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13,457Etymology and OriginsPiri is a Hungarian feminine given name, primarily used as a diminutive of Piroska. Piroska itself is the Hungarian form of Prisca, a Latin name that was influenced by the Hungarian word piros meanin...
Piritta is a Finnish vernacular form of Birgitta, ultimately derived from the Irish Bridget (Old Irish Brighid). The root name comes from the Celtic *Brigantī meaning "the exalted one," originally borne by the Irish godd...
Pirjo is a Finnish female given name, a diminutive form inspired by Piritta, which is the Finnish version of Birgitta. The name ultimately traces its roots to the Celtic name Bridget, derived from the Old Celtic *Brigant...
Pirkko is a Finnish feminine given name, primarily a diminutive of Piritta, the Finnish form of Birgitta. Ultimately, the name traces back to Bridget, an Anglicization of the Irish Brighid, from Old Celtic Brigantī, mean...
Piroska is a Hungarian feminine given name derived from the Latin name Prisca, meaning "ancient." The Hungarian form originally appeared as Piriska, later evolving into Piroska due to its similarity to the Hungarian word...
Pistis is a feminine name of Greek origin, derived from the Ancient Greek word πίστις (pistis), meaning "trust, faith" or "reliability." In Greek mythology, Pistis was the personification of good faith, trust, and honest...
Pitseolak is an Inuit female first name, a variant of Pittiulaaq.EtymologyThe name derives from the Inuktitut root meaning "black guillemot," a seabird of the species Cepphus grylle, also known as a "sea pigeon." The var...
Etymology and MeaningPitsiulaaq is a feminine Inuit name, a variant of Pittiulaaq, which means "black guillemot" (Cepphus grylle), a seabird native to Arctic regions. The name reflects the deep connection Inuit culture h...
Pittiulaaq is a feminine Inuit name that means "black guillemot" in Inuktitut, referring to the sea bird species Cepphus grylle. The black guillemot is a distinctive Arctic and subarctic bird known for its black breeding...
Plácida is a Spanish feminine given name, derived as the feminine form of Placido, which itself comes from the Late Latin name Placidus, meaning "quiet, calm". The name is thus suffused with a sense of serenity and compo...
Placida is a feminine given name with roots in Late Latin and Italian usage. It is the feminine form of the Italian name Placido, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Placidus. The Latin root placidus means "qui...
Pleasance is a female given name of English origin, derived from the medieval name Plaisance, which meant "pleasant" in Old French. The name reflects the medieval virtue-naming trend, where qualities such as grace, joy,...
Pleione is a female name with roots in Greek mythology, where Pleione was an Oceanid nymph and the wife of the Titan Atlas. Her name may derive from the Greek word πλείων (pleion), meaning "more" or "greater." A more dis...
Pnina (Hebrew: פְּנִינָּה or פְּנִנָּה) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "pearl". It is a direct Hebrew term for the precious gem, and has been used as a personal name in Jewish communities for centurie...
Pocahontas is the nickname of a 17th-century Native American woman belonging to the Powhatan people, meaning "little playful one" in the Algonquian language. She was also known as Amonute and Matoaka, and later took the...
Poema is a feminine Tahitian name that combines the words poe (“pearl”) and mā (“clean, pure, clear”). Thus, the name may be interpreted as “pure pearl” or “clear pearl.” It reflects the importance of the sea and natural...
Pola is a feminine given name primarily used in Poland, where it functions as a short form of Apolonia. The name has deep roots in ancient Greek and Roman cultures, ultimately deriving from the name of the Greek god Apol...
Poli is a feminine Bulgarian short form of Polina. While commonly associated with Polina, it traces its origins through a chain that ultimately leads to the Latin name Paulinus, deriving from the Roman family name Paulin...
Poliana is a Brazilian Portuguese form of Pollyanna. This spelling of the name was popularized in Brazil through the television series As Aventuras de Poliana (2018–2020), which was based on the 1913 novel Pollyanna by E...
