and is afterwards slain by Diomedes." In Homer's 'Iliad' he is portrayed as an energetic and impetuous warrior, but in medieval literature he becomes a witty and licentious figure who facilitates the affair between Troilus and Cressida... [more]

Pandelis m Greek
Variant of Pantelis.

Pandemos f & m Greek Mythology
From Greek πάνδημος (pandemos) meaning "of all people, belonging to all people; public, common", composed of πᾶν (pan) "all" and δῆμος (demos) "the people"... [more]

Pandolphus m Theatre
A character in Moliere's "L'Étourdi ou les Contretemps".

Pandoros m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name with the elements πᾶν (pan) "all" and δῶρον (doron) "gift" meaning "all gifted"... [more]

Pandorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pandoros.

Pandras m Arthurian Cycle
A Greek king who had enslaved a group of Trojan exiles. He was fought, and defeated, by Brutus, who then claimed the hand of Pandras’ s reluctant daughter, Ignoge... [more]

Pandrasus m Arthurian Cycle
A Greek king who had enslaved a group of Trojan exiles. He was fought, and defeated, by Brutus, who then claimed the hand of Pandrasus’ reluctant daughter, Ignoge... [more]

Pandrose f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Pandrosus.

Pandrosion f Late Greek
Possibly related to Pandrosus.

Pandroso f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Pandrosus.

Pandrosos f Greek Mythology
Means "all bedewed" from a combination of Greek παν (pan) "all" and δροσος (drosos) "dew". In Greek mythology Pandrosos was one of the three daughters of Kekrops, the first king of Athens, along with her sisters Aglauros and Herse... [more]

Pandrosus f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pandrosos.

Panehas m Coptic
Probably related to Phinehas.

Panehesy m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian pꜣ-nḥsj meaning "the Nubian" (see Phinehas). This was the name of two ancient Egyptian priests and one vizier.

Pangestu m Javanese
From Javanese pangèstu meaning "prayer, blessing, good wishes".

Pangnaparse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Barnabas.

Pangoriseng m Buginese

Panhsj m Ancient Egyptian
Original Egyptian form of Phinehas.

Panigsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "step daughter, foster daughter" in Greenlandic.

Panikos m Greek (Cypriot)
Diminutive of Panagiotis.

Paniranis m Coptic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Paniran.

Panisa f Thai
Possibly from Thai ปาณิ (pani) meaning "hand, palm".

Panissiaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Panigsiaĸ.

Panisuaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "only daughter" in Greenlandic.

Panisuaq f Greenlandic
Younger form of Panisuaĸ.

Pankratész m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Pankratios.

Pankratius m German (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Latinate variant of Pankraz.

Pannaparsi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Pangnaparse.

Panonetsa m Shona
Means "troublesome" in Dhona. ... [more]

Panopeus m Greek Mythology
Masculine form of Panope. In Greek mythology, Panopeus and his twin brother Crisus were sons of Phocus.

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

Panseluța f Romanian
Derived from Romanian panseluță, the diminutive of pansea "pansy".

Pansey f English (Rare)
Variant of Pansy.

Panshar m Dungan
From the Dungan word meaning "Thursday".

Panshin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "yellow" in Shipibo.

Pantacles m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pantakles. A known bearer of this name was the Olympic victor Pantacles of Athens, who won the stadion race at respectively the 21st Olympiad (696 BC) and the 22nd Olympiad (692 BC).

Pantaenetus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pantainetos.

Pantaenus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pantainos. A notable bearer of this name was the Greek theologian and saint Pantaenus the Philosopher (died around 200 AD).

Pantágapas m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Name of a Christian martyr.

Pantagathos m Late Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες (pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good".

Pantagathus m Late Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pantagathos. A known bearer of this name was Saint Pantagathus of Vienne (France), who lived in the 6th century AD.

Pantagnotos m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek πάντα (panta), a form of πᾶν (pan) "all, every", and γνωτός (gnotos) meaning "known, perceived, understood" (compare gnostos).

Pantainetos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek παντός (pantos), which is the genitive singular of Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, every, each". The second element is derived from the Greek adjective αἰνετός (ainetos) meaning "praiseworthy"... [more]

Pantainos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek παντός (pantos), which is the genitive singular of Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, every, each". The second element is derived from the Greek noun αἴνη (aine) meaning "praise, fame" (see Aeneas).

