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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peeter | m | Estonian | The name Peeter, an Estonian derivation of Peter, means 'the rock' |
| Peetje | f | Dutch | The first name Peetje is a pet form of Petra, which is seen as the feminine counterpart… |
| Pegah | f | Persian | Pegah, a feminine name, comes from Persian and is directly translated as 'the dawn' |
| Peggy | f | Latin | Peggy may trace back to the diminutive form Meggy, which originated in the Middle Ages … |
| Peggy-Ann | f | English | Peggy-Ann is a double name combining Peggy ("the pearl") and Ann ("the gracious one") |
| Peggy-Sue | f | English | Peggy-Sue is a commonly encountered combination of the names Margarete and Susanne in t… |
| Peggy-Susann | f | Peggy-Susann is a double name combining Peggy ("the pearl") and Susann ("the lily") | |
| Peider | m | The name Peider has its roots in the ancient Greek language and is derived from the wor… | |
| Peilin | f | The name Peilin is a girl's name that originates from the Thai language | |
| Peio | m | Latin | Peio (also Peïo) is a Basque variant of the name Peter |
| Peironela | f | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Pejo | m | Latin | The name Pejo, a diminutive of Petar, is the South Slavic equivalent of the name Peter |
| Pekka | m | Finnish | The name Pekka, a Finnish variant of Peter, stands for 'the rock' |
| Peko | m | Latin | Peko is both a Montenegrin and a Serbian diminutive of the name Petar and is also used … |
| Pelagia | f | Pelagia is the feminine variant of Pelagius and carries the meaning 'woman of the sea' … | |
| Pelagius | m | The meaning of Pelagius, derived from the ancient Greek Pelágios (Πελάγιος), is "man of… | |
| Pelayo | m | The name Pelayo has its roots in Ancient Greek and is derived from the word 'pelagos', … | |
| Pelin | f | Turkish | The name Pelin is common in both Turkish and Kurdish and means 'wormwood' in a figurati… |
| Pelino | m | The name Pelino has Kurdish roots and means 'leaf' or 'little leaf' | |
| Pelle | m | Swedish | Pelle is a Swedish short and affectionate form of the name Peter, which is derived from… |
| Pelle-Philippe | m | Pelle-Philippe is a double name combining Pelle ("the rocky one") and Philippe ("the ho… | |
| Pelleas | m | Scottish | The name refers to the protagonist in Debussy's opera 'Pelleas et Melisande' |
| Pellegrino | m | Latin | Pellegrino is the Italian form of the late Latin name Peregrinus and is translated in G… |
| Pelmo | f | The name Pelmo has its roots in the Tibetan language, but a specific meaning is current… | |
| Pelshin | f | The name Pelshin has Kurdish roots, but currently, there is no specific word compositio… | |
| Peluca | f | The name Peluca is primarily a Latin American girl's name and roughly means 'the wig' | |
| Pelusa | f | Turkish | The name has its roots in the languages German, Kurdish, and Turkish |
| Pema | f | Sanskrit | Pema (པད་མ) is the Bhutanese and Tibetan variant of the name Padma |
| Pembe | f | Turkish | Pembe, a Turkish girl's name, carries the meaning "the pink one." This derivation comes… |
| Penda | f | The name Penda, a girl's name of African American origin, carries the meaning 'the belo… | |
| Penelope | f | Greek | Penelope is a female first name that carries the meaning of loyalty and originates from… |
| Peng | m | Chinese | Peng is a Chinese first name suitable for both genders |
| Penha | m | African | favorite designation |
| Peni | m | Hawaiian | Peni is the Hawaiian derivation of Ben, a short form of the name Benjamin, which traces… |
| Penina | f | The name Penina (פְּנִינָה) comes from the Bible and is derived from the ancient Hebrew… | |
| Peninna | f | Hebrew: The pearl coral | |
| Penka | f | The name Penka (Пенка) is a feminine diminutive of Petar, a Bulgarian variant of the na… | |
| Pennie | f | English | Pennie is a variant of Penelope ("the loyalty") |
| Pennilyn | f | The name Pennilyn has its roots in Ancient Greek and Old High German | |
| Penny | f | Penny is a diminutive and pet form of Penelope, a name that comes from English and Angl… | |
| Penny-Lou | f | American | Penny-Lou is a double name combining Penny ("the whistling duck") and Lou ("famous in b… |
| Penthea | f | Greek | Penthea is a feminine first name that originates from ancient Greek |
| Penthesilea | f | Greek | Penthesilea (Πενθεσίλεια) is a female first name that originates from Greek mythology |
| Pentti | m | Latin | The name Pentti is the Finnish form of Benedikt and means 'the Blessed' |
| Peonia | f | Italian | Peonia is a South American variant of the name Peony and metaphorically means 'the phys… |
| Peony | f | English | Peony, an English girl's name, carries the meanings 'the healer' and 'the peony' |
| Pepe | m | Spanish | Pepe is a diminutive form of the Spanish name José, which in turn is a variant of Josef |
| Pepe-Elias | m | Pepe-Elias is a double name combining Pepe ("God may add") and Elias ("God is Yahweh") | |
| Pepe-Ernesto | m | Pepe-Ernesto is a double name combining Pepe ("God may add") and Ernesto ("the serious … | |
| Pepe-Peppo | m | The name is a diminutive of Pipin and Poppo | |