Polina is a feminine given name with roots in the Greek and Latin languages, widely used in Eastern Slavic cultures such as Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, as well as in Bulgaria and Greece. It can be interpreted as either a f...
Polissena is the Italian form of the name Polyxena. This name has deep roots in Greek mythology and bears a tragic yet enduring legacy across cultures.EtymologyPolyxena derives from the Greek Πολυξένη (Polyxene), which c...
Pollie is an English feminine given name, functioning as a variant of Polly and sometimes used as a pet form of Mary. The name is a less common spelling of Polly, which itself is a medieval variant of Molly. The name Pol...
Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a medieval variant of Molly. Molly itself is a medieval diminutive of Mary, a name of profound religious significance and historical popularity. The reason...
Pollyanna is a literary given name, created by combining the names Polly and Anna. It was popularized as the name of the protagonist in Eleanor H. Porter's 1913 novel Pollyanna, a classic of children's literature.Etymolo...
Polona is a Slovene feminine given name, originally a short form of Apolonija, the Slovene, Lithuanian, and Latvian form of Apollonia. Apollonia itself is the feminine form of Apollonios, an ancient Greek personal name d...
Polonca is a Slovene feminine given name, functioning as a diminutive of Apolonija. The name Apolonija itself is the Slovene, Lithuanian, and Latvian form of Apollonia, which is the feminine form of Apollonios. The root...
Polya is a Bulgarian diminutive of Polina. While the name often serves as an affectionate short form, it has also been used as a surname in other cultural contexts. In Bulgarian naming traditions, diminutives like Polya...
Polyhymnia is the Latinized form of Polymnia, one of the nine Muses in Greek mythology. Her name derives from Greek polys meaning "much" and hymnos meaning "song, hymn," together signifying "abounding in song" or "the on...
EtymologyPolymnia (also known as Polyhymnia), meaning "abounding in song" in Greek, is the name of the goddess of dance and sacred songs in Greek mythology. The name is derived from the Greek elements πολύς (polys) meani...
Polynike is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, borne in Greek mythology by a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta (or Euryganeia). The name is composed of the elements polys meaning "much" and nike meaning "victor...
Polyphonte is a character from Greek mythology whose name means "slayer of many", derived from the Greek elements πολύς (polys) meaning "much" and φόνος (phonos) meaning "murder, slaughter".MythologyThe myth of Polyphont...
Polyxena is the Latinized form of the Greek name Πολυξένη (Polyxene), derived from the word πολύξενος (polyxenos), meaning "very hospitable" or "entertaining many guests." The name is composed of the elements
Polyxene is the Ancient Greek form of the name Polyxena. The name derives from the Greek word πολύξενος (polyxenos), meaning "entertaining many guests, very hospitable"—itself composed of the elements πολύς (polys, "many...
Polyxeni is the Modern Greek form of the ancient name Polyxena. Derived from the Greek words polys meaning "many" and xenos meaning "foreigner, guest", Polyxene (its Ancient Greek form) carries the meaning "entertaining...
Pomona is the name of the Roman goddess of fruit trees, derived from Latin pomus meaning "fruit tree" or "orchard fruit." In Roman mythology, she was a minor but distinct deity associated with the abundance of orchards,...
Pompeia is a feminine given name of Roman origin, derived from the masculine Pompeius. The name is most famously associated with the Roman gens Pompeia, a prominent plebeian family of the late Republic and early Imperial...
Pomponia is the feminine form of the Roman family name Pomponius. This name traces its ultimate roots to the gens Pomponia, one of the oldest patrician families of Ancient Rome, claiming descent from Pomponius, the first...
Pooja is a widespread feminine given name used across the Indian subcontinent, particularly in regions where Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages are spoken. It is an alternate transcription of multiple South Asian languag...
Poonam (<a href="/name/punam">Punam</a>, <a href="/name/poornima">Poornima</a>, <a href="/name/purnima">Purnima</a> in other transliterations) is an alter...
