Girls' Names
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| Name (Pronunciation) | Origin | Meaning |
| Pabla | see Paula | |
| Pacifica | Latin | Peacemaker |
| Paderau | Welsh | Rosary |
| Padma | Sanskrit | Lotus |
| Padnavatu | Sanskrit | Like a lotus |
| Padmini | Sanskrit | Full of lotuses |
| Padraigin (paud-rigeen) | Gaelic | see Patricia |
| Page
(also Paige) |
Old English | Attendant |
| Paget | Old English | Little attendant |
| Paili (polly) | Gaelic | see Polly |
| Pakuma | Native American | Deer jumping down a hill |
| Palesa | African | Flower |
| Paley | see Paula | |
| Pallas | Greek | Maiden |
| Palmira
(also Palmiera) |
Italian | Pilgrim |
| Paloma | Spanish | Dove |
| Pamela
(also Pam, Pamelia, Pamella, Pamila) |
Greek | All sweetness |
| Pammay | Unknown | Combination of Pam and Mary |
| Panda | English | Mammal |
| Pandita | Hindu | Scholar |
| Pandora | Greek | All gifts |
| Paniga | Unknown | My daughter |
| Panphila
(also Panfila) |
Greek | All loving |
| Pansy | Old French | Thought |
| Panthea | Greek | Of all the gods |
| Panya | Latin | Crowned with a laurel |
| Paola | Italian | see Paula |
| Papina | Native American | Ivy |
| Parisa | Greek | Unknown |
| Parker | Old French | Keeper of the park |
| Parnel | see Petronel | |
| Parthenia | Greek | Maiden |
| Parthenope | Greek | Maiden face |
| Parvatis | Sanskrit | Daughter of the mountain |
| Pascale
(also Pascaline, Pascha, Pascuala) |
Latin | Relating to Easter |
| Pasha | Greek | Sea |
| Patia | Spanish | Leaf |
| Patience | English | Patience |
| Patricia
(also Padraigin, Pat, Patrice, Patrizia, Patrycja, Patsy, Patti, Pattie, Patty) |
Latin | Noble woman |
| Paula
(also Pabla, Paley, Paola, Paule, Pauleen, Paulene, Pauletta, Paulette, Paulina, Pauline, Pavla, Poilin) |
Latin | Small |
| Pavithra | Hindu | Pure |
| Pax | Latin | Peace |
| Payton
(also Peyton) |
Old English | Peacock town |
| Pazia
(also Paz) |
Hebrew | Golden |
| Peace
(also Peale) |
English | Peace |
| Pearl
(also Pearle, Pearlie, Pearly, Perele, Perla, Perlie) |
Latin | Pearl |
| Pebbles | English | Stones |
| Peggy
(also Peg, Pegeen, Peggie, Peigi) |
Greek (from Margaret) | Pearl |
| Peivi | Unknown | Unknown |
| Pelagia | Greek | From the sea |
| Pemba | African | The force of present existence |
| Penda | Swahili | Love |
| Penelope
(also Pen, Pene, Penney, Pennie, Penny) |
Greek | Duck |
| Peninah
(also Peninna, Peninnah) |
Hebrew | Pearl |
| Penthea | Greek | Fifth |
| Peony | English | Flower |
| Pepita | Spanish (from Joseph) | May he add |
| Pepper | English | From the pepper plant |
| Peppi | see Perpetua | |
| Perdita
(also Perdy, Purdie, Purdy) |
Latin | Lost |
| Perele | see Pearl | |
| Perfecta | Spanish | Perfect |
| Peri
(also Perri) |
Greek (from Peregrine) | Traveller |
| Perla | Italian | see Pearl |
| Perlie | see Pearl | |
| Pernel/Peronel/Peronelle | see Petronel | |
| Perpetua
(also Peppi) |
Spanish | Continuous |
| Perrine | French | see Petra |
| Persephone | Greek | To murder |
| Persis | Greek | Woman from Persia |
| Petra
