OnsfArabic (Maghrebi, Rare) Possibly means "gladness, removal of fear" or from Arabic أَنْسَ (ʾansa) meaning "to forget". A known bearer is Ons Jabeur (1994–), a Tunisian tennis player.
OnyinahmAfrican Onyinah - is of African Origin with meaning in Ghana and Nigeria especially with the Ukwani speaking people. The name is given to a strong new born marked for greatness. the literary meaning of ONYINAH is - A MIGHTY TREE... [more]
OvuvuevuevuemAfrican (Rare) Extremely rare name, seemingly used exclusively in Africa. A popular bearer of the name is the memestar Ovuvuevuevue Enyetuenwuevue Ugbemugbem Osas. The meaning of the name is practically impossible to comprehend.
OwaismArabic, Urdu Alternate transcription of Arabic أويس (see Uways), as well as the Urdu form.
PáscoafPortuguese (African, Rare) Derived from Portuguese Páscoa "Easter", ultimately derived from Vulgar Latin pascua via Old Galician-Portuguese Pascoa (compare Italian Pasqua).
Passionatef & mEnglish (African, Rare) Derived from the English word Passionate meaning "Full of passion". It is mostly masculine in Nigeria but mostly feminine in other countries.
PendamAfrican 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]
PilatemBiblical, English (Puritan), English (African, Rare) English form of the Roman cognomen Pilatus, which meant "armed with a javelin" from Latin pila "javelin". This was most famously borne by Pontius Pilate, the prefect of the Roman province of Judaea ca... [more]
PironkonmAfrican A word for pig from the Maroon people. Derived from the term 'a rasher of bacon'.
PlamediefFrench (African) Contraction of the French phrase plan merveilleux de Dieu meaning "God's wonderful plan", mainly used in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
PotipharmBiblical, English (African, Rare) From Egyptian p-di-p-r' meaning "he whom Ra gave", composed of the definite article p- "the one" combined with di "whom he gave" and r', the name of the supreme god Ra... [more]
ProphetmAfrican American (Modern), English (African) From the English word prophet, ultimately from Greek προφήτης (prophetes) meaning "one who speaks for a god" (itself from πρό (pro) "before" and φημί (phemi) "to speak, to declare").
Psalmsf & mEnglish (Rare), English (African, Rare), Popular Culture From the title of the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament, the plural of Psalm. This was used for a character, a male former slave named Psalms Jackson, in the American Western drama television series Hell on Wheels (2011-2016).
QamariyyafArabic From masculine قَمَرِيّ (qamariyy) or feminine قَمَرِيَّة (qamariyya), both meaning "lunar, related to the moon" in Arabic. It may therefore be seen as a strictly feminine variant of Qamar.
Qassim & fBerber (Arabized, Rare), Persian (Modern, Rare) Arabized form of Kaci. In Arabic, Qassi (قاسي) means "hard", "tough", or "stern". For example, قاسي الملامح (qāsī al-malāmiḥ) is a phrase meaning "stern features" (used to describe someone with a tough or serious expression)... [more]
QawimArabic (Rare) From Arabic قَوِيّ (qawiyy), meaning "strong, powerful, mighty." In Islamic tradition ٱلْقَوِيُّ (al-Qawi or al-Qawiyy), meaning The All-Strong, is one of the 99 names of Allah.
Qawwam ad-DinmArabic Means "upholder of the faith" from Arabic قَوَّام (qawwām) meaning "upholder" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "faith".
Qunootm & fArabic “It is meant in multiple meanings: such as obedience, humility, prayer, supplication, worship, standing, long standing, and silence. In Islam"... [more]
Qurrat al-AynfArabic Means "consolation of the eye, delight, joy, pleasure" in Arabic, from قرة (qurra) meaning "comfort, pleasure, soothing" combined with عين (ʿayn) meaning "eye". This was a title of Fatimah Baraghani (also known as Táhirih), a 19th-century Persian poet, theologian and reformer.
QurratulfArabic, Indonesian First part of compound Arabic names beginning with قرة ال (Qurrat al) meaning "consolation of the, delight of the" (such as Qurrat al-Ayn).
QustantinmArabic, Assyrian Arabic and Assyrian form of Constantinus (see Constantine). A notable bearer of this name was the Syrian Arab intellectual Qustantin Zariq (1909-2000), who is better known in English as Constantin Zurayk or Zureiq.
RafaafArabic 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).
RafidahfArabic, Malay Alternate transcription of Arabic رافدة (see Rafida), as well as a Malay variant.
Rafiff & mArabic, Indonesian Means "shining, gleaming, glistening" in Arabic, from the root رف (raffa) meaning "to gleam". It is masculine in Indonesia while it is feminine elsewhere.
Ra'idmArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic رائد (see Raid).
RaifmArabic Arabic name derived from رائف (rayif) "compassionate, kind". It usually given in reference to the Koranic surah and verse al-Hajj 22:65, "God is most compassionate and most merciful to mankind."... [more]