| English baby names begining from P |
| Paegastun |
 | From the fighter's farm. |
| Paella |
 | Mantle. |
| Paine |
 | Pagan. |
| Palmer |
 | Pilgrim; bearing a palm branch. |
| Palmere |
 | Pilgrim. |
| Pam |
 | Diminutive of Pamela: Name invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney. |
| Pamela |
 | Name invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney. |
| Pamelia |
 | Variant of Pamela: Name invented in the 16th century for a heroine of the book 'Arcadia', by Sir Philip Sidney. |
| Pansy |
 | After the flower by the same name. Pansy is not popular today as a result of its use as a slang term for a homosexual or an effeminate man. |
| Parisch |
 | Lives near the church. |
| Park |
 | Of the forest. |
| Parke |
 | Of the forest. |
| Parker |
 | Keeper of the forest; forest ranger. Famous bearer: actor Parker Stevenson. |
| Parkin |
 | Little rock. |
| Parkins |
 | Son of Parkin. |
| Parkinson |
 | Son of Parkin. |
| Parle |
 | Little rock. |
| Parnall |
 | Little rock. |
| Parnel |
 | Surname derived from a medieval given name. |
| Parnell |
 | Surname derived from a medieval given name. |
| Parr |
 | From the cattle enclosure. |
| Parrish |
 | Lives near the church. |
| Parsefal |
 | Valley piercer. |
| Parsifal |
 | Valley piercer. |
| Pat |
 | Patrician, noble. Abbreviation of Patrick. |
| Patience |
 | Patience. One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the Reformation. |
| Paton |
 | From the warrior's town. |
| Patrick |
 | Patrician, noble. Romans society was divided into plebeians: (commoners) and patricians: (aristocrats). Saint Patrick - patron saint of Ireland. |
| Patten |
 | From the warrior's town. |
| Pattin |
 | From the warrior's town. |
| Patton |
 | From the warrior's town. |
| Paul |
 | Little. Biblical apostle and evangelist Paul's letters to early Christians comprise many New Testament books. |
| Pauloc |
 | Little rock. |
| Paulson |
 | Little. Son of Paul. Surname. |
| Pax |
 | Peaceful. |
| Pax |
 | From the peaceful farm. |
| Paxton |
 | From the peaceful farm. |
| Paxtun |
 | From the peaceful farm. |
| Payden |
 | From the fighter's farm. |
| Payne |
 | Pagan. |
| Payton |
 | From the fighter's farm. |
| Peace |
 | Peace; peaceful. One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the Reformation. |
| Pearce |
 | Form of Piers from Peter. |
| Pearl |
 | Pearl (after the name of the semi-precious jewel). |
| Pearlie |
 | Diminutive of Pearl: Pearl (after the name of the semi-precious jewel). |
| Pearroc |
 | Of the forest. |
| Pearson |
 | Son of Pierce. |
| Peg |
 | Diminutive of Margaret which developed from rhyming with Meg. |
| Peggy |
 | Variant of Peg: Diminutive of Margaret which developed from rhyming with Meg. |
| Peirce |
 | Rock. |
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