Baby Names Starting With P

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#28

Penelope

Girl

duck, waterfowl

Greek
#61

Paisley

Girl

from the town of Paisley, meaning church or bas...

Scottish
#97

Parker

Boy

keeper of the park, park ranger

English
#104

Parker

Girl

keeper of the park or game

English
#159

Piper

Girl

flute player, pipe player

English
#168

Peyton

Girl

Pacca's town

American
#183

Phoebe

Girl

bright, radiant, shining

Greek
#192

Peter

Boy

rock, stone

English
#221

Patrick

Boy

noble Roman citizen

Irish
#224

Presley

Girl

woodland clearing by a church

American
#258

Palmer

Girl

one who bears palm branches

English
#264

Paul

Boy

little one

Latin
#275

Phoenix

Boy

dark red, crimson

American
#288

Paxton

Boy

Poecc's estate; Poecc's settlement

American
#330

Preston

Boy

priest's town, priestly settlement

English
#338

Poppy

Girl

poppy flower

English
#375

Paige

Girl

young attendant to a knight

English
#381

Payton

Girl

Paega's town, farmstead settlement

English
#403

Pedro

Boy

rock, stone

Spanish
#404

Prince

Boy

royal son; prince

English
#407

Pablo

Boy

little

Spanish
#421

Phoenix

Girl

dark red, crimson

American
#484

Paris

Girl

Trojan prince

American

Philip

Boy

lover of horses

English

Pierce

Boy

steadfast, firm

English

Princeton

Boy

prince's town

American

Priscilla

Girl

of ancient lineage (from Prisca)

English

Porter

Boy

one who carries loads, carrier

English

Phillip

Boy

lover of horses

English

Paislee

Girl

from the pasture land

American

Peyton

Boy

Paega's settlement

English

Persephone

Girl

bringer of destruction

Greek

Penny

Girl

with a web over her face

English

Paula

Girl

little

Spanish

Paulina

Girl

devoted to Paul, little one

Spanish

Pearl

Girl

purity, wisdom, rarity

English

Promise

Girl

solemn commitment

African American

Paloma

Girl

dove

Spanish

Palmer

Boy

pilgrim, palm branch bearer

English

Paola

Girl

small, humble

Italian

Princess

Girl

royal daughter, daughter of a king

English

Psalm

Boy

song sung to a stringed instrument

American

Perry

Boy

pear tree

English

Pierre

Boy

firm, steadfast (metaphorical)

French

Percy

Boy

from Percy (Norman place name)

English

Paisleigh

Girl

from the church, basilica

American

Perseus

Boy

ravager, one who destroys

Greek

Patricia

Girl

noble father's daughter

English

Perla

Girl

pearl

Spanish

Patience

Girl

calm endurance of hardship

English

Prisha

Girl

God's gift

Hindi

Paulette

Girl

small, humble (feminine diminutive of Paul)

French

Pia

Girl

pious, devout

Italian

Pierson

Boy

son of Peter (son of the rock)

English

Petra

Girl

rock, stone

German

Payton

Boy

warrior's estate

American

Phineas

Boy

serpent's mouth

English

Paulo

Boy

from the Paulus family

Portuguese

Pepper

Girl

the pepper plant or its fruit

American

Paityn

Girl

warrior's estate, Paega's settlement

American

Presley

Boy

priest's meadow, clearing

English

Pharaoh

Boy

supreme ruler

Ancient Egyptian

Percival

Boy

hard spear (from Welsh Peredur)

English

Preslee

Girl

clearing of the priest

American

Philomena

Girl

beloved

Irish

Priya

Girl

pleasant, agreeable

Indian

Perry

Girl

traveler through the forest

English

Pax

Boy

peace

English

Primrose

Girl

first rose, first flower of spring

English

Pamela

Girl

all sweetness, all honey

English

Polly

Girl

rhyming pet form of Mary

English

Pranav

Boy

pilot, one who steers

Hindu

Patton

Boy

from the estate of the fighter

American

Patricio

Boy

nobleman, member of the patrician class

Spanish

Parks

Boy

surname used as first name

American

Presleigh

Girl

meadow near the church

American

Porter

Girl

one who carries

English

Pippa

Girl

lover of horses

English

Paolo

Boy

Italian form of Paul

Italian

Precious

Girl

of great value, beloved, cherished

African

Paris

Boy

named after the Parisii Gallic tribe

American

Priscila

Girl

ancient, venerable, of old times

Brazilian

Pyper

Girl

pipe player, flute player

American

Prudence

Girl

foresight, practical wisdom

English

Pace

Boy

peace

English

Philippa

Girl

fond of horses (philos + hippos)

English

Payson

Boy

son of Paye/Pace (son of Peace)

American

Prosper

Boy

according to hope, fortunate

French

Pryce

Boy

passion, zeal (from root name Rhys)

Welsh

Price

Boy

son of Rhys, son of the ardent one

American

Pearson

Boy

son of the rock

English

Pascal

Boy

born at Easter

French

Pinchas

Boy

oracle, dark-complexioned

Jewish

Psalm

Girl

song sung to a harp

American

Penn

Boy

head, chief (as in penultimate)

American

Pessy

Girl

diminutive of Pesha/Peshe

Jewish

Pete

Boy

rock, stone

English

Perel

Girl

precious gem of the sea

Jewish

Pascual

Boy

of Easter, born at Passover

Spanish

Prynce

Boy

first citizen, ruler

American
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