| Shakespearean baby names begining from P |
| Page |
 | 'King Henry the Eighth' Anne Bullen, Katharine's Maid of Honour, afterwards Queen. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Mistress Anne Page, daughter to Mistress Ford. |
| Page |
| 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A Gentleman of Windsor. Also William Page, his son. |
| Pandarus |
 | 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' Uncle to Cressida. |
| Pander |
| 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' A Pander. |
| Pandulph |
| 'King John' Cardinal Pandulph, the Pope's legate. |
| Panthino |
| 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' Servant to Antonio. |
| Paris |
| 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Paris, a young Count, kinsman to the Prince of Verona. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' King Priam's son. |
| Parolles |
| 'All's Well That Ends Well.' A follower of Bertram, Count of Rousillon. |
| Part 1 and 2' |
| Variant of Edmund: 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop |
| Patience |
 | 'King Henry the Eighth' Serving woman to Queen Katharine. |
| Patroclus |
| 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' A Greek commander. |
| Paulina |
| 'The Winter's Tale' Wife to Antigonus. |
| Peaseblossom |
| 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy. |
| Pedro |
| 'The Merchant of Venice' The Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon. |
| Pembroke |
| 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' and 'King John' Earl of Pembroke. |
| Pentapolis |
| 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Simonides, King of Pentapolis. |
| Perdita |
| 'The Winter's Tale' Daughter to Leontes and Hermione. |
| Pericles |
| 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Prince of Tyre. |
| Peter |
| 'King Henry IV, Part 2' Peter Bullcalf, a country soldier. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Thomas Horner's man. 'King John' Peter of Pomfret, a prophet. 'Measure for Measure' A friar. 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Servant to Juliet's nurse. |
| Peto |
| 'King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' An irregular humorist. |
| Petruchio |
| 'The Taming of the Shrew' Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katherina. |
| Phebe |
| 'As You Like It' A shepherdes. |
| Philario |
| 'Cymbeline' An Italian friend to Posthumus. |
| Philemon |
| 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre' Servant to Cerimon. |
| Philip |
| 'King John' Bastard half brother to Robert Faulconbridge. 'King John' King Philip of France. |
| Philo |
| 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Mark Antony. |
| Philostrate |
| 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Master of the Revels to Theseus. |
| Philotus |
| 'The Life of Timon of Athens' Timon's servant. |
| Phrynia |
| 'The Life of Timon of Athens' |
| Pierce |
| 'King Richard The Second' Sir Pierce of Exton. |
| Pinch |
| 'The Comedy of Errors' A schoolmaster. |
| Pindarus |
| 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A servant to Cassius. |
| Pisanio |
| 'Cymbeline' A servant to Posthumus. |
| Pistol |
| 'King Henry IV, Part 2' An irregular humorist. In Henry V, Pistol is a soldier in the King's army. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' A Follower of Falstaff. |
| Plantagenet |
| 'Henry VI, Part 1' Reignier's daughter, afterwards married to Henry VI. 'Henry VI, Part III' Queen Margaret. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Gentlewoman attending on Hero. 'King Richard III' King Henry VI's widow. 'King Richard III' Clarence's daughter. |
| Plantagenet |
| 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Richard Scroop, Archbishop of York. 'King Henry IV, Part 1' Sir Richard Vernon. Falstaff. 'Henry VI, Part 1 and 2', 'King Henry V', Richard Plantagenet, afterwards Duke of York, cousin to King Henry V. |
| Poins |
| 'King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist. |
| Polixenes |
| 'The Winter's Tale' King of Bohemia |
| Polonius |
| 'Hamlet, Prince of Denmark' Lord Chamberlain. |
| Pompeius |
| 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Sextus Pompeius, Roman triumvir. |
| Pompey |
| 'Measure for Measure' A clown and servant to Mistress Overdone. |
| Popilius |
| 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' A senator. |
| Portia |
| 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar' Wife of Brutus. 'The Merchant of Venice' A rich heiress, pursued by Bassanio. |
| Posthumus |
| 'Cymbeline' Posthumus Leonatus, a gentleman and husband to Imogen. |
| Priam |
| 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' King of Troy. |
| Proculeius |
| 'Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar. |
| Prologue |
| 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' Quince, a carpenter, acts as Prologue in the play within the play. |
| Prospero |
| 'The Tempest' The rightful Duke of Milan. |
| Proteus |
| 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' One of the two gentlemen in the title. |
| Provost |
| 'Measure for Measure' |
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