P names

P Π

Index

Pablo – Paige – Pamela – Paraskevas – Patricia – Patrick – Paul – Paulina – Pearl – Penny – Peter – Phoebe – Pio

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Paige

From: English surname ultimately originated in the Greek word παιδιον (paidion)
Meaning: Page, servant, little boy
Quenya: Núrië (núro+[ië] = n. servant+[feminine names suffix])

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Pamela

From: An invented name in the late 16th century by the poet Sir Philip Sidney for use in his poem ‘Arcadia’
Meaning: Possibly intended it to mean “all sweetness” from Greek παν (pan) “all” and μελι (meli) “honey”
Quenya: Illissë (ilya+lis+[ë] = all+honey, sweet+[feminine names suffix])

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From: Masculine Greek form (Παρασκευας) of Paraskeve (Παρασκευη) which is derived from the word παρασκευη (paraskeue)
Meaning: Preparation
Quenya: Manwalo (manwalë+[o] = n. preparation+[masculine names suffix])

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Patricia

From: Feminine form of Latin name PATRICIVS
Meaning: Noblewoman
Quenya: Artanis (arta+nís = noble+woman) OR Arwen ([ar-]+{-wen} = [prefix “noble”]+{suffix “lady, maiden”}. OBS.: Wow! A Galadriel’s name and Arwen itself, huh? Pretty cool!

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Patrick

From: Latin name PATRICIVS
Meaning: Nobleman
Quenya: Artanero (arta+nér+[o] = exalted, noble+man+[masculine names suffix] OR Callo (callo = nobleman, hero)

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Paul

From: Roman family name PAVLVS. Variants include: Pablo, Pavel, Paolo, Pau, Paavo, Pol, Paweł, Paulo, Pàl, Paol, Poghos, Boulos, Paulinho, etc.
Meaning: Small or humble
Quenya: Pityon (pitya+[on] = adj. small+[masculine names suffix]) OR Nucumno (nucumna+[o] = humbled+[masculine names suffix])

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Paulina

From: Feminine form of PAVLINVS, which was a Roman family name derived from PAVLVS. Variant forms: Paula, Pauline, Paola, Pauliina, Pavla, Polina, Paulette, Pála, etc.
Meaning: See Paul entry here
Quenya: Pityanë (pitya+[në] = petty, small+[feminine names suffix] OR Nucumnë (nucumna+[ë] = humbled+[feminine names suffix])

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Pearl

From: English word pearl ultimately derived from Latin PERLA
Meaning: Pearl
Quenya: Marilla (marilla = n. pearl)

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Penny

From: Diminutive of Penelope which comes from Greek πηνελοψ (penelops)
Meaning: πηνελοψ (penelops) is a type of duck. Alternatively it could be related to πηνη (pene) “threads, weft”
Quenya: Lië (lia+[ë] = thread+[feminine names suffix]) OR Wistë (wistë = weft)

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Peter

From: Greek Πετρος (Petros), born as a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas given to the apostle. Variants include: Botros, Petko, Petru, Petr, Pedro, Pietro, Pétur, Pierre, etc.
Meaning: Stone
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Phoebe

From: Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβη (Phoibe) from Greek φοιβος (phoibos).
Meaning: “Bright, pure”
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Pio

From: Italian and Portuguese form of Latin name PIVS
Meaning: Pious, dutiful
Quenya: Vorondo (voronda+[o] = faithful, steadfast+[masculine names suffix]). Approximate synonym for pious.