- Peirene
Pirene or Peirene (Greek: Πειρήνη) is the name of a fountain or spring in Greek mythology, physically located in Corinth. ... The legend about Peirene is that she was a woman who became a spring because of her tears shed in lamentation for her son Cenchrias, who was unintentionally killed by Artemis.
- Pellikita
- Pellonia
Latin Meaning: The name Pellonia is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Pellonia is: Invoked to ward off enemies.
Meaning: Invoked to ward off enemies
Origin: Brazilian - Penates
Plural noun. Roman Mythology. The Roman gods of the household, tutelary deities of the home and of the state, whose cult was closely connected and often identified with that of the Lares. Origin of Penates. Latin Penātēs from penus foodstuff, interior of a house.
Meaning: God of the household
Origin: Brazilian - Perdix
Perdix is a genus of Galliform gamebirds known collectively as the 'true partridges'. The genus name is the Latin for "partridge", and is itself derived from Ancient Greek 'πέρδιξ' (pérdīx). These birds are unrelated to the subtropical species that have been named after the partridge due to similar size and morphology.
Meaning: Sister of daedalus
Origin: Brazilian - Peregrina
Latin Meaning: The name Peregrina is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Peregrina is: Wanderer.
- Periphetes
Periphetes (/ˌpɛrɪˈfiːtiːz/; Ancient Greek: Περιφήτης) is the name of several characters from Greek mythology. Periphetes, son of Nyctimus and father of Parthaon. Periphetes, also known as Corynetes or the Club-Bearer, was a son of Hephaestus and Anticleia.
- Perpetua
Contribute your knowledge to the name Perpetua. ... Perpetua is of Latin origin and means lasting. It is most commonly used by Catholic families honoring St. Perpetua, a third century maiden who, with St. Felicity and their companions, was martyred at Carthage by gladiators for their Christian beliefs.
Meaning: Perpetual, continual
Origin: Brazilian - Pertunda
- Petronia
- Phoebus
Meaning & History. Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβος (Phoibos), which meant "bright, pure". This was an epithet of the Greek god Apollo.
- Phoenice
Phoenice. ... Phoenice or Phoenike (Greek: Φοινίκη) was an ancient Greek city in Epirus and capital of the Chaonians. It was also the location of the Treaty of Phoenice which ended the First Macedonian War, as well as one of the wealthiest cities in Epirus until the Roman conquest.
- Phrysia
Phrygia was a daughter of Cecrops, from whom the country of Phrygia was believed to have derived its name. Phrygia is also an epithet for Cybele, as the goddess who was worshipped above all others in Phrygia, and as a surname of Athena on account of the Palladium which was brought from Phrygia.
Meaning: Head goddess of cybele
Origin: Brazilian - Picus
Picus was a figure in Roman mythology, was the first king of Latium. He was the son of Saturn also known as Stercutus. ... When his comrades accused Circe of her crime and demanded Picus' release, she turned them too into a variety of beasts. Picus' wife (to whom he was wholly devoted) was Canens, a nymph.
- Pilumnus
In Roman mythology, Pilumnus ("staker") was a nature deity, brother of Picumnus. ... A ceremony to honour the deity involved driving a stake into the ground.
Meaning: Goddess of birthing
Origin: Brazilian - Pious
The name Pious is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Pious is: Pious.
- Piri
The meaning of the name Piri is Old, Ancient. The origin of the name Piri is Hungarian. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language.
- Pisces
The meaning of the name Pisces is The Fish. The origin of the name Pisces is Latin.
- Placyd
English form of late Latin name Placidus, meaning "peaceful, calm." Pronounced: PLA-sid. Famous real-life people named Placid: | Edit. Saint Placid, 6th Century Italian monk.
- Pladd
Patterned cloth from the Gaelic-speaking Scottish Highlands was called breacan, meaning many colours. ... The word plaid, derived from the Scottish Gaelic plaide, meaning "blanket", was first used of any rectangular garment, sometimes made up of tartan, particularly that which preceded the modern kilt (see: belted plaid).
- Pladdia
- Pladdio
- Plyor
A really old family name, I had a great uncle named Pryor. ... English surname derived from the Medieval Latin prior, meaning "superior, first. " A Prior is the superior of a priory or a high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
Meaning: Head of a monastery
Origin: Brazilian - Polemusa
- Pomonia
Pom. Meanings and history of the name Pomona: | Edit. Pomona is the Roman goddess of plenty. Her name comes from the Latin "pomum" which means "fruit."
- Pompeia
The name Pompeia is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Pompeia is: From pompey.
- Pontifex
(in ancient Rome) any of the senior members of the Pontifical College, presided over by the Pontifex Maximus. Word origin of 'pontifex' C16: from Latin, perhaps from Etruscan but influenced by folk etymology as if meaning literally: bridge-maker, from pons bridge + -fex from facere to make.
- Portumnus
- Potina
Meaning: Blesses the food of children
Origin: Brazilian - Praenestins
