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1. PAAVALI: Finnish form of Paul, meaning "small."
2. PAAVO: Finnish form of Paul, meaning "small."
3. PABLO: Spanish form of Latin Paulus, meaning "small."
4. PACE: English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the French forename Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
5. PACEY: Pet form of English Pace, meaning "child of Easter."
6. PACHJO: Esperanto pet form of Paulo, meaning "small."
7. PACO: Spanish pet form of Francisco, meaning "free."
8. PADDY: Irish pet form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
9. PADEN: "Little nobleman." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from the Gaelic surname Mac Páidín "son of Páidín."
10. PADERAU: Welsh unisex name meaning "beads; rosary."
11. PADMA: Hindi unisex name meaning "lotus flower."
12. PŔDRAIG: Scottish/Gaelic form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
13. PADRAIG (Pádraig): Irish/Gaelic form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
14. PADRIG: Breton and Welsh form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
15. PAEGA (Pćga): Old English name of uncertain origin, possibly related to Latin Paganus, itself a derivative of pagus, "outlying village," from which we got the word "Pagan," originally used to denote a "rustic," someone who lived in the country, and only later came to mean a heathen.
16. PAIDIN (Páidín): Diminutive form of Irish/Gaelic Pádraig, meaning "little nobleman."
17. PAEON (Pćon): Greek myth name of a physician god, meaning "healer." 
18. PAIAN: Variant of Greek Paeon, meaning "healer."
19. PAION: Variant of Greek Paeon, meaning "healer."
20. PAISE: Variant of English Pace, meaning "child of Easter."
21. PAISLEY: Scottish surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself possibly ultimately from Late Latin basilica, meaning "church."
22. PAKI: African Xhosa name meaning "witness."
23. PÁL: Hungarian form of Paul, meaning "small."
24. PŔL: Scottish form of Paul, meaning "small."
25. PAL (Pĺl): Swedish form of Paul, meaning "small."
26. PALL (Páll): Icelandic form of Paul, meaning "small."
27. PALLAB: Variant of Hindi Pallav, meaning "budding leaf."
28. PALLAS: Greek unisex name derived from the element pallô, meaning "to brandish, to wield (a weapon)." It is the name of many characters in Greek mythology: a son of Evander; a giant son of Uranus and Gaia; a Titan son of Crius and Eurybia; the father of the 50 Pallantids; a daughter of Triton; and it is an epithet of Athena. 
29. PALLAV: Hindi name meaning "budding leaf."
30. PALLU: Biblical name of a son of Reuben, meaning "distinguished."
31. PALMER: "Pilgrim." English surname transferred to forename use, itself from an old nickname, Palmer, for someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and brought back a palm branch as proof that they had actually been there, from Latin palma, meaning "palm tree."
32. PALMIRO: Italian form of English Palmer, meaning "pilgrim." This name is sometimes given to babies born on Palm Sunday.
33. PAMPHILOS: "Friend of all." Ancient Greek name composed of the elements pan "all" and philos "friend."
34. PAN: Greek myth name of a god of shepherds and flocks, who had the horns, hindquarters and legs of a goat, derived from the word pa-on, meaning "herdsman."
35. PANAGIOTAKIS: Pet form of Greek Panagiotis, meaning "all-holy."
36. PANAGIOTIS: "All-holy." Greek name composed of the elements pan "all" and hagios "holy."
37. PANAYIOTIS: Variant of Greek Panagiotis, meaning "all-holy."
38. PANCHO: Spanish pet form of Francisco, meaning "free."
39. PANCRAS: Medieval English form of Greek Pankratios, meaning "all power."
40. PANCRAZIO: Italian form of Greek Pankratios, meaning "all power."
41. PANFILO: Italian form of Greek Pamphilos, meaning "friend of all."
42. PANKRATI: Russian form of Greek Pankratios, meaning "all power."
43. PANKRATIOS: "All power." Greek name composed of the elements pan "all" and kratos "power."
44. PANKRAZ: German form of Greek Pankratios, meaning "all power."
45. PANOS: Pet form of Greek Panagiotis, meaning "all-holy."
46. PANTALEON: "All-lion." Greek name composed of the elements pantes "all" and leon "lion."
47. PANTALEONE: Italian form of Greek Pantaleon, meaning "all-lion."
48. PANTHERAS: "All to hunt; panther." Ancient Greek name derived from the word panther, itself composed of the elements pan "all" and therao "to hunt."
