Boy Names That Start With The Letter P
“P” is a strong letter for beginning a boys’ name. Intelligent and clever, boys with “P” names tend to be highly educated and knowledgeable. They are down-to-earth and excellent multi-tasker who can manage many challenges at once.
Often appearing impatient to others, they are straightforward and pushy; if they can’t achieve what they want immediately, they will come up with a plan to get things done. Many with “P” names have a highly developed article sense, so they may become artists, architects, or designers.
Old standbys “Peter” (“rock”), “Patrick” (“noble”), and “Paul” (“small”) rank high among “P” names for boys, but many of the most popular names are unisex choices such as Parker” (“park keeper”), “Paisley” (“patterned fabric”), “Peyton” (“fighting man’s estate”), and “Phoenix” (“dark red”.)
Well-known men with “P” names include Paul McCartney, Prince Philip, Patrick Swayze, Phil Collins, Prince, Pierce Brosnan, Peyton Manning, Peter Dinklage, Phil Spector, Pablo Picasso, Pharrell Williams, Pierre Trudeau, Penny Hardaway, Perry Como, Perez Hilton, and Piers Morgan.
100+ Boy Names That Start With P
| P | P Meaning |
|---|---|
| Pablo | Pablo is primarily a male name of Spanish origin that means Small. |
| Pace/Paice | Paice. as a name for boys has its root in Hebrew, and Paice means "passover". |
| Paciano | Paciano is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "peaceful". |
| Packard | Packard is a boy's name of German origin. Possibly (German) "dweller at the brook" or may refer to a peddler's pack. |
| Packer | Packer as a boy's name is of German origin meaning "hardy, brave, and strong". |
| Packston | Packston as a boy's name is related to the Old English name Paxton. The meaning of Packston is "Poecc's settlement". |
| Paco | Paco is primarily a male name of Spanish origin that means Free. |
| Paddy/Paddie | Paddie as a boy's name is of Irish and Latin origin meaning "noble or patrician". |
| Paden | as a boys' name has its root in Old English, and the name Paden means "fighter's estate". |
| Padgett | Padgett as a boy's name (also used as a girl's name), is related to the French name Page. The meaning of Padgett is "young servant". |
| Page/Paige | as a girls' name (also used less regularly as boys' name Paige) is pronounced page. It is of English origin, and the meaning of Paige is "young servant". |
| Paget/Pagett | Pagett is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Little Page. |
| Paice | Paice as a boy's name is related to the Hebrew name Pace. The meaning of Paice is "passover". |
| Paine | Paine as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Paine), is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Paine is "countryman, rustic villager, peasant". |
| Palmer | Palmer is primarily a male name of English origin that means Holy Land Pilgrim. |
| Pancho | Pancho is primarily a male name of Spanish origin that means Free. |
| Paolo | Paolo is both a given name and a surname meaning positive, the Italian form of the name Paul. |
| Paris | Paris is primarily a gender-neutral name of Greek origin that means From Paris, France. |
| Park/Parke | as a boys' name is an Old English name, and the name Parke means "park keeper". |
| Parker | Parker is of Old English origin and means "cultivated land." It derives from the English surname that was for people "keepers of the park.". |
| Parmenio | as a boys' name is of Spanish origin, and the meaning of Parmenio is "studious, of intelligence". |
| Parnel/Parnell | as a boys' name is pronounced par-NEL. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Parnell is "country bumpkin". |
| Parrish | Parrish as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Parrish), is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Parrish is "ecclesiastical locality". |
| Parry | Parry as a boy's name is of Old Welsh origin, and the meaning of Parry is "son of Harry". |
| Pascal/Paschal | Pascal derives from the Latin paschalis or pashalis, which means "relating to Easter", from the Latin term for "Easter", pascha, Greek Πάσχα, from the Aramaic pasḥā (Hebrew pesach) "Passover" |
| Patrick | Patrick is a boy's name of Latin origin. Though also a common Anglicized version of the Celtic name Padraig, this name has its roots in Latin like so many. It means "Patrician noble" and "son of Patrick", leaving you open to starting or continuing traditions. |
| Patrik/Patryk | the meaning of the name Patryk is: noble'. |
| Patten | Patten as a boy's name is of Latin origin meaning "noble or patrician". |
| Patton | Patton is primarily a male name of English origin that means Son Of Patrick. |
| Paul | Paul is primarily a male name of Latin origin that means Humble, Small. |
| Pauli/Paulie/Pauly | as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Paulie) is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Paulie is "small". |
| Paulin | Paulin as a boy's name is a variant of Paul (Latin), meaning "small". |
| Paulo | Paulo is primarily a male name of Portuguese origin that means Small. |
| Pavel | Pavel is primarily a male name of Russian origin that means Small. |
| Pax | Pax is primarily a gender-neutral name of Latin origin that means Peace. |
| Paxton | Who is Poecc, and what does Paxton have to do with his settlement? Apparently Poecc was an Old English place name (“poecces,” which translates as “peaceful farm” or “Poecc’s settlement”). Paxton was a surname derived from it. If you look at the first syllable of Paxton, it’s admirable that parents want to give their child (usually a boy) a name that means, in part, “peace.” While he’s not a Paxton, Pax Jolie-Pitt, actress Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son, has a very peaceful name. |
| Payce | Payce as a boy's name is of Hebrew origin meaning "passover". |
| Payden | Payden is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Payden is: From the fighter's farm. |
| Payne | Payne a boy's name (also used as a girl's name), is related to the Latin name Paine. The meaning of Payne is "countryman". |
| Payson | Payson is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Son Of Peace. |
| Payton | Payton is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means From Pacca's Town. |
| Paz | Paz as a girl's name is of Spanish origin meaning "peace". |
| Pazel | Pazel as a boy's name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Pazel is "God's gold". |