| Pepi | f | Spanish | Pepi, as a female and male name, derives from Josefa and Josef |
| Pepica | f | Hebrew | The name Pepica has its roots in a Hebrew word combination, where 'jasaf' means 'to add… |
| Pepijn | m | Dutch | Pepijn is a Dutch form of the name Pepin, which goes back to the Old French Pippin |
| Pepina | f | Italian | Pepina is a derived form of Giuseppina, which can be considered the female counterpart … |
| Pepita | f | Pepita is a Spanish diminutive of the name Josefa, which is the female form of the bibl… | |
| Pepito | m | Hebrew | Pepito is a diminutive variant of Pepe, which is used as a pet form of Josef or José in… |
| Peppa | f | English | Peppa is a diminutive of Giuseppa, the Italian equivalent of Josefa |
| Peppe | m | Hebrew | The name Peppe has its roots in a Hebrew word combination, where 'jasaf' means 'to add'… |
| Pepper | f | American | The name Pepper has its roots in Old English, where "pipor" means "pepper," "peppery," … |
| Peppi | f | Italian | The name Peppi is a diminutive of Giuseppe and has its roots in the ancient Hebrew lang… |
| Peppina | f | Peppina is a diminutive variant of Giuseppina, a pet form of Giuseppa, which in turn is… | |
| Peppo | m | Peppo is a derived short and pet form of Giuseppe, the Italian variant of the name Joseph | |
| Peppone | m | Biblical | Peppone is a shortened and affectionate form of the Italian Giuseppe, who is known as t… |
| Pepule | f | The name Pepule is a Kurdish girl's name, whose exact meaning and origin remain unclear… | |
| Per | m | Latin | The masculine first name Per is a Scandinavian and, in the spelling Pêr, a Breton form … |
| Per-Ake | m | Norwegian | Per-Ake is a double name combining Per ("the rock") and Ake ("the spreading terror") |
| Per-Erik | m | Swedish | Per-Erik is a double name combining Per ("the rock") and Erik ("the sole ruler") |
| Per-Gunnar | m | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Per-Henning | m | Per-Henning is a double name combining Per ("the rock") and Henning ("the master of the… | |
| Per-Marcel | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Per-Oddvar | m | The origin of the word is unclear | |
| Per-Olaf | m | Currently, there are no details regarding the meaning | |
| Per-Ole | m | Per-Ole is a double name combining Per ("the rock") and Ole ("descendant of the ancestor") | |
| Per-Olof | m | Per-Olof is a double name combining Per ("the rock") and Olof ("the descendant of the a… | |
| Per-Ulf | m | Per-Ulf is a double name combining Per ("the rock") and Ulf ("the wolf") | |
| Pera | f | Pera is a Serbo-Croatian and Slovenian form of Petra, the feminine variant of the name … | |
| Perceval | m | Celtic | The name Perceval has its roots in Celtic and is composed of the words 'percer', which … |
| Percia | f | Hungarian | The name has its roots in Hungarian |
| Percival | m | Celtic | Percival, a masculine first name, is the English form of the Old French Perceval, which… |
| Percy | m | Celtic | The name Percy has its roots in an old English surname that goes back to the place name… |
| Perdita | f | Latin | Perdita, a female first name, means 'the Lost One' and has its roots in the Latin perdi… |
| Perditus | m | Latin | The name Perditus has its roots in Latin and means 'lost' |
| Pere | m | Pere is a Catalan form of Pedro, which is a Spanish variant of the name Peter | |
| Peredur | m | Celtic | The Welsh first name Peredur has its roots in the Celtic language and is the original f… |
| Peregrin | m | Latin | Peregrin is an English variant of Peregrine and derives from the Late Latin Peregrinus |
| Peregrina | f | Latin | Peregrina represents the feminine form of the name Peregrin, which is derived from the … |
| Peregrine | m | Latin | The name Peregrine for boys is an English variant of the late Latin name Peregrinus |
| Peregrinus | m | Latin | Peregrinus is a late Latin variant of the name Peregrine |
| Perel | f | Latin | The name Perel has Yiddish origins and stands for "the pearl" or alternatively "the pea… |
| Perenelle | f | Latin | The etymology of the name Perenelle is Latin, and it belongs to the category of female … |
| Peret | m | Latin | Peret represents a diminutive of Pedro, the Spanish and Portuguese variant of Peter |
| Perette | f | Italian | French variation of Petra |
| Perez | m | The masculine given name Perez (Pérez) is a variant of Pedro, a Spanish spelling varian… | |
| Peri | f | Persian | Peri is a feminine first name that comes from Persian and Turkish and carries the meani… |
| Perica | m | The name Perica (Перица) is a Serbo-Croatian diminutive of Petar, a Slavic form of the … | |
| Perico | m | The name Perico is regarded as a diminutive of Pedro, a Spanish variant of the name Pet… | |
| Perigul | f | The name Perigul has Kurdish roots and is composed of various Kurdish words, although t… | |
| Perihan | f | Turkish | Perihan is a feminine first name that carries the meaning 'the queen of the fairies' or… |
| Perikles | m | Greek | Perikles, a male name, has its roots in ancient Greek and is composed of the elements p… |
| Perinas | f | The name Perinas has its roots in the Kurdish language and is made up of the elements '… |