Choosing a baby’s name is one of the most exciting moments that parents live, although the choice is not always easy and fast. Some people prefer short names, while others opt for compound ones. The animal kingdom, the sea or well-known writers and artists can also be an excellent source of inspiration.
When choosing a name, there are families that have a predilection for a specific sound, or even seek that the names of all their children begin with the same letter. So today we are going to continue with our series of names from A to Z, proposing 101 girl names that begin with P , so you can choose the one you like the most.
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Paciana : name of Latin origin that means “the peaceful one”.
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Patience : name of Latin origin that refers to the quality of the same name.
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Pacomia : name of Greek origin that means “big woman”.
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Pakene : Basque voice of Paciana.
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Palaciada : name of Greek origin that comes from the word “palace” and would mean “sumptuous mansion”.
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Palgia : name of Greek origin, feminine variant of Pelagio. Its meaning is “the maritime”.
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Palixena : name of Greek origin composed of the voices “poli” (many) and “xena” (foreigner). Its translation would be “foreigner of many places”.
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Palma : name of Latin origin, a variant of the Hebrew name of Palmyra.
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Palmyra : name of Hebrew origin that refers to the palms.
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Paloma : name of Latin origin, feminine variant of Colombo. It refers to the dove.
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Pamela : name of Greek origin that means “very sweet”.
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Pancracia : name of Greek origin that means “the one who has all the power”.
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Pandora : name of Greek origin that means “like all gods”. In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman created by Zeus.
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Panya : name of Egyptian origin that means “mouse”.
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Paola : name of Latin origin, i * taliana variant of the name Paula. It means “small, fragile”.
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Parashie : name of Russian origin which means “born on a good Friday”. Other authors assure that it is a name of French origin whose meaning would be “born at Easter”.
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Paris : it is a unisex name, used as a masculine name in some countries and a feminine name in others. It is of Greek origin and its meaning is “strong”.
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Parmenia : name of Greek origin that means “the persevering one”.
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Partenia : name of Greek origin whose meaning is “the one that is pure like a virgin”.
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Passover : name of Hebrew origin whose literal meaning is “to pass by”. It was also used for those born on Easter day.
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Pascuala : name of Hebrew origin, feminine of Pascual. Its meaning is “that which passes from death to life”.
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Pastora : name of Latin origin, feminine of Pastor. Its meaning is “she who pastures”.
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Patricia : name of Latin origin that refers to the Senate to a high class. It could be translated as “woman of the nobility”:
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Pau : of Latin origin, variant of Pablo in Catalan and Paz in feminine. It is used frequently for both genders.
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Paula : name of Latin origin, feminine variant of Pablo. It means “fragile, weak”.
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Paule : Basque equivalent of Paula.
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Paulette : French variant of Paula.
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Paulina : name of Latin origin, a variant of Paula’s name.
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Paolina : Italian variant of Paulina.
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Patrizia : Italian variant of Patricia.
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Pax : English variant of the Spanish name, Paz.
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Peace : name of Latin origin that means “peace, harmony”.
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Peace : English variant of the Spanish name, Paz.
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Peggy : name of Latin origin, hypocoristic of Martgarita. It means “pearl”.
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Pelaya : name of Greek origin, feminine variant of Pelayo. It means “the one who has the will to choose.”
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Penelope : name of Greek origin whose literal meaning is “the weaver”.
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Penthesilea : In Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazon queen fighting Achilles.
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Pepa : Hypocoristic of Josefa, which in turn is the feminine variant of José. Its origin is Hebrew and means “God will add”.
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Perdita : name of Latin origin that means “lost”.
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Perfect : name of Latin origin that means “perfection, harmony”.
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Perístera : name of Greek origin that means “dove”.
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Pearl : two possible meanings are attributed to it. Some say that it derives from the English “pernula”, which derives from “leg”. But other authors assure that this name would refer exclusively to the pearls of the sea.
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Pearl : English voice of the name “Pearl”.
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Perpétua : name of Latin origin that means “constant in your faith.”
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Persephone : name of Greek origin that refers to the goddess of the same name from Greek mythology. She is the queen of the world of the dead.
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Persis : name of Greek origin that refers to the Persian people.
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Persis : a variant of the name Persis.
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Petra : female voice of Pedro. It derives from the Greek “petrus”, which means “stone”.
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Petrona : variant of the name of Petra.
