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Millán m Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish and Galician variant of Emiliano.
Milli m Nahuatl
Means "cultivated field, cornfield" in Nahuatl.
Mimich m Nahuatl, Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably means "little fish", derived from Nahuatl michin "fish". This was also the name of a cloud serpent in Aztec mythology.
Mimo m Spanish (Rare)
Short form of Domingo.
Mincho m Spanish
Diminutive of Fermín or Benjamín.
Mine f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.
Míner f Spanish
Diminutive of Minerva.
Minguito m Spanish
Diminutive of Mingo, via Domingo.
Minia f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Minius. This is the name of an obscure saint found in the catacombs of Rome and venerated chiefly in Brion (Galicia, Spain).
Mino m Italian, Spanish
Diminutive of Giacomo, Guglielmo, or Maximo.
Miosotis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish form of Myosotis, used especially in the Dominican Republic. This occurs in the 1968 Puerto Rican telenovela La Mujer de Aquella Noche, where it is a nickname of the heroine, Countess Adriana de Astolfi, given to her by her lover, the itinerant gypsy Renzo.
Miqueas m Spanish
Spanish form of Micah.
Miquiz m & f Nahuatl
Means "death" in Nahuatl, derived from miquiztli "death, mortality", the sixth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.
Mirabela f Romanian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Latinate and Romanian form of Mirabella.
Miralis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Union of the name "Mira" and "Lisa".
Miramar f Spanish
Means "look to the sea" in Spanish.
Mirandita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Miranda.
Mirelda f Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly a variety of Mireida with the suffix -elda
Mirelly f Spanish (Mexican)
A famous bearer is Mexican actress Mirelly Taylor.
Mirelva f Dutch, Italian, Spanish
The meaning of this name is uncertain; it may be a blend of two existing names (perhaps Mira and Elvira) or possibly etymologically related to Mirella... [more]
Mirian f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Spanish, Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.
Mirna f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Perhaps a Spanish form of Myrna, or possibly a borrowing of the South Slavic name Mirna or the Arabic name Mirna 1.
Miroslao m Spanish
Spanish form of Miroslav via its latinized form Miroslaus.
Mirtha f Spanish (Latin American), Haitian Creole
Variant of Mirta. This is borne by the Argentine actress and television presenter Mirtha Legrand (1927-), real name Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez.
Misleydis f Spanish (Latin American)
Of uncertain etymology.
Mística f Portuguese (Brazilian, Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Modern, Rare)
Means "mystical" in Portuguese and Spanish. Occasionally used as a given name.
Mitl m Nahuatl
Means "arrow, dart" in Nahuatl.
Mito m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl mitotli "dance", or a form of itoa "to say, to speak".
Miton m Nahuatl
Means "little arrow" in Nahuatl, from mitl "arrow, dart" and the diminutive suffix -ton.
Mixcoatl m Aztec and Toltec Mythology, Nahuatl
From Nahuatl mixtli "cloud" and coatl "snake". This was the name of an Aztec god of hunting, identified with the Milky Way and the stars.
Mixcoatlailotlac m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Mixcoatl and tlailotlac, a title for a magistrate.
Mixtli f & m Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "cloud" in Nahuatl. This was the name of a princess in an Aztec legend, who is said to have died from grief after being falsely told her lover had died in battle.
Miyahuaxochtzin f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain. Possible name elements include miyahuatl "tassel, of maize or things with a similar appearance", xōchitl "flower" and tzin "lady"... [more]
Miyaoaxoch f Nahuatl
Means "maize tassel flower" in Nahuatl.
Mizquixahual f Nahuatl
Means "mesquite face paint", from Nahuatl mizquitl "mesquite tree" and xahualli "face paint".
Mizraim f & m Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Biblical
The Hebrew and Aramaic name for Egypt. In the Bible, this was the name of a son of Ham.
Miztli m & f Nahuatl
Means "mountain lion, wildcat" in Nahuatl.