Pantakles m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek παντός (pantos), which is the genitive singular of Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, every, each". The second element is derived from the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Pantandros m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adverb πάντῃ (pantei) meaning "(in) every way, on every side" or the Greek adverb πάντως (pantos) meaning "in all ways"... [more]

Pantariste f Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek πάντες (pantes) meaning "all", which is ultimately derived from Greek πᾶς (pas) meaning "all, for all, of all". The second element is derived from Greek αριστος (aristos) meaning "best"... [more]

Pantasilea f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian variant of Penthesilea.

Pantelakis m Greek
Modern Greek diminutive of Pantelis, as it contains the modern Greek diminutive suffix -άκης (-akis). This name is typically only used informally, meaning: it does not appear on birth certificates.

Pantelitsa f Greek (Cypriot)
Feminine diminutive of Pantelis.

Pantes f Javanese
From Javanese pantês meaning "fitting, proper, worthy".

Panthalis f Greek Mythology
Panthalis is a figure in Greek mythology. She was a servant of Helena. Derived from παν (pan) "all" and θαλλω (thallo) meaning "to blossom".

Panthous m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Πάνθοος (Panthoos), derived from πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" and θοός (thoos) meaning "swift" (from the verb θέω (theô) "to run")... [more]

Panumas f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภาณุมาศ (see Phanumat).

Panwas f Thai

Panyassis m Ancient Greek
Panyassis of Halicarnassus was a Greek epic poet from Halicarnassus in the Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Turkey).

Paolosi m Sotho
Sesotho form of Paul.

Papewes m Cree
Means "lucky man" in Cree.

Paphos m Early Jewish (Archaic), Turkish (Archaic), Ancient Greek
Lulianos and Paphos were two wealthy Jewish brothers who lived in Laodicea on the Lycus in Anatolia in the second century CE and who suffered martyrdom at the hands of the Roman legate.

Papias m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name, possibly connected to Greek πάππος (pappos) "grandfather" or πάππας (pappas) "papa". This was the name of multiple saints.

Papiris m Arthurian Cycle
An infidel king who served Feirefiz, Perceval’s half-brother.

Papiss m Western African (Rare)

Pappos m Greek

Pappus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Pappos. This was borne by the 4th-century Greek mathematician Pappus of Alexandria.

Papyrus m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. He is named for the font in which he speaks. In the RPG Undertale, ... [more]

Paqësor m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian paqësor "peace-loving; peaceable, pacific; peaceful".

Paracelsus m History
Paracelsus (c. 1493 – 24 September 1541), born Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.

Paradisa f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin paradisus "paradise".

Paradise f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "heaven, the garden of Eden", ultimately from Avestan pairidaēza "enclosure, park" (compare the cognate Firdaus).

Parames m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ปรเมศร์ (see Paramet).

Paramesse m Ancient Egyptian
The birth name of Ramses I.

Paramessu m Ancient Egyptian
Birth name of Rameses I

Paramonus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Paramonos. Saint Paramonus is a martry of the Orthodox Church who was beheaded during the rule of the emperor Decius (249-251).

Paramus m Romani (Archaic)

Paras m & f Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Nepali, Pakistani, Urdu
In Hindi and Urdu, this name means "touchstone" or "philosopher's stone."... [more]

Parasceva f Late Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Paraskeve.

Parascevas m Greek (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Alternate transcription of Greek Παρασκευας (see Paraskevas).

Parascève f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Paraskeve.

Parasceve f Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Paraskeve.

Parascewa f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Paraskeve.

Parascheva f Romanian, Moldovan, History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Paraskeve.

Paraschiva f Romanian
Romanian form of Paraskeve.

Parascovia f Moldovan, German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Parascheva.

Parasetta f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Parazetta.

Parasha f Russian
Diminutive of Praskovya.

Parashkeva f Bulgarian
Variant of Paraskeva.

Parashqevi f Albanian
Albanian form of Paraskeve.

Parashurama m Hinduism
literally means "Rama with an axe". the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism.

Parasian m & f Batak
Means "beloved" in Toba Batak.

Parasin f Khakas
Variant Khakas form of Praskoviya.

Paraska f Ukrainian, Polish (Archaic)
Ukrainian diminutive of Praskovya or Paraskeva and Polish diminutive of Parascewa and Paraskiewia.

Paraskev m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Paraskevas.

Paraškeva f Macedonian
Variant of Paraskeva.

Paraskewulla f Greek (Germanized, Rare, Expatriate, ?)
German form of Paraskevoula.

Paraskiewia f Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Paraskeve.

Parasko f Khakas
Khakas form of Praskoviya.

