Names starting with P
1,007 Names found
From the English word pearl, referring to the concretions formed within the shells of certain mollusks, ultimately from Late Latin perla. Like other...
A diminutive of Pearl.
From a surname that was a variant of Pierce. It is used in Ireland in honour of the revolutionary Patrick Pearse (1879-1916).
A Macedonian diminutive of Peter.
A diminutive of Predrag.
A Portuguese diminutive of Pedro.
The Spanish and Portuguese variant of Peter. This was the name of the only two emperors of Brazil, who reigned between 1822 and 1889.
A variant of Per. Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen chose this name for the protagonist of his play Peer Gynt (1867).
A Finnish diminutive of Pietari.
From the Greek Πήγασος (Pegasos), possibly from either πηγός (pegos) signifying "strong" or πηγαῖος (pegaios) signifying "from a water spring". In Gre...
A medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret. The reason for the change in the initial consonant remains unknown.
From Chinese 佩 (pèi) "to respect, to wear" and 君 (jūn) "king, ruler". Other combinations of similar-sounding characters may also form this name.
From Chinese 佩 (pèi) "to respect, to wear" and 珊 (shān) "coral". Other character combinations can also produce this name.
A Croatian and Serbian diminutive of Petar.
Feminine form of Pelagius. Several early saints bore this name, including a young 4th-century martyr who cast herself from a rooftop in Antioch to...
The Greek variant of Pelagius.
Latinized form of the Greek name Πελάγιος (Pelagios), from πέλαγος (pelagos) signifying "the sea". Several saints and two popes bore this name. It...
The Spanish variant of Pelagius. This was the name of the founder of the kingdom of Asturias in the 8th century.
Of unknown meaning. This was the name of the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire, said to dwell in Kilauea. She is regarded as the creator of the...
Signifies "division, channel" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, he is a son of Eber.
Likely from Greek πηλός (pelos) signifying "clay". In Greek mythology, Peleus was a king of Phthia. With his wife, the sea nymph Thetis, he fathered...
Perhaps from Greek πέλεια (peleia) signifying "rock pigeon". In Greek mythology, Pelias was the king of Iolcus who dispatched Jason on the quest for...
Signifies "wormwood, absinthe" in Turkish, referring to the plant Artemisia absinthium.
A form of Pellehan used by Thomas Malory in his 15th-century compilation Le Morte d'Arthur.
A Swedish diminutive of Per.
Possibly derived from the Greek name Peleus. In Arthurian legend, this is a knight in love with Arcade or Ettarde. He first appears in the...
The Italian form of Peregrinus (see Peregrine).
Possibly from Welsh Beli Hen signifying "Beli the Old". In Arthurian legend, this was a keeper of the Holy Grail and the father of Pelles and Pellinor...
Possibly from the Welsh name Beli. In the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail Cycle of Arthurian romance, this was the Fisher King, son of Pellehan. He was...
Possibly from Welsh Beli Mawr signifying "Beli the Great". In Arthurian romance, this was a king of Listenois, son of Pellehan, who hunted the...
A diminutive of Petar or Petko.
The Spanish and Portuguese variant of Penelope.