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PERCY:
Nickname for Percival, meaning
"pierced valley."
PERE:
Catalan form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PEREDUR:
Old Celtic/Welsh Arthurian romance name of unknown meaning, mentioned in the
Mabinogion, identified with a historical Brythonic king. It is the name on
which the drastically altered French Percevel was
based.
PEREGRINE:
Late Latin form of Peregrinus, meaning "wanderer."
PEREGRINUS:
Latin name meaning "wanderer."
PERICLES:
Latin form of Greek Perikles, meaning
"surrounded by glory."
PERIKLES:
"Surrounded by glory." Greek name composed of the elements peri
"around" and kleos "glory."
PERO:
Croatian pet form of Petar, meaning "rock;
stone."
PERPARIM:
Albanian name derived from the word përparim, meaning
"progress."
PERRIN:
Pet form of French Pierre, meaning "rock;
stone."
PERRY:
English pet form of Latin Peregrine, meaning "wanderer."
PERSEUS:
If this name is Greek, the forepart of it might have derived from
the Greek element pertho, meaning "to sack, to destroy."
And according to Carl Daling Buck in his Comparative Grammar of Greek and
Latin, the -eus suffix found in so many Greek names is typically
used to form an agent noun. So, this could mean that Perseus was a
"destroyer" by profession, i.e. a "soldier," which is a
fitting name for this legendary hero.
PERTAG:
Armenian
name meaning "small castle."
PERTTI:
Nickname for Finnish Alpertti "bright
nobility" and Roopertti
"famous."
PERTTU:
Finnish form of Bartholomew,
meaning "son of Talmai."
PERU:
Basque form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PERUN:
Slavic myth name of a god of lightning, meaning "thunder."
PETAR:
Croatian and Bulgarian form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETE:
English nickname for Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PÉTER:
Hungarian form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETER: Biblical name
derived from Greek Petros, meaning "rock;
stone." This name was used as a translation of the Aramaic byname, Cephas,
given by Jesus to Simon son of
Jona, to distinguish him from Simon Zelotes.
PETERA:
Maori form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETERKIN:
Pet form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETI:
Pet form of Hungarian Péter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETR:
Czech form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRAS:
Lithuanian form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRE:
Romanian form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRI:
Finnish form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRICA:
Romanian pet form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRO:
Esperanto and Ukrainian form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETROS:
Greek form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRONIUS:
Roman name, of uncertain derivation but long associated with the name Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRU:
Corsican and Romanian form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETRUS:
Dutch form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETTER:
Norwegian and Swedish form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETTERI:
Finnish form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETUR
(Pétur): Icelandic form of Peter, meaning "rock;
stone."
PETYA:
Pet form of Russian Pyotr, meaning "rock;
stone."
PEYTON:
Variant of English unisex Payton, meaning "Paega's settlement."
PHAEDRUS:
Latin form of Greek Phaidros, meaning
"bright."
PHAIDROS:
Greek name derived from the word phaidros, meaning
"bright."
PHANES:
"Appear." Orphic myth name of the first God to appear at the
beginning of creation, from the Greek word phaino, meaning
"appear." According to Orphic tradition, he passed the scepter of
kingship to his only child, Nyx, who
passed it on to Ouranos from whom it
was seized by Kronos and finally by Zeus
who devoured Phanes in order to obtain his primal powers. Phanes was
described as being a golden-winged hermaphrodite.
PHARAMOND:
Variant of Germanic Faramond,
meaning "journey protection."
PHELAN:
English form of Irish/Gaelic Fáolan,
meaning "little wolf."
PHELIM:
Modern Irish form of Feidhlim,
possibly meaning "ever good."
PHIL:
Nickname for English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PHILANDER:
"With love for people." Popular Greek name given to lovers
in old stories, originally derived from the Greek adjective philandros
"with love for people," often mistaken as meaning "loving
man" or "friend of man" from the separate elements phil/philos
"friend; loving" and andr/andros "man; of
man."
PHILBERT:
Variant of French Philibert, meaning "very
bright/famous."
PHILEMON:
Greek biblical name of an apostle, meaning "affectionate."
PHILETUS:
Biblical name of a heretic, meaning "beloved."
PHILIBERT:
Old form of French Filibert, meaning
"very bright/famous."
PHILIP:
English form of Greek Philippos, meaning
"lover of horses." Biblical name of one of the 12 apostles of Jesus.