Mizyaotl m Nahuatl
Probably derived from Nahuatl miztli "mountain lion, wildcat" and yaotl "enemy, combatant".
Mnemosina f Basque (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Basque and Spanish form of Mnemosyne.
Mocauhqui m Nahuatl
Means "married person" or "left, abandoned" in Nahuatl.
Mocel f & m Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "you alone" in Nahuatl, possibly denoting "peerless".
Mocelcihuatl f Nahuatl
Possibly a combination of Mocel and Cihuatl, overall meaning "woman who is alone", or perhaps "peerless woman".
Mochimalcecelo m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl mo- "your", chimali "shield", and cecelia "to cool (something hot)" or "to refresh, rejoice".
Moi m Spanish
Short form of Moisés.
Molotecatl m Nahuatl
Means "person from Molotlan" in Nahuatl.
Molotl m Nahuatl
Means "house finch" in Nahuatl.
Molpilli m Nahuatl
Means "the bound one" in Nahuatl, derived from ilpia "to tie something, to bind". Often given to boys born during the New Fire ceremony xiuhmolpilli, "the binding of the years", an event held every 52 years to align the Aztec’s ritual calendar with the annual calendar.
Momo m Spanish
Diminutive of Guillermo.
Momoztli f & m Nahuatl
Means "altar, platform for sacrificial offerings" in Nahuatl.
Momozton f Nahuatl
Diminutive form of Momoztli.
Mon m & f Dutch, Flemish, Limburgish, Spanish
Short form of given names that contain mon. In Dutch, Flemish and Limburgish, where the name is strictly masculine, that will often be Edmond and Simon 1... [more]
Moncerath f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Monserrat. Moncerath was given to 5 girls in 2004 according to the SSA.
Moncerrath f Spanish (Latin American)
A Honduran & Central American Spanish form of Monserrat.
Monchi m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Ramón or Ramona. Also compare Moncho.
Moni f English (Rare), Croatian, French, German, Spanish
Diminutive of Monika, Mónica, and other related names. It can also be used as a diminutive of Simone 1 or Ramona.
Mónico m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish masculine form of Monica.
Monima f Ancient Greek, Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Variant transcription and Spanish and Catalan form of Monime.
Monita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of feminine given names that contain -mon-, such as Mónica, Monserrat and Ramona... [more]
Mono m Spanish
Means "monkey" in Spanish.
Monómaco m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Monomachos.
Monse f Spanish
Diminutive of Montserrat.
Monserrate m & f Spanish
Spanish form of Montserrat, usually taken from from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Monserrate, the patron saint of Orihuela in the Province of Alicante in Spain.
Monsi m Spanish
Diminutive of Simon 1.
Monsita f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish diminutive of Montserrat and its variant Monserrat. A known bearer of this name is Monsita Ferrer (b. 1958), a daughter of the Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer (1912-1992) and the American singer and actress Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002).
Montaña f Spanish
Means "mountain" in Spanish (compare English derivation Montana), taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Montaña, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountain."... [more]
Montañas f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of Montaña, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de las Montañas and Nuestra Señora de las Montañas, meaning "The Virgin of the Mountains" and "Our Lady of the Mountains."... [more]
Montserrate m & f Spanish
Variant of Monserrate.
Montserrath f Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Montserrat, used especially in Mexico.
Morada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Morado.
Morado m Spanish (Rare)
means “purple” in Spanish.
Moraima f Spanish, Galician
Variant of Morayma. It became popular in Galician after the eponymous poem by Emilio Celso Ferreiro to his wife Moraima.
Morayma f History, Spanish (Latin American)
Diminutive of Maryam. This was the name of the last sultana of Granada (1467-1493) as the spouse of Muhammad XII of Granada.