49. PANTZESKA: Basque form of Latin Franciscus, meaning "free."
50. PAOL: Breton form of Paul, meaning "small."
51. PAOLINO: Italian form of Roman Paulinus, meaning "small."
52. PAOLO: Italian form of Latin Paulus, meaning "small."
53. PAORA: Maori form of Paul, meaning "small."
54. PAPAK: Variant of Persian Babak, meaning "little father."
55. PAPILLION: French name derived from the word papillon, meaning "butterfly."
56. PAQUITO: Spanish pet form of Francisco, meaning "free."
57. PARAMONIMOS: Ancient Greek name derived from the word paramone, meaning "constant, enduring."
58. PARAMONOS: Greek name derived from older Paramonimos, meaning "constant, enduring."
59. PARAMONUS: Latin form of Greek Paramonos, meaning "constant, enduring."
60. PARIDE: Italian form of Greek Paris, probably meaning "wager." 
61. PARIS: Greek myth name of the son of Priam who kidnapped Helen and later fatally wounded Achilles. Because it had been prophesied that he would cause the collapse of Troy, his father gave him to a shepherd to be destroyed. The shepherd could not bring himself to kill the baby so he left it in the desert. Five days later he found the infant still alive and decided to "take a chance," and raise the child himself. He called the baby Paris, which was probably derived from pari "wager." 
62. PARKER: "Park-keeper." English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from Middle English parc "park."
63. PARLAN (Pŕrlan): Scottish form of Irish Parthalan, possibly meaning "son of Talmai."
64. PAROUNAG: Armenian name meaning "grateful."
65. PARRIS: English variant of Greek Paris, probably meaning "wager." 
66. PARRY: Welsh surname transferred to forename use, itself a form of ap Harry, meaning "son of Harry."
67. PARSIFAL: Variant of German Parzifal, meaning "pierced valley." 
68. PARTH: Nickname for Irish/Gaelic Parthalán, possibly meaning "son of Talmai."
69. PARTHALAN (Parthalán): Irish/Gaelic legend name of uncertain origin, but thought by some experts to have been derived from the Latin form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai." As the legend goes, this name was born by an early invader of Ireland who was the first to arrive on those shores after the biblical flood.
70. PARTHHLAN (Párthhlán): Variant of Irish/Gaelic Parthalan, possibly meaning "son of Talmai."
71. PARTHLAN (Párthlán): Variant of Irish/Gaelic Parthalan, possibly meaning "son of Talmai."
72. PARTNAN (Partnán): Variant of Irish/Gaelic Parthalan, possibly meaning "son of Talmai."
73. PARVAIZ: Persian name meaning "fortunate."
74. PARWIZ: Variant of Persian Parvaiz, meaning "fortunate."
75. PARZIFAL: German form of French Percevel, meaning "pierced valley."
76. PASCAL: French name derived from Latin Paschalis, meaning "child of Easter." This name was popular with early Christians, mainly given to sons born at Easter time.
77. PASCHAL: Variant of French Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
78. PASCHALIS: "Child of Easter." Late Latin name derived from the Latin word Pascha, meaning "Easter."
79. PASCO: Cornish form of French Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
80. PASCOAL: Portuguese form of French Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
81. PASCUAL: Spanish form of French Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
82. PASHA: Russian pet form of Pavel, meaning "small."
83. PASI: Finnish form of English Basil, meaning "king."
84. PASQUALE: Italian form of French Pascal, meaning "child of Easter."
85. PASQUALINO: Pet form of Italian Pasquale, meaning "child of Easter."
86. PASTOR: Spanish and Late Latin name meaning "shepherd." The parable of the Good Shepherd made this name popular among early Christians. St. Pastor was a 9-year-old boy who along with his 13-year-old brother, Justus, was martyred at Alcalá de Henares in the early 4th century.
87. PAT: English unisex nickname for Patrick "nobleman" and Patricia "noblewoman."
88. PATARIKI: Maori form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
89. PATRICE: French form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
90. PATRICIO: Portuguese and Spanish form of Patrick, meaning "nobleman."
91. PATRICIUS: Latin name meaning "nobleman."
92. PATRICK: English and Irish form of Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman." 
93. PATRIK: Czech and Hungarian form of Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman." 
94. PATRIZIO: Italian form of Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman." 
95. PATROCLUS: Latin form of Greek Patroklos, meaning "glory of the father." 
96. PATROKLOS: "Glory of the father." Original Greek form of Latin Patroclus, myth name of the best friend of Achilles. Both were heroes who fought against the Trojans. The name is composed of the Greek elements patros "of the father" and kleos "glory."
97. PATRYK: Polish form of Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman." 
98. PATSY: English unisex pet form of Patrick "nobleman" and Patricia "noblewoman."
99. PATXI: Pet form of Basque Pantzeska, meaning "free." 
100. PATYA: Pet form of Russian Ipati, meaning "most high, supreme." 
101. PAU: Catalan form of Paul, meaning "small."
102. PAUL: Biblical name of the author of the 14 epistles of the New Testament. It is the English and French form of Latin Paulus, meaning "small."