Paraskovia f Russian (Archaic)
Archaic Russian form of Paraskeve and older transcription of Praskovya. In the Russian Orthodox Church, Paraskovia is the patron saint of cloth as well as of spinning and weaving.

Parasone m Medieval Sardinian
Variant of Barisone.

Parasqueva f History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized), History (Ecclesiastical, Portuguese-style)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Paraskeve.

Parastesh f Persian
Means "worship" in Persian.

Parastou f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پرستو (see Parastoo).

Pardabuvish f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and buvish meaning "lady".

Pardes m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "orchard" in Hebrew.

Pardis f Persian
Meaning "new city of Pardis" and often translated to "new city of Paradise."

Pardiss m Persian
persian

Pardós m Occitan
Occitan form of Pardoux.

Pardulphus m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Bardolph.

Pareekshit m Indian

Pareise f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
American and English variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Parelius m Norwegian (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Parelius.

Paresa f Cappadocian Greek

Paresh m Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Marathi, Hindi
From Sanskrit पर (para) meaning "highest, greatest, supreme" combined with ईश (īśa) meaning "lord". This is an epithet of the Hindu gods Brahma and Vishnu.

Pariese m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Paris 1 or Paris 2.

Pariksheet m Hinduism
Hindu mythology character of mahabharat known as king pariksheet he was a son of abhimanu and grandson of Arjuna

Pariqush f Uzbek
Derived from pari meaning "fairy" and qush meaning "bird".

Páris m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Paris 1.

Pâris m French, Greek Mythology (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Paris 1.

París f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Paris 2.

Paris m Greek
Diminutive of Paraskevas.

Paris m Batak
Means "divided equally" in Batak.

Parisa f Medieval French (Rare)
Feminine form of Paris 1.

Parishit m Tamil

Parisia f Italian (Tuscan, Archaic)
Feminine form of Parisio.

Parisima f Persian
Means "fairy face" in Persian.

Parisio m Italian
Italian form of Parisius.

Parisius m Late Roman
Given for someone who lived in Paris, France. Used by a twelfth century saint.

Parissa f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian پریسا (see Parisa).

Parivash f Persian
Means "fairy-like" in Persian.

Parkash m & f Indian, Punjabi
Punjabi variant of Prakash, sometimes used as a feminine name.

Pārkiuņs m Latvian
Latgalian form of Perun.

Parmas m Romani (Archaic)

Parmashta m Biblical

Parménas m Biblical French
French form of Parmenas.

Parmenas m Ancient Greek, Biblical
Derived from the Greek verb παρμένω (parmeno), which is a poetic form of the Greek verb παραμένω (parameno) meaning "to stay beside" or "to stand fast, to stand one's ground"... [more]

Parmenides m Ancient Greek
Means "son of Parmenas" in Greek, derived from the name Parmenas combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).... [more]

Parmenius m History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the Greek name Parmenon. This is the name of a saint and martyr from Persia who lived in the 3rd century AD.

Parmiss f Persian
Variant transcription of Parmys.

Parmoss m Romani (Archaic)

Parmys f Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Uparmiya. This was the name of a Persian princess, who was the granddaughter of Cyrus the Great and went on to become the wife of Darius the Great.

Parnumas f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai ภาณุมาศ (see Phanumat).

Paromas m Romani (Archaic)

Parramus m Romani (Archaic)

Parrish m English
"Parrish" is a novel by Mildred Savage that was published in 1958.

Pars m Turkish (Rare)
Means "leopard" in Turkish.

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

Parsadan m Literature, Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian sources state that this name is of Persian origin and means "wise, learned" and "scholar, scientist". This should connect the name to Middle Persian frazānag meaning "wise, intelligent" and frazanagīh meaning "wisdom, intelligence", which have both evolved into modern Persian as فرزانه (farzâne) (see Farzaneh).... [more]

Parsam m Armenian
Possibly derived from the Assyrian name Barsauma meaning "fasting".

Parsaoran m Batak
Means "gathering, mixing, blending" in Toba Batak.

Parsay m Mari
Means "heir, successor".

Parsbit f Khazar
Mother of a Khazar Khagan.

Parsedia f Lombard
Lombard form of Praxedes.

Parsek m Armenian
Uncommon Armenian name with unknown meaning. A nickname for Parsek is “Pete”

Parshandatha m Biblical
Parshandatha was one of the ten sons of Haman. He was an antisemite like his father. He was killed by a Jew or Jews (the Bible is unclear) and Esther had his corpse impaled.