Morella f Literature, Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Medieval Scottish (Rare)
Used by Edgar Allan Poe for the title character of his Gothic short story Morella (1835), in which case he may have invented it by adding a diminutive suffix to Latin mors "death". Alternatively, it may be derived from the name of the ancient Spanish city, the Italian name for the poisonous weed black nightshade (species Solanum nigrum), or from the Italian surname Morello, all of them ultimately deriving from Greek μαῦρος (mauros) meaning "black"... [more]
Morfeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Morpheus.
Motolinia m Nahuatl
Means "poor, a poor person" in Nahuatl, derived from tolinia "to be poor, afflicted; to suffer". This was what the missionary Toribio de Benavente was known by during his time evangelising in Mexico, due to his shabby robes.
Moya f Spanish
Meaning "estate of Modius" from the Latin Modianus, with Modius derived from the Latin modus meaning 'measure'. Traditionally a Spanish surname deriving from Moya, in Cuenca, or similarly named places in Valencia, Lugo, and the Canary Island.
Moyocoya m Nahuatl
Means "he creates himself, maker of himself" in Nahuatl.
Moyotl m & f Nahuatl
Means "mosquito" in Nahuatl.
Mundo m Portuguese, Spanish
Short form of names ending in -mundo such as Raymundo or Edmundo.
Murilo m Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "small wall" in Spanish.
Museo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Musaeus.
Mynor m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Central American name of uncertain origin (used especially in Guatemala).
Myosotis f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Greek μυοσωτίς meaning "mouse's ear," referring to the leaves of flowering plants belonging to a genus more commonly known as forget-me-nots.
Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.
Pabla f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pablo.
Pablita f Spanish (Philippines), Indigenous American, American (Hispanic), Mexican (?)
Feminine diminutive of Pablo, sometimes used as a diminutive of the related name Paula. Known bearers of this name were Pablita Velarde (1918-2006), a Pueblo (Native American) artist and painter from New Mexico, United States, and Pablita Abeyta (1953-2017), a Navajo (Native American) activist and sculptor who was also from New Mexico.
Pablito m Spanish
Diminutive of Pablo.
Pacho m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Paciana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Paciano.
Paciano m Portuguese, Spanish (Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Pacianus. This name was borne by the Filipino general and revolutionary Paciano Rizal (1851-1930), the brother of physician and writer Dr... [more]
Paciente m Spanish
Spanish form of Patiens.
Pacificación f & m Spanish, Filipino
Means "pacification, creating peace" in Spanish.
Pacífico m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Masculine version of Pacífica meaning "peaceful", from the Latin name Pacificus.
Pacoatl m Nahuatl
Possibly means "medicine snake", from Nahuatl patli "medicine, herb; poison" and coatl "snake, serpent; twin".
Pacomio m Italian, Spanish, Galician
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Pachomius.
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.
Pafnucio m Spanish
Spanish form of Paphnutius.
Pain m Nahuatl
Means "agile runner" in Nahuatl, from paina "to run fast".
Paine f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Payne (compare Painé).
Painé f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Spanish form of Payne (compare Paine).
Paladio m Spanish
Spanish form of Palladius.
Palemón m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Palaimon via its latinized form Palaemon.
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.
Palmita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Palma, as it contains the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.
Palo f Spanish
Diminutive of Paloma.
Pamaquio m Spanish
Spanish form of Pammachius.
Pancha f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca and Esperanza.
Panchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Panchita f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Panchito m Spanish
Diminutive of Francisco.
Pancoz m & f Nahuatl
Probably means "yellow banner" in Nahuatl, derived from panitl "flag, banner" and coztic "yellow".
Pancracia f Spanish, Galician (Archaic)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Pancratius.
Pandroso f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Pandrosus.
Panfila f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Panopeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Panopeus.
Pantagato m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pantagathos via Latinized form Pantagathus.
Pantaleón m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Spanish and Galician form of Pantaleon.
Pantli m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl panitl "flag, banner".
Pao f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Paolita f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Papalo f Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl papalotl "butterfly".
Papalotl m & f Nahuatl
Means "butterfly" in Nahuatl.
Papan f & m Nahuatl
Means "flag, banner" in Nahuatl.