(also Perrine, Peta, Petrina, Piera, Pierina, Pierrette, Pietrina) |
Greek | Rock |
| Petronel
(also Parnel, Pernel, Peronel, Peronelle, Petranella, Petrona, Petronella) |
Latin | Yokel |
| Petula | Latin | To ask |
| Petunia | Native American | Of the Petunia flower |
| Peyton | see Payton | |
| Phaedra
(also Phedra) |
Greek | Bright |
| Phebe | see Phoebe | |
| Phemie | Unknown (from Euphemia) | Well spoken |
| Phemia | Greek | God of speech |
| Phenia | Unknown | Unknown |
| Pheobe | see Phoebe | |
| Phila | Greek | Love |
| Philadelphia
(also Philana, Philena, Phillia) |
Greek | Brotherly love |
| Philippa
(also Philipa, Philippina, Philippine, Philis, Phillida, Phillipa, Phillis, Philopena, Pippa) |
Greek | Friend of horses |
| Philomela
(also Philomel) |
Greek | Friend of song |
| Philomena | Greek | Friend of strength |
| Philyra | Unknown | Lover of music |
| Phindiwe | Unknown | Another one |
| Phoebe
(also Phebe, Pheobe) |
Latin | Bright, pure |
| Phoenix | Greek | Dark red |
| Photine | Greek | Light |
| Phylicia
(also Phylisia) |
Latin (from Felicia) | Successful |
| Phyllis | Greek | Foliage |
| Pia | Latin | Pious |
| Pich | Khmer | Diamond |
| Piedad | Spanish | Mercy |
| Piera/Pierina/Pietrina | Italian | see Petra |
| Pierrette | French | see Petra |
| Piety | English | Devout |
| Pilar
(also Pili) |
Spanish | Pillar |
| Pilvi | Finnish | A cloud |
| Piper | English | Pipe player |
| Pippa | see Philippa | |
| Pipra | Esperanto | Peppery |
| Pirkko | Finnish (from Bridget) | High goddess |
| Piroska | Hungarian | see Prisca |
| Pirro | Unknown | Hair on fire |
| Pita | African | Fourth daughter |
| Piuta | Unknown | Poetry |
| Placida
(also Placide) |
Latin | Quiet, calm |
| Pleasance | Old French | Pleasant |
| Plennie | Unknown | Full |
| Pocahontas | Native American | She is playful |
| Poilin (pole-een) | Gaelic | see Paula |
| Polla | Arabic | Poppy |
| Polly
(also Paili) |
Unknown (from Molly) | Bitter |
| Pollyanna | English | Combination of Polly and Anna |
| Polyhymnia | Greek | Many songs |
| Polyxena | Greek | Many foreigners |
| Poornima | Sansrkit | Full moon |
| Poppy | English | Flower |
| Poria | Hebrew | Fruitful |
| Portia
(also Porsche, Porsha) |
Latin | Pig |
| Posie
(also Posy) |
Unknown (from Josephine) | May he add |
| Pratibha | Sanskrit | Intelligence |
| Prem | Sanskrit | Love |
| Presencia | Unknown | Presence |
| Prima | Latin | First |
| Primavera | Latin | Spring's beginning |
| Primitiva | Latin | First formed |
| Primrose | Latin | First rose |
| Primula | Latin | Very first |
| Princess
(also Princessa) |
English | Princess |
| Prisca
(also Piroska, Pris, Priscilla, Prissy) |
Latin | Ancient |
| Priya | Sanskrit | Beloved |
| Procopia | Latin | Progressive |
| Proinseas (proon-shas) | Gaelic (from Frances) | French |
| Proserpina
(also Proserpine) |
Latin | To emerge |
| Prudence
(also Pru, Prue) |
Unknown | Prudent |
| Prunella | Latin | Plum |
| Psyche | Greek | Breathe |
| Ptolema | Greek | Aggressive |
| Puah | Hebrew | Unknown |
| Purdie/Purdy | see Perdita | |
| Pyralis | Unknown | Of fire |
