Baby boy names beginning with P – with origins and meanings
On the hunt for baby name ideas for a boy that start with the 16th letter of the alphabet? We’ve got some perfect suggestions, along with their origin and meaning
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Let us help you find the perfect baby name for your newborn. Have a look through our best baby boy names beginning with P along with their origins and meaning and find out whether your son could be a Padma, Presley or Pugh
1. Pablo
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: small, humble
- Also: Paul
2. Paco
- Origin: North American Indian
- Meaning: eagle
4. Padma
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: lotus
- Also: Padmad, Padman.
6. Paget
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- Origin: English
- Meaning: young servant
- Also: Pagett, Padget, Padgett.
7. Pal
- Origin: English Gypsy
- Meaning: brother
8. Pascal
- Origin: Middle English
- Meaning: Easter
- Also: Pascoe (Cornish form)
9. Patrick
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: nobleman; Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland
- Also: Pat, Paddy, Padraig (Irish form)
10. Paul
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: small
- Also: Pablo (Spanish form), Paolo (Italian from)
11. Payne
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: man of the land
- Also: Payn
12. Pedro
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: rock
- Also:Peter
13. Peer
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: glory
- Also: Peter
14. Pepe
- Origin: Spanish
- Meaning: he shall add
- Also: Jose
14. Peponi
- Origin: African
- Meaning: paradise
15. Perceval/Percy
- Origin: Old French
- Meaning: he who pierces the valley; this name comes from old French literature
- Also: Percival, Perce, Percy, Val
17. Peregrine
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: pilgrim or traveler
- Also: Perry
18. Peter
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: a stone; this is a translation of the Aramaic Cephas, the name given to Simon by Jesus
- Also: Pete, Piers, Pierre (French forms), Pedro (Spanish and Portuguese forms), Peer, Per (Scandinavian forms)
19. Phelim
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: wolf-like
- Also: Felix
20. Philbert
- Origin: Old German
- Meaning: bright
- Also: Philibert
21. Philemon
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: kiss
22. Philip
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: lover of horses
- Also: Phillip, Phil, Pip
23. Phineas
- Origin: Egyptian
- Meaning: the black man
24. Pierce
- Origin: English
- Meaning: son of Peter
- Also: Pierse
25. Pierre
- Origin: English
- Meaning: son of Peter
- Also: Peter
26. Piers
- Origin: English
- Meaning: rock
- Also: Peter
27. Pius
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: holy
28. Poojan
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: worshipped
- Also: Pujan
29. Pratik
- Origin: Sanskrit
- Meaning: symbol
30. Presley
- Origin: Old English
- Meaning: priest of the wood or forest clearing; also used as a girl’s name
31. Primo
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: the first born
32. Priya
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: beloved
33. Pugh
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: son of Hugh
- Also: Hugh
34. Punit
- Origin: Indian
- Meaning: pure
About our author Catherine Ball
Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.
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