PHILIPE:
Variant of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PHILIPP:
German form of English
Philip, meaning "lover of horses."
PHILIPPE:
French form of English
Philip, meaning "lover of horses."
PHILIPPOS:
"Lover of horses." Greek name composed of the elements phil
"love" and hippos "horse."
PHILIPPUS:
Latin form of English
Philip, meaning "lover of horses."
PHILLIP:
Variant of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PHILO:
English and German name derived from the Greek name Philon,
meaning "to love." This name is also used as a nickname for longer
names containing Philo-.
PHILOKRATES:
"Friend-power." Greek name composed of the elements philos
"friend" and kratos "power."
PHILOMENES:
"Love-strong." Greek name composed of the elements philein
"to love" and menes "strength."
PHILON:
Greek name derived from the word phileo, meaning "to love."
PHILOTHEOS:
"Friend of God." Greek name composed of the elements philos
"friend" and theos "god."
PHINEAS:
English variant of biblical Phinehas, meaning "Nubian" in
Egyptian, "mouth of a serpent" in Hebrew.
PHINEHAS:
Biblical name of a grandson of Aaron.
If Egyptian, the name means "Nubian." If Hebrew, it means "mouth
of a serpent."
PHIRUN:
African Khmer name meaning "rain."
PHOBOS:
Greek myth name of a son of Ares,
meaning "fear." This is also the name of a moon of the planet
Mars.
PHOCAS:
Latin form of Greek Phokas, meaning "seal,"
the mammal.
PHOEBUS:
Latin form of Greek Phoibos, "shining one,"
a byname for the god Apollo.
PHOENIX:
English unisex name derived from the Greek myth name of an immortal bird who
would rise from its own ashes after being consumed by fire every 500 years,
derived from the word phoinix, meaning "dark red."
PHOIBOS:
Original Greek form of Latin Phoebus, meaning "shining
one."
PHOKAS:
Greek name meaning "seal," the mammal.
PHOLOS:
Original Greek form of Latin Pholus, myth name of a
wise centaur, meaning "of the cave or den."
PHOLUS:
Latin form of Greek Pholos, myth name of a wise
centaur, meaning "of the cave or den."
PHONG:
Vietnamese name meaning "wind."
PHOTIOS:
Greek name derived from the element phos, meaning "light."
PHRIXOS:
Original Greek form of Latin Phrixus, myth name of
the son of Athamus and Nephele,
derived from the word phrix, meaning "the ripple of water in
wind; the shivering of skin from fear."
PHRIXUS:
Latin form of Greek Phrixos, meaning "the ripple
of water in wind; the shivering of skin from fear."
PIARAS:
Irish form of English Piers, meaning "rock, stone."
PICH:
African Khmer unisex name meaning "diamond."
PIER:
Dutch form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIERCE:
Variant of English Piers, meaning "rock, stone."
PIERO:
Italian form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIERRE:
French form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIERS:
Middle English form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIET:
Dutch form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIETARI:
Finnish form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIETER:
Dutch form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIETRO:
Italian form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIKA:
Hawaiian form of Peter, meaning "rock,
stone."
PILIB:
Irish/Gaelic form of English
Philip, meaning "lover of horses."
PILIPO:
Hawaiian form of English
Philip, meaning "lover of horses."
PIM:
Pet form of Dutch Willem, meaning
"will-helmet."
PINCHAS:
Hebrew form of Phinehas, meaning "Nubian"
in Egyptian, "mouth of a serpent" in Hebrew.
PING:
Chinese name meaning "stable."
PINO:
Nickname for Italian names ending with -pino.
PÍO:
Spanish form of Latin Pius, meaning "pious."
PIO:
Italian and Portuguese form of Latin Pius, meaning
"pious."
PIOTR:
Polish form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
PIP:
Pet form of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PIPER:
English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, itself from
Middle English pipere, meaning "pipe-player."
PIPPIN:
English variant of French Pépin, meaning "seed
of a fruit."
PIRAN:
Proto-Celtic form of Irish Ciaran,
meaning
"little black one."
PIRIPI:
Maori form of English Philip, meaning "lover of
horses."
PISTA:
Pet form of Hungarian István,
meaning "crowned."
PISTI:
Pet form of Hungarian István,
meaning "crowned."
PISTAMBAR:
"Yellow garment." Hindi name composed of the Sanskrit elements pita
"yellow" and ambara "garment."
