First Names starting with “P”
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Popular first names starting with “P”
First Names starting with “P”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polixenie | f | The name Polixenie stands for personified hospitality and openness towards strangers | |
| Polli | f | Egyptian | Polli is a variant of the name Polly, which may have its origin in child language and g… |
| Pollux | m | English | Pollux, a male first name, is the Latinized form of the Greek Polydeukes, who is known … |
| Polly | f | Aramaic | Polly is considered a form of Molly that likely originated from child language, a dimin… |
| Pollyanna | f | Aramaic | The name Pollyanna is made up of Polly and Anna and means "the beloved graceful one" |
| Polona | f | Polona is regarded as the Slovenian short form of Apolonija, which in turn is a variant… | |
| Polonca | f | Slavic | Polonca is a girl's name that originates from Ancient Greek and is a Slavic as well as … |
| Polonia | f | The name Polonia, a derived short form of Apolonia from Aragonese, means in German 'the… | |
| Polycarp | m | English | Polycarp is an English form of the name Polykarpos |
| Polydeukes | m | The name Polydeukes also originates from Greek mythology and means 'the very sweet' | |
| Polykarp | m | The name Polykarp, a German derivation of Polycarp, originates from the Greek Polykarpos | |
| Polykarpos | m | Polykarpos also has Greek origins and stands for 'many fruits' | |
| Polyphem | m | Greek | Polyphem (Πολύφημος) is a male first name whose meaning is "the much praised." The name… |
| Polyxena | f | Polyxena is the Latinized variant of the Greek name Polyxene (Πολυξένη) | |
| Polyxenia | f | Polyxenia is a variant of the name Polyxena and originates from the ancient Greek name … | |
| Pom | m | The origins of the name Pom lie in Korean and are associated with the terms bom (봄) for… | |
| Pomona | f | Latin | The meaning of Pomona is also 'tree fruit' or 'fruit' (Latin) |
| Pompeo | m | Latin | The name Pompeo, an Italian boy's name, is derived from the Roman family name Pompeius |
| Pomposa | f | Latin | Pomposa is a female first name that means "the Pompous" and has its roots in the Latin … |
| Poni | f | African | The girl's name Poni has African roots and consists of various, undocumented components |
| Ponke | f | Swedish | Ponke is a Swedish name for girls, whose direct translation is 'the boyish one' |
| Pontian | m | English | Pontian is a masculine first name that is regarded as a short form of Pontianus, a vari… |
| Pontianus | m | Latin | Pontianus is a male first name that is considered a derivative of the Roman name Pontiu… |
| Pontius | m | Latin | The name Pontius has its roots in ancient Rome and is derived from a family name that c… |
| Pontus | m | Latin | Pontus means in German 'the one stemming from the sea' or 'the fifth' |
| Pooja | u | Sanskrit | Pooja is a variant of the name Puja and means 'the adored one' or 'the revered one' |
| Poole | m | English | Poole is a rare gender-neutral first name that originates from English and is suitable … |
| Poonam | f | Indian | The name Poonam, a female designation of Indian origin, is a form of Punam (पूनम) |
| Poppy | f | English | Poppy is a widely used name in English-speaking regions and means "the poppy flower." T… |
| Populonia | f | The name refers to the Etruscan city in Italy | |
| Popuri | f | Japanese | The name Popuri has its origins in Germanic roots |
| Poramet | m | The name Poramet is a rare first name for boys and has its origins in the Thai language | |
| Poran | m | Poran is regarded as a masculine first name that represents a variant of Boran | |
| Porcia | f | Latin | The name Porcia is a feminine first name of Roman origin and means metaphorically 'the … |
| Porfirij | m | Porfirij represents a Slavic variant of the ancient Greek name Porphýrios (Πορφύριος) a… | |
| Porin | m | Slavic | derived from "uporin, porin" (Old Slavic) = eager |
| Porter | m | Latin | The name Porter comes from an English surname that is based on a profession |
| Portia | f | Latin | Portia, the female first name, is a variant of Porcia, which is derived from the Roman … |
| Porus | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Posy | f | Posy is an English diminutive of the name Josephine, which originates from the name Jos… | |
| Potentia | f | Latin | The name Potentia has its roots in Latin and means 'power' |
| Potiphera | m | Egyptian | Potiphera is a rare boy's name with Egyptian roots |
| Poul | m | Latin | Poul is primarily a Danish form of Paul, a short form of the Roman name Paulus |
| Pouneh | f | Persian | The name Pouneh comes from Persian and translates to 'the mint' or 'the pennyroyal mint… |
| Pouria | m | Persian | Pouria is a boy's name of Persian origin, derived from the Avestan word pouruyô, which … |
| Pouya | m | The name Pouya comes from Persian and refers to a boy | |
| Pouyan | m | Persian | The name Pouyan comes from Persian and literally means 'the invincible' |
| Powell | m | The name Powell, originally a surname, carries the meaning "the son of Hywel." Its orig… | |
| Poyraz | m | Turkish | The name Poyraz has its roots in the Old Turkish term foryāz (فوریاز), which means "nor… |
