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The Name Begins With The Letter P:
PEARCE  m  English
Variant of PIERS

PEARL  f  English
Means simply "pearl" from the English word for the concretions formed in the shells of some mollusks...

PEARLE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of PEARL

PEARLIE  f  English
Pet form of PEARL

PEDER  m  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of PETER

PEDR  m  Welsh
Welsh form of PETER

PEDRO  m  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of PETER...

PEERS  m  English
Variant of PIERS

PEETER  m  Estonian
Estonian form of PETER

PEG  f  English
Short form of PEGGY

PEGASUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Πηγασος (Pegasos), possibly either from πηγος (pegos) "strong" or πηγαιος (pegaios) "from a water spring"...

PEGGIE  f  English
Variant of PEGGY

PEGGY  f  English
Pet form of MEG

PEHR  m  Swedish
Swedish pet form of PETER

PEIGI  f  Scottish
Scottish pet form of MARGARET

PEIO  m  Basque
Basque form of PETER

PEKKA  m  Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PEKKO  m  Finnish Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Finnish god of fields and crops.

PELAGEYA  f  Russian
Russian form of PELAGIA

PELAGIA  f  Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Feminine form of PELAGIUS...

PELAGIUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Πελαγιος (Pelagios), which was derived from πελαγος (pelagos) "the sea"... 

PELE  f  Pacific/Polynesian Mythology
Meaning unknown...

PELLE  m  Swedish
Swedish pet form of PER

PELLEGRINO  m  Italian
Italian form of Peregrinus (see PEREGRINE).

PËLLUMB  m  Albanian
Means "dove" in Albanian.

PEMBE  f  Turkish
Means "pink" in Turkish.

PEN  f  English
Short form of PENELOPE

PENE  f  English
Short form of PENELOPE

PÉNÉLOPE  f  French
French form of PENELOPE

PENELOPE  f  Greek Mythology, English
From Greek πηνελοψ (penelops), a type of duck...

PENI  m  Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of BEN

PENINNAH  f  Biblical
Means "precious stone" in Hebrew...

PENKA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine pet form of PETAR

PENKO  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian pet form of PETAR

PENNY  f  English
Pet form of PENELOPE

PENTTI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of BENEDICT

PEONY  f  English
From the English word for the type of flower...

PEPCA  f  Slovene
Slovene pet form of JOSEPHINE

PEPE  m  Spanish
Spanish pet form of JOSEPH

PEPIJN  m  Dutch
Dutch form of PÉPIN

PÉPIN  m  History
Old French name of unknown meaning...

PEPITA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine pet form of JOSEPH

PEPITO  m  Spanish
Spanish pet form of JOSEPH

PEPPI  f  English
Pet form of PERPETUA

PER  m  Scandinavian, Breton
Scandinavian and Breton form of PETER

PERCE  m  English
Short form of PERCIVAL

PERCEVAL  m  French
French form of PERCIVAL

PERCIVAL  m  English, Welsh Mythology
Old French form of Peredur, a Welsh name of unknown meaning...

PERCY  m  English
This name can either be a short form of PERCIVAL or else it can derive from a surname which was itself derived from a Norman place name...

PERDITA  f  English
Derived from Latin perditus meaning "lost"...

PERE  m  Catalan
Catalan form of PETER

PEREDUR  m  Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of PERCIVAL

PEREGRINE  m  English
From the Late Latin name Peregrinus, which meant "traveller".

PERELE  f  Yiddish
Variant of PERLE

PERICLES  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Περικλης (Perikles), which was derived from the Greek elements περι (peri) "around, in excess" and κλεος (kleos) "glory"...

PERLA  f  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of PEARL

PERLE  f  Yiddish
Means "pearl" in Yiddish, also used as a Yiddish vernacular form of MARGARET.

PERLIE  f  English
Pet form of PEARL

PERLITA  f  Italian, Spanish
Pet form of PERLA

PERMELIA  f  English
Meaning unknown, possibly an elaborated form of PAMELA.