Parshast m Indian
The name Parshast comes from Indian origin.

Parshia f Persian (Rare), Bengali (Rare)

Parshuram m Indian
Divine architect

Parshvanatha m Sanskrit
From Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva) meaning "near, proximate, side" and नाथ (nāthá) meaning "protector, patron, lord, master". This was the name of the 23rd tirthankara (enlightened spiritual teacher and saviour) in Jain tradition, preceding Mahavira.

Parsiprestre m Medieval Occitan

Pārsla f Latvian
Taken directly from Latvian pārsla "flake" (as in a snowflake).

Parsley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Parsley.

Parson m English
Transferred from the surname Parson which came from the title meaning rector or viscar.

Parthasarathy m Indian
Another name for Krishna.

Parthenios m Ancient Greek, Greek
Masculine form of Parthenia.

Parthenis m Greek
Variant of Parthenios.

Parthenius m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Parthenios. Saint Parthenius (died 3rd century) was an early Christian saint and martyr from Rome of Armenian origin who is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox churches... [more]

Parthenopaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Proper latinized form of Parthenopaios.

Parthenopaios m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, girl, virgin". The second element is probably derived from Greek παῖς (pais) "child", which would give the name as a whole the meaning of "child of a virgin"... [more]

Parthenopeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant spelling of Parthenopaeus, which has gone on to become the spelling most commonly used, even though Parthenopaeus is more correct... [more]

Partoghimeos m Armenian
Armenian form of Bartholomew.

Partschfall m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German form of Parsifal.

Parush m Mordvin
From паро (Paro) meaning "good".

Parvesh m & f Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
From Sanskrit प्रवेश (praveśa) meaning "entrance, entering".

Parwatiningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Parwati and Ningsih

Parys m Polish
Polish form of Paris 1.

Parys f English (Rare)
Variant of Paris 2.

Paryzjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Parisio.

Paşa m Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkish military paşa meaning "pasha, military ruler".

Paša m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Slovak (Rare), Czech (Rare), Bosnian (Rare)
Cognate of Pasha.

Pasachasius m Medieval Latin

Pasang m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan པ་སངས (pa-sangs) meaning "Venus (the planet)" or "Friday".

Pasatu m Miwok
Meaning "bear's big foot"; "bear's paw".... [more]

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]

Pascala f Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Feminine form of Pascal.

Pascale m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Pasquale.

Pascalet m Provençal
Diminutive of Pascau.

Pascalette f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Pascal.

Pascalia f Greek (Germanized, Rare), English (African)
Germanized form of Paschalia as well as a Kenyan borrowing of this name.

Pascalin m Lengadocian
Diminutive of Pascal.

Pascalina f Gascon, Sardinian
Gascon feminine form of Pascau and Sardinian feminine form of Pascale.

Pascalis m Medieval Latin, Dutch (Rare), Greek
Variant of Paschalis (see Pascal) as well as an alternate transcription of modern Greek Πασχάλης (see Paschalis).... [more]

Pascall m Medieval English
Variant of Pascal.

Pascalo f Provençal
Provençal form of Pascale.

Pascaloun m Provençal
Diminutive of Pascau.

Pascário m Portuguese (Archaic)
Portuguese form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.

Pascario m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.

Pascasi m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.

Pascásia f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasia, which is a variant of Paschasia.

Pascasia f Late Roman, Dutch (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Paschasia.

Pascásio m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.

Pascasio m Italian (Archaic), Galician (Rare), Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.

Pascasius m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Paschasius.

Pascatte f Cornish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Pasca.

Pascau m Gascon, Provençal
Gascon and Provençal form of Pascal.

Pascaut m Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Pascal.

Pascentius m Arthurian Cycle
The third son of Vortigern and brother of Vortimer, Catigern, and Faustus.... [more]

Pascha f Medieval English, Medieval Latin
From Latin pascha meaning "Easter, (feast of) Passover", itself from Ancient Greek πάσχα (pascha). This was traditionally given to girls born around Easter time.

Paschaal m Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of Paschalis (see Pascal). It was in use from at least the 17th century until at least the early 20th century, during which time it was often spelled as Paschael (sometimes also Passchaal and Passchael).

Paschaas m Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of Paschasius. It was in use from at least the 16th century until at least the 18th century, during which time it was often spelled as Paschaes (sometimes also Passchaas and Passchaes)... [more]

Paschaise m & f French (Archaic)
French form of Paschasius (masculine) and Paschasia (feminine).

Paschalia f Greek, English (African)
Feminine form of Paschalis.