| Prabhjot | m | Indian | Prabhjot is a first name of Indian origin, primarily used for men but also for women, m… |
| Prachuab | m | It is a Thai name and carries the meaning 'coincidence' | |
| Pradeep | m | Indian | The name Pradeep is an Indian boy's name meaning "the light." It originates from Sanskr… |
| Pradip | m | Indian | The name Pradip, which means 'the light', has its roots in Sanskrit from pradīpa (प्रदी… |
| Pradyumn | m | The name Pradyumn is primarily used in the Indian linguistic area and has its roots in … | |
| Pragya | f | Indian | Pragya is a girl's name of Indian origin that traces back to Sanskrit |
| Prajna | f | Sanskrit | The feminine first name Prajna is primarily found in India |
| Prakash | m | The name Prakash has its roots in Sanskrit, where it is derived from the term prakāśa (… | |
| Prakrit | m | Indian | Prakrit is a masculine first name from Hinduism that means "the handsome one" and has i… |
| Pralay | m | Indian | Pralay is a masculine first name from India that carries the meaning 'the man from the … |
| Pramod | m | Indian | The name Pramod has Indian roots and is found in Hinduism |
| Pran | m | Sanskrit | The name Pran has its roots in Sanskrit and means 'breath' or 'life force' |
| Pranam | m | Sanskrit | The first name Pranam is of Indian origin and means both 'Hello' and 'Bowing down to th… |
| Pranee | f | Pranee (ปราณี) is a Thai name for girls that means 'the breathing being' and can be fre… | |
| Pranshu | m | Indian | Pranshu is an Indian boy's name associated with the meanings 'the High', 'the Great', a… |
| Pranvera | f | Pranvera is an Albanian first name that comes from the word pranverë and means 'the spr… | |
| Praphat | m | Praphat (ประภาส) is a Thai boy's name that translates to 'the dawn' in English | |
| Prarthana | f | Sanskrit | Prarthana stands for the female first name that originates from Sanskrit and literally … |
| Prashad | m | The name Prashad has its roots in Hindi, but a specific word composition is currently n… | |
| Prashant | m | Sanskrit | Prashant is a masculine name that carries the meaning 'the Calm' or 'the Peaceful' |
| Praskowja | f | The name Praskowja is a Russian derivation of the Greek name Paraskeve (Παρασκευή) | |
| Pratibha | f | Indian | The name Pratibha is an Indian first name for women, derived from Sanskrit |
| Pravashni | f | Latin | In Hindi, Pravashni means 'traveler' and is written in Hindi as प्रवाश्नी |
| Praxedis | f | Praxedis is the Latinized form of the ancient Greek name Praxedes, derived from prâxis … | |
| Preben | m | The name Preben originates from Denmark and is derived from the Old Danish Pridbjørn | |
| Precious | f | English | The female first name Precious carries the meaning 'the Precious' or 'the Valuable' in … |
| Predrag | m | Predrag (Предраг) is a boy's name that originates from South Slavic and is widely used … | |
| Preeti | f | Indian | Preeti is a variant form of the Indian name Priti |
| Prek | m | Prek is a boy's name of Albanian origin, meaning 'the touch' | |
| Prem | m | Sanskrit | Prem, a masculine first name, carries the meaning 'love' and has its origin in Sanskrit… |
| Premal | m | Slavic | Old Slavic: "premal (the smaller one), mal (small)" |
| Premanand | m | Indian | Premanand is an Indian boy's name whose roots lie in the Hindi language |
| Premela | f | Slavic | The name Premela is associated with 'loop' (Slovak), while prima means 'the first' |
| Premila | f | The name means 'love.' | |
| Premtim | m | The name Premtim is a masculine first name of Albanian origin, which is literally trans… | |
| Prentice | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Prescillia | f | Latin | Prescillia is a variant of Priscilla ("the venerable one") |
| Preslav | m | Slavic | The name Preslav has its roots in Bulgarian as well as Slavic |
| Preslava | f | Slavic | Preslava (Преслава) is the feminine form of Preslav, an intense derivation of the male … |
| Presley | m | American | Presley is a gender-neutral first name that traces back to a historical English family … |
| Presten | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Preston | m | American | Preston is a masculine first name that originated from an old English surname, which al… |
| Pretiosa | f | Latin | The name Pretiosa comes from the Latin adjective pretiosus, which means "valuable" or "… |
| Pria | f | Indian | Pria is a variant of the Indian name Priya and has its roots in the Sanskrit word priyá… |
| Priam | m | English | Priam, a masculine first name, derives from the ancient Greek Priamos or Príamos (Πρίαμος) |
| Priamo | m | Italian | Priamo, a masculine first name, originates from ancient Greek and translates to 'the Re… |
| Pricilla | f | Latin | Pricilla is a shortened English variant of Priscilla, which is considered the feminine … |
| Pridbor | m | Slavic | Prid stands for 'First', Bor for 'Fight' |
| Priit | m | Priit, a masculine first name, is a diminutive of Priidik, the Estonian variant of the … | |
| Prima | f | Latin | Prima (Prìma) is derived from the Latin word prīmus, which means 'the first' or 'the fi… |
| Primitivo | m | Latin | The first name Primitivo, of masculine gender, is derived from the Spanish form of Prim… |