| Peale | Peale as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Peale), is of Old English origin. Possibly an occupational name based on a "peal", or a bellringing pattern, hence referring to a bellringer. |
| Pearce | Pearce is a boy's name of English origin meaning "son of Piers". |
| Pearson | Pearson as a boy's name is related to the English name Pierce and the Greek name Piers. The meaning of Pearson is "rock". |
| Pedro | Pedro is primarily a male name of Spanish origin that means Rock. |
| Pellam | Pellam as a boy's name is of Old English origin meaning "Peola's home". |
| Penn | Penn is primarily a male name of English origin that means Lives By The Hill. |
| Pepe | Pepe as a boy's name is of Spanish, Hebrew, and Portuguese origin meaning "Jehovah increases". |
| Percival | Percival as a boy's name is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Percival is "pierce the vale". |
| Percy/Percey | Percey. as a boys' name has its roots in Old French and Latin, and the meaning of the name Percey is "pierce the vale". |
| Perez | Perez as a boy's name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Perez is "breach or breakthrough". |
| Pericles | Pericles as a boy's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Pericles is "far-famed". |
| Perry | Perry is primarily a male name of English origin that means Dweller By The Pear Tree. |
| Pete | Pete as a boy's name is of Greek origin meaning "rock". |
| Peter | Peter is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "rock". |
| Peterson | Peterson as a boy's name is related to the Greek name Peter. The meaning of Peterson is "rock". |
| Petroc | Petroc as a boy's name is a variant of Peter and originates in Old Greek. Petroc means "stone" or "rock". |
| Petros | Petros as a boy's name is related to the Greek name Peter. The meaning of Petros is "rock". |
| Peyton | Peyton is of English origin and means "fighting man's estate." It was originally an English surname before becoming a popular given name. |
| Pharaoh | Pharaoh is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "ruler". |
| Phelix | Phelix is Latin Boy name and meaning of this name is "Fortunate; Happy". |
| Phil | Phil is primarily a male name of Greek origin that means Lover Of Horses. short form of Philip. |
| Philemon | Philemon as a boy's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Philemon is "loving". Biblical name: one of Saint Paul's epistles is addressed to Philemon. |
| Philip/Phillip | Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek Φίλιππος (Philippos, lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), |
| Philippe | Philippe is a boy's name of French origin meaning "lover of horses". |
| Phineas | Phineas is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the Nubian". |
| Phinian | Phinian as a boy's name is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Phinian is "fair". |
| Phoenix | Phoenix is a gender-neutral name of Greek origin. Though this name technically means "dark red", it is also a common creature of mythology. The phoenix is a creature of rebirth and growth. Living its full life cycle, bursting into flames at the end of it, and then being reborn from the ashes has been a symbol in literature and art since the medieval ages. |
| Pierce | Pierce is primarily a gender-neutral name of English origin that means Rock. |
| Pierre | Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. ... Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French |
| Piers | Piers as a boy's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Piers is "rock". |
| Pierson | Pierson as a boy's name is related to the English name Pierce and Greek name Piers. The meaning of Pierson is "rock". |
| Pietro | Pietro as a boy's name is related to the Spanish and Portuguese name Pedro, and Greek name Peter. The meaning of Pietro is "rock". |
| Pilot | Pilot is primarily a gender-neutral name of American origin that means Ship Or Plane Operator. |
| Plato | Plato is 'broad-shouldered'. It is a name typically given to boys and is of Greek origin. It comes from the Greek word 'platys', meaning 'broad-shouldered'. |
| Platt | Platt as a boy's name is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Platt is "flat land". |
| Poe | Poe is a boy's name of English origin meaning "peacock". |
| Pollack | Pollack is a surname. It derives from Polish noun Polak, meaning a Pole. |
| Porfirio | Porfirio as a boy's name is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Porfirio is "purple coloring". |
| Porter | Porter is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "gatekeeper". |
| Powell | Powell as a boy's name is of Old English origin. Surname related to Paul or possibly meaning "son of Howell". |
| Pradeep | Pradeep as a boy's name is of Hindi origin, and the meaning of Pradeep is "light". |
| Prakash | Prakash as a boy's name is of Sanskrit origin. Prakash means "light". |
| Pravin | Pravin as a boy's name is of Sanskrit origin. Pravin means "skillful". |
| Prentiss | Prentiss as a boy's name is related to the Middle English name Prentice. The meaning of Prentiss is "apprentice". |
| Prescott | Prescott is primarily a male name of English origin that means From The Priest's Cottage. |
| Presleigh | Presleigh as a boy's name is related to the Old English name Presley. The meaning of Presleigh is "priest's meadow". |
| Presley | The name Presley is derived from the Old English preost, meaning "priest", and leah meaning "forest clearing". |
| Prestley | Prestley as a boy's name is of Old English origin meaning "priest's meadow". |
| Preston | Preston as a boy's name is pronounced PRES-ten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Preston is "priest's town". |
| Price | Price or Pryce is a patronymic name derived from the Welsh "ap Rhys" meaning "son of Rhys". |
| Prince | Prince is primarily a male name of Latin origin that means Royal Son. |
| Princeton | Princeton as a boy's name is related to the Latin name Prince. The meaning of Princeton is "prince". |
| Procter | Procter as a boy's name is related to the Latin name Proctor. The meaning of Procter is "steward". |
| Prophet | Prophet as a boy's name is of English origin. The name Prophet literally refers to the English word. |
| Prospero | Prospero as a boy's name is a variant of Prosper and is of Latin origin. Prospero means "fortunate", and is also the name of the central character in Shakespeare's "The Tempest". |
| Pryce | Pryce as a boy's name is of Old French origin meaning "prize". |