PERNEL  f  Medieval English
Variant of PARNEL

PERNILLA  f  Swedish
Swedish short form of PETRONILLA

PERNILLE  f  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian short form of PETRONILLA

PERO  m  Serbian, Croatian
Pet form of PETAR

PERONEL  f  English
Medieval short form of PETRONEL

PERPARIM  m  Albanian
Derived from Albanian përparim "progress".

PERPETUA  f  Spanish
Derived from Latin perpetuus meaning "continuous".

PERRINE  f  French
French feminine form of Perrin, a pet form of PIERRE.

PERRY  m  English
Either a pet form of PEREGRINE, or else from a surname derived from Old English pyrige "pear tree"...

PERSEPHONE  f  Greek Mythology, English
Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Greek περθω (pertho) "to destroy" and φονη (phone) "murder"...

PERSEUS  m  Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Greek περθω (pertho) meaning "to destroy"...

PERSIS  f  Biblical
Greek name meaning "Persian woman"...

PERTTI  m  Finnish
Short form of ROOPERTTI or ALPERTTI

PERTTU  m  Finnish
Finnish form of BARTHOLOMEW

PERU  m  Basque
Basque form of PETER

PERUN  m  Slavic Mythology
Means "thunder" in Slavic...

PETA  f  English
Feminine form of PETER

PETAR  m  Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and Macedonian form of PETER

PETE  m  English
Short form of PETER

PÉTER  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of PETER

PETER  m  English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) meaning "stone"...

PETERA  m  Maori
Maori form of PETER

PETERKIN  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a pet form of the given name PETER.

PETI  m  Hungarian
Hungarian pet form of PETER

PETIA  m & f  Russian, Bulgarian
Variant transcription of PETYA

PETR  m  Czech
Czech form of PETER

PETRA  f  Greek, Finnish, Czech, Slovene, Hungarian
Feminine form of PETER...

PETRAS  m  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of PETER

PETRE  m  Romanian
Romanian form of PETER

PETRI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PETRICA  m  Romanian
Romanian pet form of PETER

PETRINA  f  English
Pet form of PETRA

PETRO  m  Ukrainian, Esperanto
Ukrainian and Esperanto form of PETER

PETRONA  f  Spanish
From the Roman family name Petronius, which possibly derives from Latin petro, petronis "yokel".

PETRONEL  f  English
English form of PETRONILLA

PETRONELA  f  Romanian
Romanian form of PETRONILLA

PETRONELLA  f  Dutch, German, Swedish
Dutch, German and Swedish form of PETRONILLA

PETRONILLA  f  Italian
From a Roman name, a feminine pet form of Petronius (see PETRONA)...

PÉTRONILLE  f  French
French form of PETRONILLA

PETROS  m  Greek
Greek form of PETER

PETRU  m  Romanian, Corsican
Romanian and Corsican form of PETER

PETRUS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of PETER

PETTER  m  Swedish, Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian form of PETER

PETTERI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of PETER

PETULA  f  English
A recent coinage, perhaps derived from Late Latin petulare "to ask".

PETUNIA  f  English
From the name of the flower, derived ultimately from a Tupi (South American) word.

PÉTUR  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of PETER

PETYA  m & f  Russian, Bulgarian
Russian masculine pet form of PETR or Bulgarian feminine pet form of PETAR.

PEYTON  m & f  English
Variant of PAYTON

PHAEDRA  f  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Φαιδρα (Phaidra), derived from φαιδρος (phaidros) meaning "bright"...

PHAEDRUS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φαιδρος (Phaidros), which meant "bright"...

PHARAMOND  m  Literature
Variant of FARAMOND used by Shakespeare in 'Henry V'.

PHEBE  f  English
Variant of PHOEBE

PHELAN  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FAOLÁN

PHELIM  m  Irish
Anglicized form of FEIDHLIM

PHEMIE  f  English
Pet form of EUPHEMIA

PHEOBE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of PHOEBE

PHERICK  m  Manx
Manx form of PATRICK

PHIL  m  English
Short form of various names beginning with phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved".

PHILADELPHIA  f  Biblical
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament...

PHILANDER  m  English
From the Greek name Φιλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and ανδρος (andros) "of a man"...

PHILBERT  m  English, French
Variant of PHILIBERT

PHILE  f  Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Φιλων (Philon) (see PHILO).

