Meanings of Names
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| Name | Other variations | Origin | Meaning |
| Paddy | Patricia, Patrick | Latin | A patrician |
| Pamela | Celtic | Unknown | |
| Pansy | French | Thought. Or from the flower | |
| Pat | Patricia, Patrick | Latin | A patrician |
| Patience | Latin | Sufferance | |
| Patrick | Patricia | Latin | A patrician |
| Paul | Paula, Pauline | Latin | Small |
| Pearl | Latin | Little pear. Or from the precious stone | |
| Peg | Margaret, Peggy | Greek | A pearl |
| Penelope | Greek | A weaver | |
| Percival | Latin | Courteous | |
| Percy | Percival | Latin | From Percival. Or a surname used as a forename |
| Perdita | Latin | Lost | |
| Peregrine | Latin | Traveller | |
| Peter | Greek | A rock | |
| Petronella | Parnel | Latin | Legendary daughter of St. Peter |
| Phelim | Celtic | Ever good | |
| Philemon | Greek | Affectionate | |
| Philip | Greek | A lover of horses | |
| Philomena | Greek | Strong in friendship | |
| Phineas | Hebrew | Negro. Oracle | |
| Phoebe | Greek | Shining, brilliant | |
| Phyllis | Phillis, Phillida | Greek | A green bough |
| Polly | Mary | Hebrew | Bitterness |
| Poppy | From the name of the flower | ||
| Primrose | From the name of the flower | ||
| Priscilla | Cilla, Prissy | Latin | Old fashioned |
| Prudence | Prue | Latin | Foreseeing |