Papanton f Nahuatl
Diminutive form of Papan.
Paqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Partaón m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Parthaon.
Partenio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenios via Parthenius.
Partenopeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Parthenopaeus.
Pascario m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish form of Pascarius, which is a variant of Pascharius.
Pascasio m Italian (Archaic), Galician (Rare), Spanish
Italian, Galician and Spanish form of Pascasius, which is a variant of Paschasius.
Pascu m & f Spanish
Short form of Pascual and Pascuala.
Pascua f Spanish (Rare)
Directly taken from Spanish Pascua, meaning "Easter".
Pasión f & m Spanish
Means "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [more]
Pasitea f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pasithea.
Pastoria f & m Spanish (Archaic, ?), Jamaican Patois (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant of Pastora. It was used by American author L. Frank Baum for a male character (King Pastoria of Oz, father of Princess Ozma) in his Oz series of fantasy books.
Patana f Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Patricia and Ana. Patana, also known as her alter-ego La Sombra (The Shadow), a character in the Chilean puppet show 31 Minutos, bears this name.
Paterniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Paternianus.
Paterno m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Paternus.
Pato m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Patricia and Patricio.
Patria f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish patria, meaning "homeland".
Pau f Spanish
Spanish short form of Paula and Paulina.
Pauli f Spanish
Diminutive of Paulina.
Pauliniano m Spanish
Spanish form of Paulinianus.
Payoya f Spanish
Diminutive of Paola.
Pedraria f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pedrarias.
Pedrarias m Spanish
Contraction 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.
Pedrito m Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pegaso m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pegasus.
Pelagio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pelagios via Pelagius.
Peleo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peleus.
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."... [more]
Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]
Peneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peneus.
Penteo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pentheus.
Pepa f & m Spanish, Catalan, Czech
Spanish and Catalan diminutive of Josefa (or María José) and Josepa respectively (feminine), as well as a Czech diminutive of Josef (masculine).
Peperramón m Spanish
Combination of Pepe and Ramón, used as a diminutive of the compound name José Ramón.
Pepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa and Maria Jose.
Pepín m Spanish
Diminutive of Jose.
Pepitito m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish double diminutive of Joseph. Nickname of Argentinian actor José Maronne (1915-1990).
Pepo m Spanish, Catalan
Diminutive 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).... [more]
Pera f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Peregrino m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Galician
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Peregrinus.
Peret m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Peri f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Periandro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Periander.
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.
Perseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Perseus.
Perseveranda f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Latin persevērāns meaning "enduring, persevering". This is the name of a Spanish 8th century saint who journeyed to Poitiers (France) to found a convent, dying of exhaustation along the way while escaping from pirates.
Petita f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar and Maria del Pilar.
Petronilo m Spanish
Masculine form of Petronila.
Peyuco m Spanish
Diminutive of Pedro.
Pico m Spanish
Spanish form of Picus.
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.... [more]
Piedrasanta f Spanish (Rare)
Singular (slightly more common) form of Piedrasantas.
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.... [more]
Pigmenia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Pigmenius. In the Spanish-speaking world (especially in Mexico), this name is also encountered as a short form or variant of Epigmenia.
Pigmenio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Pigmenius. In the Spanish-speaking world (especially in Mexico), this name is also encountered as a short form or variant of Epigmenio.
Pihuiyol m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl pihui "to increase, multiply" and yollotl "heart, life".
Pilarín f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Pileo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pylaeus.
Piluca f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Piluchi f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Pingui f & m Spanish (Mexican, Latinized, Rare)
This name comes from mexico as a meaning of good luck neither isn't feminine nor masculine
Pioquinta f Spanish
Feminine version of Pioquinto.
Pioquinto m Spanish (Mexican), American (Hispanic), Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
A name given in honor of Pope Pius V, a saint of the Catholic Church.
Pipe m Spanish
Diminutive of Felipe and Juan Felipe.
