This is a list of submitted names in which the place is Peru.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nolasco m Spanish (Rare)Of uncertain meaning. This is given in honour of Saint Peter Nolasco (1189-1256), known as Petrus Nolascus in Latin, the co-founder and leader of the Mercedarian Order.
Nomar m SpanishAn invented name, from spelling Ramon backwards. A famous user is Nomar Garciparra.
Nonito m & f Spanishspanish, tahitian, noni is a green, spiny fruit grown in Tahiti and is used for medicine. the Spanish use the suffix, -ito, meaning "small" or "miniscule". Nonito means "small noni".
Norkys f Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)Meaning: Unknown. Norkys Yelitza Batista Villarroel, born August 30, 1977 (known simply as Norkys Batista), is a Venezuelan actress, model and former beauty pageant titleholder.
Nube f South AmericanMeans "cloud" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Nube and
Nuestra Señora de la Nube, meaning "The Virgin of the Cloud" and "Our Lady of the Cloud" respectively.... [
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Nungüi f ShuarOf uncertain etymology. Nunui is the Jivaroan deity of plants.
Ñusta f SpanishMeans "princess" in Quechua. It was used as a title in the Inca Empire, not as a personal name.
Obai f & m AsháninkaPossibly a variant spelling of the Ashaninka
obae meaning "Andean cock-of-the-rock".
Ollanta m QuechuaA famous bearer is Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (1962-) the 65th President of Peru from 2011 to 2016.
Orianko f & m AsháninkaEtymology uncertain, the first element is likely from the Ashaninka
oria meaning "sun".
Otoniel m SpanishA Spanish form of Othoniel; and used as a nickname for Antonio.
Pacha Lliju f AymaraFrom the Aymara
pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and possibly
lliju lliju meaning "flash of lightning, vivid light".
Pacha Qhana f AymaraFrom the Aymara
pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and
qhana meaning "clear, evident".
Pacha Qura f AymaraFrom the Aymara
pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and
qura meaning "herb, medicinal plant".
Pacha Warawara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
pacha meaning "epoch, time and space, cosmos" and
wara wara meaning "star".
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.
Paka Wara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
paka meaning "eagle" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Pakota m Indigenous American, YavapaiMeans "big man" in Yavapai. Name borne by a 19th century Yavapai leader that attended a peace conference with Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.
Panqara Wara f AymaraFrom the Aymara
panqara meaning "flower" and
wara wara meaning "star".
Pasión f & m SpanishMeans "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [
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Pedrarias m SpanishContraction of
Pedro and the surname Arias. A famous bearer was the conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila "Pedrarias", who founded Panama, framed Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, and had him beheaded.
Pein m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo
pei meaning "wing, feather, leaf" and the genitive suffix
-n.
Peligros f Spanish (Rare)Means "hazards, perils, dangers" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de los Peligros, meaning "The Virgin of the Hazards."... [
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Pepo m Spanish, CatalanDiminutive of
José (Spanish) or
Josep (Catalan). Known bearers include the retired Spanish tennis player José 'Pepo' Clavet (1965-) and Spanish soccer player Josep 'Pepo' Campanera (2000-; born in Catalonia).... [
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Phaxsi Jalsu f AymaraFrom the Aymara
phaxsi meaning "moon" and
jalsu meaning "east; sunrise" or "spring".
Piedras Albas f Spanish (Rare)Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of
blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Piedras Albas and
Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [
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Piedrasantas f Spanish (Rare)Means "holy stones" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Piedrasantas and
Nuestra Señora de Piedrasantas, meaning "The Virgin of Holy Stones" and "Our Lady of Holy Stones" respectively.... [
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