Names starting with P
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Probably from Greek πάλλω (pallo) "to brandish". In Greek mythology, this was a Titan and several other characters.
A Danish diminutive of Paul.
Signifies "distinguished" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, this was a son of Reuben.
Signifies "palm tree" in Italian, referring to Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter).
This surname originates from the word for "pilgrim" in English. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin term palma, meaning "palm tree," because...
The female form of Palmiro.
Signifies "pilgrim" in Italian. In medieval times, it denoted someone who had made a pilgrimage to Palestine. From palma "palm tree", as pilgrims...
Signifies "God is my deliverance" in Hebrew, from פָּלַט (palaṭ) "to deliver, to rescue" and אֵל (ʾel) "God". Two Israelites in the Old Testament bear...
Invented by poet Philip Sidney for his romance Arcadia (1593). He possibly intended "all sweetness" from Greek πᾶν (pan) "all" and μέλι (meli) "honey"...
Signifies "friend of all" from Greek πᾶν (pan) "all" and φίλος (philos) "friend". A 4th-century saint from Caesarea in the Roman province of Syria...
The Latinized form of Pamphilos.
Possibly from Indo-European *peh- "shepherd, protect". In Greek mythology, Pan was a half-man, half-goat god of shepherds, flocks, and pastures.
The female form of Panagiotis.
From the Greek title of the Virgin Mary, Παναγία (Panagia) "all holy", from πᾶν (pan) "all" and ἅγιος (hagios) "devoted to the gods, sacred".
An alternative transliteration of Greek Παναγιώτης (see Panagiotis).
A Spanish diminutive of Francisco. Mexican bandit and revolutionary Pancho Villa (1878-1923) bore this name.
A medieval English form of Pancratius. The relics of 4th-century saint Pancratius were sent to England by Pope Gregory the Great, leading to his...
Latinized form of Greek Παγκράτιος (Pankratios), from παγκρατής (pankrates) "all-powerful", from πᾶν (pan) "all" and κράτος (kratos) "power". Early...
The Italian variant of Pancratius.
Signifies "all gifts", from Greek πᾶν (pan) "all" and δῶρον (doron) "gift". In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first mortal woman. Zeus gave her a...
Signifies "pale, whitish, yellowish" in Sanskrit. In the Mahabharata, this is the husband of Kunti and foster-father of the five Pandavas.
From Chinese 盘 (pán) "tray, pan" and 古 (gǔ) "old, ancient". In Chinese mythology, this was the first living being.
Signifies "little daughter" in Greenlandic, from panik "daughter" and the diminutive suffix -nnguaq.
A Hungarian diminutive form of Panna.
Signifies "born of mud", a reference to the lotus flower, from Sanskrit पङ्क (paṅka) "mud" combined with ज (ja) "born". It serves as an alternative...
The Greek variant of Pancratius.
The Russian variant of Pancratius.
The German variant of Pancratius.
A Hungarian diminutive of Anna.
Hungarian diminutive form of Anna.
A diminutive form of Panagiotis.
From the English word for a variety of flower, ultimately derived from Old French pensee meaning "thought".
Formed from the Greek elements πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" (genitive παντός) and λέων (leon) meaning "lion". A 2nd-century BC king of Bactria bore this...
The Italian variant of Pantaleon.
From Greek πᾶν (pan) meaning "all" (genitive παντός) and ἐλεήμων (eleemon) meaning "compassionate". This name was bestowed upon Saint Pantaleon.
The Bulgarian and Russian form of both Panteleimon and Pantaleon.
A short form of Panteleimon.
An ancient Greek name signifying "panther".
From Greek πάνθηρ (panther) meaning "panther", a word with Sanskrit origins, though popular etymology links it to Greek πᾶν (pan) "all" and θηράω (the...
A Finnish short form of Urbanus (see Urban). It is also an archaic Finnish word signifying "flame, fire". Finnish author Juhani Aho used this as the...