Pipino m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Pépin via Latinized form Pippinus.
Pirro m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Albanian
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian form of Pyrrhos.
Pisandro m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Peisander.
Pita f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe. A notable bearer was the Mexican poet Pita Amor (1918-2000), born Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein.
Piteo m Spanish
Spanish form of Pittheus.
Pito m Spanish
Short form of Pepito; in other words, this is a diminutive of José.
Pivo m Spanish
Diminutive of Primitivo.
Piyoton f Nahuatl
Possibly means "little chicken", from Nahuatl piyo, "chicken" (borrowed from the Spanish onomatopoeia pío), and the diminutive suffix -ton.
Plasinda f Spanish
Plácida (Spanish) in English means placid (calm). Plácida and Plasinda.
Plata f Spanish (Rare)
means “silver” in Spanish.
Platón m Galician, Spanish
Galician and Spanish form of Plato.
Plistarco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Pleistarchus.
Plistoanacte m Spanish
Spanish form of Pleistoanax.
Plutarco m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Plutarch.
Plutón m Spanish
Spanish form of Pluto.
Pobena f Spanish
Named for the human settlement in Muskiz, Greater Bilbao, Biscay, Northern coastal Spain. Primarily Basque/Spanish. Pobeña. localidad de España. The word translated to English means "Poor" as in destitute.
Polibio m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Polybius.
Policarpa f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Polycarp. This was borne by Colombian revolutionary Policarpa Salavarrieta (1795-1817), known as "La Pola".
Polícrates m Spanish
Spanish form of Polykrates.
Polidoro m Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Polydorus.
Polieucto m Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Italian Portuguese and Spanish form of Polyeuctus (see Polyeuktos).
Políxena f Spanish
Spanish form of Polyxena.
Polo m Spanish, English, Italian, English (American), Medieval Spanish, Medieval Italian
This name likely roots from Paolo or Paulo, and Polo is a variant of both. It can be used in association with the sport also, but very rarely is.
Polo m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Hipólito and Leopoldo.
Polonio m Spanish, Aragonese
Truncated form of Apolonio.
Pólux m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Pollux.
Pompeyo m Spanish
Spanish form of Pompey.
Pomposa f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Derived from the Late Latin adjective pomposus meaning "stately, dignified, pompous". Saint Pomposa was a 9th-century martyr, a nun who was beheaded by Moors in Córdoba, Spain.
Poncho m Spanish
Diminutive of Alfonso.
Ponciano m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pontian.
Popoca m Nahuatl
Means "to smoke, to emit smoke" in Nahuatl.
Popocatl m Nahuatl
Variant of Popoca. Alternately, could mean "smoking water", derived from Nahuatl popoca "to smoke" and atl "water".
Porciano m Spanish
Spanish form of Portianus or Porcianus.
Porcio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Porcius.
Porfi m Spanish, Italian
Short form of Porfirio.
Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.
Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.
Potenciano m Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentianus. A notable bearer of this name was the Filipino musician Potenciano Gregorio (1880-1939).
Potino m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Potheinos via its latinized form Pothinus.
Poton m Nahuatl
Possibly derived from Nahuatl potoni, which means "to stink, to smell bad" and sometimes relates to dust storms.
Pozon m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl pozoni, "to boil, foam, seethe; to become angry".
Prados f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Prado, most often used in the province of Toledo in Spain.
Pragmacio m Spanish
Spanish form of Pragmatius.
Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.
Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".
Predestinación f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "predestination" in Spanish, likely after the predestination of the Virgin Mary to be the mother of Jesus by choice of God.
Pretextato m Spanish
Spanish form of Praetextatus.
Príamo m Galician, Spanish, Portuguese
Galician, Spanish and Portuguese form of Priam.
Príapo m Spanish
Spanish form of Priapos via its latinized form Priapus.
Primavera f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Derived from Vulgar Latin prīmavēra "spring". The descendant word primavera is used in Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Portuguese (and Old Portuguese), Sicilian, and Spanish.