PHILEMON  m  Biblical
Means "affectionate" in Greek...

PHILETUS  m  Biblical
Means "beloved" in Greek...

PHILIBERT  m  French
Early variant of FILIBERT altered by association with Greek φιλος (philos) "dear, beloved"...

PHILIP  m  English, Dutch, Biblical
From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"...

PHILIPA  f  English
Feminine form of PHILIP

PHILIPP  m  German
German form of PHILIP

PHILIPPA  f  English, German, Greek
Feminine form of PHILIP

PHILIPPE  m  French
French form of PHILIP

PHILIPPINA  f  English, German
Elaborated form of PHILIPPA

PHILIPPINE  f  French
Elaborated feminine form of PHILIPPE

PHILIS  f  English
Variant of PHYLLIS

PHILLIDA  f  English
Variant of PHYLLIDA

PHILLIP  m  English, German
Variant of PHILIP

PHILLIPA  f  English, German
Feminine form of PHILIP

PHILLIS  f  English
Variant of PHYLLIS

PHILO  m  English, German
From the Greek name Φιλων (Philon), which was derived from φιλεω (phileo) "to love".

PHILOKRATES  m  Ancient Greek
Means "friend of power" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and κρατος (kratos) "power".

PHILOMEL  f  Literature
From an English word meaning "nightingale"...

PHILOMELA  f  Greek Mythology
From Greek Φιλομηλα (Philomela) which meant "friend of song" from φιλος (philos) "friend" and μελος (melos) "song"...

PHILOMENA  f  English, German
Means "friend of strength" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and μενος (menos) "strength"...

PHILON  m  Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of PHILO

PHILOTHEOS  m  Ancient Greek
Means "friend of god" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and θεος (theos) "god".

PHINEAS  m  Biblical (Variant), English
Variant of PHINEHAS used in some versions of the Bible.

PHINEHAS  m  Biblical, English
Probably means "Nubian" from the Egyptian name Panhsj, though some believe it means "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew...

PHIRUN  m  Khmer
Means "rain" in Khmer.

PHOBOS  m  Greek Mythology
Means "fear" in Greek...

PHOCAS  m  Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φωκας (Phokas), which meant "a seal" from Greek φωκη (phoke)...

PHOEBE  f  English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοιβος (phoibos)...

PHOEBUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure"...

PHOENIX  f & m  Mythology, English
Derived from Greek φοινιξ (phoinix) meaning "dark red"...

PHOIBE  f  Greek Mythology
Greek form of PHOEBE

PHOTINE  f  Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φως (phos) meaning "light"...

PHOTIOS  m  Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φως (phos) meaning "light".

PHRIXUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Φριξος (Phrixos) which meant "thrilling, causing shivers", derived from φριξ (phrix) "ripple, shiver"...

PHUONG  f  Vietnamese
Means either "phoenix" or "direction" in Vietnamese.

PHYLISS  f  English (Modern)
Variant of PHYLLIS

PHYLLIDA  f  English
From Φυλλιδος (Phyllidos), the genitive form of PHYLLIS.

PHYLLIS  f  Greek Mythology, English, German
Means "foliage" in Greek...

PÍA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of PIUS

PIA  f  English, Italian, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Late Roman
Feminine form of PIUS

PIARAS  m  Irish
Irish form of PIERS

PICH  f & m  Khmer
Means "diamond" in Khmer.

PIEDAD  f  Spanish
Means "mercy" in Spanish.

PIER  m  Dutch
Dutch form of PETER, used especially in Flanders.

PIERA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of PETER

PIERCE  m  English
Variant of PIERS

PIERINA  f  Italian
Feminine pet form of PIETRO

PIERO  m  Italian
Italian form of PETER...

PIERRE  m  French
French form of PETER...

PIERRETTE  f  French
Feminine pet form of PIERRE

PIERRICK  m  Breton, French
Breton pet form of PIERRE

PIERS  m  English
Middle English form of PETER

PIET  m  Dutch
Dutch form of PETER

PIETARI  m  Finnish
Finnish form of PETER used in the Bible.

PIETER  m  Dutch
Dutch form of PETER

PIETRINA  f  Italian
Feminine pet form of PIETRO

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