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Philberta : name of Germanic origin, English variant of Filiberta. Its meaning is “very famous”.
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Phoebe : English name, Latin variant of the Greek name “Phoibe”, which means “clear, radiant”.
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Pía : name of Latin origin, feminine variant of Pío. Its meaning is “very devout”.
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Piedad : name of Latin origin that means “mercy, mercy”.
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Piencia : name of Latin origin, variant of Pía.
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Pierrette : French voice of Petra’s name.
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Piera : Italian voice of Petra’s name.
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Pietat : Catalan variant of the name Piedad.
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Pilar : name of Spanish origin that refers to the Marian invocation of the Virgen del Pilar.
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Pili : name of Egyptian origin and unisex use. It means “born second.” In our country it is a name used as a diminutive of Pilar.
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Pimpernel : name of Latin origin that refers to a very small wild rose with many petals.
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Placencia : two possible meanings are attributed to it depending on its origin. On the one hand, a Latin origin and it would mean “pleasant woman”. On the other hand, a Basque origin that would refer to the municipality of Placencia de las Armas, in Guipuzcoa.
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Placida : name of Latin origin that means “peaceful, calm”.
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Pola : feminine form of Pol, which in turn is an old variant of Pablo’s name.
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Polentze : equivalent in Basque of Florence; name of Latin origin inspired by nature.
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Polibia : name of Greek origin that means “the one that is full of life”.
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Polycarp : name of Greek origin whose literal meaning is “the one that has many fruits”, in reference to the number of children.
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Polidora : name of Greek origin that means “the one that is full of virtues”.
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Polixenia : name of Greek origin that means “guest”.
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Poland : name of Greek origin, feminine variant of Apollonius Apheresis.
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Pompeii : name of Latin origin that means “lavish, pompous”, and that refers to the city of Pompeii located in Naples, Italy.
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Pompilia : name of Latin origin that means “solemnity”.
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Ponciana : it has two possible meanings depending on its etymology. On the one hand, there are authors who suggest that it comes from the Greek and its meaning would be “shirt”. Others, on the other hand, consider that it is the feminine variant of the name of Latin origin, Poncio, and it would mean “the sailor”
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Poppy : English form of the name Poppy.
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Popea : name of Greek origin that means “the venerable mother”.
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Porphyria : name of Greek origin that means “purple”.
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Posidonia : name of Greek origin, derived from Poseidon.
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Práxedis : name of Latin origin that means “entrepreneur”.
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Precious : name of Latin origin that means “exquisite, exquisite”.
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Presentation : name of Latin origin that means “to present”. The name is linked to the day that Jesus was presented in the temple in Jerusalem.
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Spring : name of Latin origin that refers to the season of the year.
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Primitive : name of Latin origin that means “the first, originally”.
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Prisca : name of Latin origin, feminine variant of Prisco. It comes from the name “priscus” which means “venerable old man”.
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Priscila : name of Latin origin, variant of Prisca.
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Primalia : name of Latin origin, variant of Prisca.
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Private : name of Latin origin, feminine variant of Private. It comes from the adjedtivo “privatus”, with which simple citizens were called.
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Prócula : name of Latin origin that means “born in the absence of his father”.
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Prodigies : name of Spanish origin, invocation of Our Lady of the Remedies.
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Proserpina : name of Greek origin that would refer to the verb “sprout” so its meaning could be “fertile”.
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Prosperous : name of Latin origin that means “flourishing, prosperous”.
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Proteria : name of Latin origin that means “the one that precedes the others”.
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Protolica : name of Greek origin that means “the first wolf”.
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Providencia : name of Latin origin, derived from “providentĭa” which means “precaution”.
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Prudence : name of Latin origin, derived from the word “prudens” which means “temperance, caution”.
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Pua : name of Hawaiian origin that means “flower”.
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Puah : name of Hebrew origin that means “girl”. According to the book of Exodus, Puah was together with Shifrá a midwife who prevented the massacre of thousands of Hebrew children
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Port : name of Spanish origin, invocation of Our Lady of the Port.
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Pulqueria : name of Latin origin, with great popularity in Italy. It means beautiful”.
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Pure : name of Latin origin that means “pure, innocent”.
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Purification : name of Latin origin variant of Pura.
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Pusina : name of Latin origin that means “child”.
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Puy : Marian invocation of Our Lady of Puy, venerated in Aragon and Navarra.
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