Poornima is an Indian feminine given name, predominantly found in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, and Tamil speaking regions. It is an alternate transcription of the Tamil பூர்ணிமா, Kannada ಪೂರ್ಣಿಮಾ, or Hindi/Marathi पूर्णिमा,...
Poppy is a feminine given name derived directly from the word for the red flower, which comes from Old English popæg. As a floral name, it belongs to a category of nature-inspired names that have been used in English-spe...
Porcia is a feminine given name of Roman origin, derived from the Porcius family name. The name is Latin, and it is closely associated with the plebeian gens Porcia (rarely written Portia), which rose to prominence in th...
Porfiria is the feminine form of Porfirio, a Spanish and Italian masculine name. The name derives from the Greek Porphyrios, meaning "purple dye," which itself comes from the Greek word porphyra (πορφύρα) for purple. The...
Porntip is a Thai female given name. It typically means "divine blessing", derived from the Thai elements พร (phon) meaning "blessing" and ทิพย์ (thip) meaning "divine". Etymology and Spelling The name has two common spe...
Porsche is a given name derived from the eponymous German luxury automobile manufacturer, which itself originates from the surname of its founder, automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951). The name "Porsche" is...
Portia is a feminine given name derived from the Roman family name Porcius, as a variant of Porcia. The name is ultimately rooted in the Latin word porcus, meaning "pig" or "hog" — a reference that once may have had affe...
Posie is a variant of Posy, a name primarily used in English-speaking countries.EtymologyPosy is a diminutive of Josephine, which is itself derived from Joséphine, the French feminine form of Joseph. Joseph comes from th...
Posy is a charming feminine given name in English, typically used as a diminutive of Josephine, though it can also be directly inspired by the English word posy for a bunch of flowers. As a diminutive, Posy shares the ri...
Pouran is the modern Persian form of Boran 2, an ancient Iranian name with a rich historical background. The name Pouran is primarily used for girls and carries the meaning of "bay horse" or "brown horse," derived from t...
Prachi is a feminine given name of Indian origin, used primarily in Gujarati, Hindi, and Marathi-speaking communities. The name traces back to the Sanskrit word prācya (प्राच्य), meaning "eastern" or "ancient." This root...
Praise is a feminine given name derived directly from the English word praise, which is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Late Latin pretio, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth". The name is most common in...
Pranciška is a Lithuanian feminine given name, equivalent to the English Frances. It is the feminine form of Pranciškus, the Lithuanian version of Francis, which derives from the Late Latin name Franciscus meaning "Frenc...
Pranee is a Thai feminine given name meaning "living being, one that breathes." It is derived from the Sanskrit prāṇin (प्राणिन्), itself rooted in prāṇa, the vital life force or breath. In Hindu and Buddhist philosophy,...
Prani is an alternate transcription of the Thai female name ปราณี (Pranee), which is derived from the Sanskrit word प्राणिन् (prāṇin), meaning "living being" or "one that breathes." The root prāṇa refers to the vital lif...
Pranvera is an Albanian feminine given name directly derived from the Albanian word pranverë, meaning "spring." The word itself is a compound of pranë ("nearby, close") and verë ("summer"), thus literally signifying "nea...
Praskovia is an alternate transcription of the Russian name Praskovya, itself derived from the Greek name Paraskeve, meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (the day of preparation before the Sabbath). The name ultimately trac...
EtymologyPraskoviya is an alternate transcription of Russian Прасковья (see Praskovya), which itself is the Russian form of Paraskeve, derived from the Greek word paraskeue meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (the day of p...
Praskovya is the Russian form of Paraskeve, a Greek name meaning "preparation" or "Friday" (referring to the day of preparation before the Sabbath). The name Paraskeve belonged to a 2nd-century saint who was martyred in...
Pratibha is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, widely used in India, particularly among Hindi and Marathi speakers. It derives from the Sanskrit word प्रतिभा (pratibhā), meaning "light," "splendour", "intelligence...
Pratima is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, derived from the term प्रतिमा (pratimā), which means "image," "likeness," or "reflection." This meaning carries spiritual and philosophical connotations in Hindu cultu...