103. PAULI: Finnish form of Paul, meaning "small."
104. PAULIE: English pet form of Paul, meaning "small."
105. PAULINO: Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Paulinus, meaning "small."
106. PAULINUS: Roman family name derived from Latin Paulus, meaning "small."
107. PAULIUS: Lithuanian form of Paul, meaning "small."
108. PAULO: Esperanto and Portuguese form of Paul, meaning "small."
109. PAULU: Corsican form of Latin Paulus, meaning "small."
110. PAULUS: Latin family name which was originally a nickname meaning "small."
111. PAUWEL: Dutch form of Paul, meaning "small."
112. PAVAO: Croatian form of Paul, meaning "small."
113. PAVEL: Czech and Russian form of Paul, meaning "small."
114. PAVILS: Latvian form of Paul, meaning "small."
115. PAVLE: Serbian form of Paul, meaning "small."
116. PAVLO: Ukrainian form of Paul, meaning "small."
117. PAVLOS: Greek form of Paul, meaning "small."
118. PAVOL: Slovak form of Paul, meaning "small."
119. PAWEL (Paweł): Polish form of Paul, meaning "small."
120. PAYAM: Persian name meaning "message."
121. PAYLAG: Armenian name meaning "lightning."
122. PAYTON: "Paega's settlement." English surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from the place name composed of the Old English name Pćga and the element tun "enclosure, settlement."
123. PEADAR: Gaelic form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
124. PEARCE: Variant of English Piers, meaning "rock; stone."
125. PEDER: Danish and Norwegian form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
126. PEDR: Welsh form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
127. PEDRO: Portuguese and Spanish form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
128. PEERS: Variant of English Piers, meaning "rock; stone."
129. PEETER: Estonian form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
130. PEGASOS: Original Greek form of Pegasus, myth name of the winged horse who was the son of Poseidon and the Gorgon Medusa, and brother of the giant Chrysaor. Like Athena, who was born of Zeus's head, Pegasos and Chrysaor are said to have been born of Medusa's neck when Perseus beheaded her. According to Hesiod, everywhere Pegasus struck hoof to earth an inspiring spring burst forth. The name was derived from the word pegaios, meaning "born near the pege (source of the ocean, spring, or well)."
131. PEGASUS: Latin form of Greek Pegasos, meaning "born near the pege (source of the ocean, spring, or well)."
132. PEHR: Swedish pet form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
133. PEIO: Basque form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
134. PEKKA: Finnish form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
135. PEKKO: Finnish myth name of a god of barley and brewing, usually called Pellon Pekko ("Pekko of the field"). According to one source the name was derived from Old Norse *beggw-, from Proto-Germanic *beww-, which yielded Old Icelandic bygg and Old English beow--"barley."
136. PELAGIOS: Greek name derived from the word pelagos, meaning "the sea."
137. PELAGIUS: Latin form of Greek Pelagios, meaning "the sea."
138. PELEKE: Hawaiian form of English Frederick, meaning "peaceful ruler."
139. PELLE: Swedish pet form of Scandinavian Per, meaning "rock; stone."
140. PELLEGRINO: Italian form of Latin Peregrinus, meaning "wanderer."
141. PELLUMB (Pëllumb): Albanian name meaning "dove."
142. PENG: Chinese name meaning "roc (the bird of legend)."
143. PENGFEI: Chinese name meaning "flight of the roc."
144. PENI: Hawaiian form of English Ben, meaning "son of the south."
145. PENKO: Bulgarian pet form of Petar, meaning "rock; stone."
146. PENTTI: Finnish form of English Benedict, meaning "blessed."
147. PEPE: Spanish pet form of Jose, meaning "(God) shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son." 
148. PEPIJN: Dutch form of French Pepin, possibly meaning "seed of a fruit." 
149. PEPIN (Pépin): Old French name, possibly derived from the word pepin/pipin, meaning "seed of a fruit."
150. PEPITO: Spanish pet form of Jose, meaning "(God) shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son." 
151. PER: Scandinavian form of Peter, meaning "rock; stone."
152. PERCE: Nickname for English Percival, meaning "pierced valley."
153. PERCEVAL: Variant of French Percevel, meaning "pierced valley."
154. PERCEVEL: "Pierced valley." French name based on Celtic/Welsh Peredur, but composed of the Old French elements perce(r) "to pierce" and val "valley." This is the name of the pure and innocent knight of King Arthur's Round Table who succeeded in the quest for the Holy Grail. 
155. PERCIVAL: English form of French Percevel, meaning "pierced valley."

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