PIUS:
Roman Latin name meaning "pious."
PJETER: Albanian
form of Peter, meaning "rock,
stone."
PLACID:
English form of Latin Placidus, meaning "calm,
placid."
PLÁCIDO:
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Placidus,
meaning "calm, placid."
PLACIDO:
Italian form of Latin Placidus,
meaning "calm, placid."
PLACIDUS:
Late Latin name meaning "calm, placid."
PLAMEN:
Bulgarian name derived from the Slavic element plam, meaning
"fire, flame."
PLATO:
Latin form of Greek Platon, meaning "broad, flat;
plateau."
PLATON:
Greek name derived from the word platys, meaning "broad, flat;
plateau."
PLINIO:
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Roman Plinius,
of unknown meaning.
PLINIUS:
Roman family name of unknown meaning. This was the original spelling of Pliny's
name.
PLINY:
From the Roman family name Plinius, of unknown
meaning.
PLOUTARCHOS:
"Source of wealth." Original Greek form of Plutarch,
composed of the elements ploutos "riches, wealth" and arche
"origin, source."
PLOUTON:
Original Greek form of Latin Pluto, myth name of a god
of the underworld, derived from the word ploutos, meaning
"wealth."
PLUTARCH:
English form of Greek Ploutarchos, meaning
"source of wealth."
PLUTO:
Latin form of Greek Plouton, meaning
"wealth," myth name of a god of the underworld after whom a planet
was named.
POL
(Pól): Irish form of Paul, meaning
"small."
PÒL:
Scottish form of Paul,
meaning "small."
POLDI:
German pet form of Leopold, meaning
"people-bold."
POLDIE:
Variant of German Poldi, meaning
"people-bold."
POLLUX:
Latin form of Greek Polydeukes. In Greek mythology, Castor
("beaver") and Pollux ("very sweet") were the twin sons
of Leda and are known as the Gemini twins.
POLYDEUCES:
Variant of Greek Polydeukes, meaning "very
sweet."
POLYCARP:
English form of Greek Polykarpos, meaning
"fruitful."
POLYDEUKES:
"Very sweet." Original
Greek form of Latin Pollux, composed of the elements polys
"much" and deukes "sweet."
POLYDORUS:
"Bears many gifts." Greek myth name of Priam's
youngest son and several other characters, composed of the elements polys
"much" and doron "gift."
POLYKARPOS:
"Fruitful." Greek name composed of the elements polys
"much" and karpos "fruit."
POMPEO:
Italian form of Roman Pompeius,
possibly meaning "display, solemn
procession."
POMPEIUS:
Roman name possibly derived from the Latin word pompa, itself from
Greek pompe, meaning "display, solemn procession."
POMPEY:
English form of Roman Pompeius, possibly meaning
"display, solemn procession."
POMPILIU:
Romanian form of Roman Pompilius, possibly
meaning "display, solemn procession."
POMPILIUS:
Roman name probably derived from Pompeius,
possibly meaning "display, solemn procession."
PONCIO:
Spanish form of Roman Pontius, meaning
"seaman."
PONS:
French form of Roman Pontius,
meaning "seaman."
PONTIUS:
"Seaman." Roman biblical name of a governor of Judea, derived
ultimately from the Greek word pontos, meaning "sea."
PONTUS:
Scandinavian form of Roman Pontius,
meaning "seaman." This is another name Phorcys,
a primeval sea god.
PONZIO:
Italian form of Roman Pontius,
meaning "seaman."
PORFIRIO:
Italian and Spanish form of Greek Porphyrios,
meaning "purple."
PORPHYRIOS:
Greek name derived from the word porphyra, meaning
"purple."
PORCIUS:
Roman family name, meaning "pig."
PORTER:
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, meaning
"doorkeeper."
POSEIDON:
Greek myth name of a god of horses and the sea. Equated with Roman Latin Neptune.
He is also known as the "earth-shaker." Of uncertain etymology,
but possibly means "distribution-lord."
POUL:
Danish form of Paul, meaning
"small."
PRABHAKAR:
Hindi name meaning "light-maker; sun."
PRABHAT:
Hindi name meaning "dawn."
PRABHU:
Hindi name meaning "creator; powerful."
PRABODH:
Hindi name meaning "good advice."
PRABODHAN:
Hindi name meaning "knowledge."
PRADEEP:
Hindi name meaning "shine."
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