| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pare | {'Māori': 'an ornamental headband or carved lintel; an adornment', 'Indonesian': 'the word for bitter gourd / bitter melon (a vegetable)', 'French': "from Old French 'paré' meaning 'adorned' (used as a surname)"} | French, Indonesian, Norman | Unisex | — | |
| Parie | Derived from Persian Pari meaning "fairy" or "angelic being" | French, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Parnele | Diminutive of Petronilla - 'little Petronilla' (by extension sometimes associated with 'rock' via Petron- / Petra associations) | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Parnelle | Likely "rock" or "little rock" (linked to Peter/Petronilla) | English, French, Irish | Girl | — | |
| Paryse | Probably a modern respelling of Paris (from the city of Paris) or a variant of Persian Parisa meaning "like a fairy" (fairy-like). | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Passebreul | Passage or path by/through a small wood or grove | French, Norman | Boy | — | |
| Passenger | Traveler; one carried | English, French, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Paten | Likely either 'son/descendant of Pat/Patrick' if surname-derived, or taken from the liturgical word 'paten' meaning a small plate. | English, French, Latin | Unisex | — | |
| Pauletta | Little, small; humble (derived from the Latin name Paulus) | French | Girl | — | |
| Paulot | Diminutive of Paul - "little Paul"; from Latin Paulus meaning "small" or "humble" | French | Boy | — | |
| Pavelle | Little, small; humble (from Latin Paulus/Paul) | French, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Pearlette | Little pearl | English, French | Girl | — | |
| Peilla | Unclear - likely a place-name-derived name (see Peilla in southern France) or possibly related to 'pearl' (Latin perla) or to the Greek place-name Pella; precise meaning unknown | French | Girl | — | |
| Pellean | Related to Peter (Greek petros) meaning "rock, stone"; as a diminutive implies "little Peter" or "little rock" | French | Boy | — | |
| Perbon | Possibly 'good Peter' or 'good rock' - a compound meaning combining 'rock' (Peter) and 'good' (bon). | French | Boy | — | |
| Percee | Derived from Percy (a Norman/English surname/place name) - 'of Percy' or loosely 'piercer' (by association with Percival/'pierce the valley'); may also echo Perseus, the mythic hero. | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Percevale | Possibly "pierce the valley" (Old French) or, via Welsh, "hard spear". | French | Boy | — | |
| Percivale | "pierce the valley" (commonly interpreted as 'one who pierces the valley') | French | Boy | — | |
| Perette | Little rock; diminutive form of Pierre/Peter | French | Girl | — | |
| Perin | From Persian/Turkish pari 'fairy' - 'fairy-like'; alternatively as a variant of French Perrin (diminutive of Pierre) - 'little rock'. | English, French, Persian, Turkish | Unisex | — | |
| Perinne | Rock, stone (diminutive form of Pierre/Peter) | French | Girl | — | |
| Pernell | Rock, little rock | English, French | Unisex | — | |
| Peronel | Associated with 'rock' (from Greek petros/Peter) - a diminutive sense: 'little rock' or 'little Peter' | French | Girl | — | |
| Perrey | Dweller by the pear tree; alternatively a form of Peter meaning 'rock' (if derived from Pierre) | English, French | Unisex | — | |
| Perryn | Rock; 'little rock' (diminutive of Peter) | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Petita | Little; small; "little one" | Catalan, French, Spanish | Girl | — | |
| Peverell | Little pepper / peppery one (diminutive of 'pepper') | English, French | Boy | — | |
| Phelot | Likely a diminutive form meaning 'little Phil' or 'son/little one of a Phil- name' (exact meaning uncertain) | French | Boy | — | |
| Philberte | Very bright; much bright (very famous) | French | Girl | — | |
| Philibirte | Very bright, illustrious (from elements meaning 'much' + 'bright') | French | Girl | — | |
| Philiburt | From Old High German elements filu 'much' + beraht 'bright' - 'very bright' or 'very illustrious'. | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Phillberte | Very bright, illustrious | French | Girl | — | |
| Phillibirte | Very bright | French | Girl | — | |
| Philliburt | Very bright; much-bright, illustrious | French, Germanic | Boy | — | |
| Phillip Calvin McGraw | {'first': 'lover of horses', 'middle': 'bald or bald-headed (from Calvinus)', 'surname': "patronymic 'son of' a Gaelic ancestor (likely an anglicized form related to MacRaith/MacCraith, often rendered as McGrath/McGraw)"} | French, Scottish Gaelic | Boy | — | |
| Phylibirte | Very bright; illustrious | French | Girl | — | |
| Pieret | Little rock / little stone (diminutive of Peter) | French | Boy | — | |
| Pierine | Rock or stone (feminine form related to Peter) | French, Italian | Girl | — | |
| Pierinne | Rock, stone (feminine form derived from Peter) | French, Italian | Girl | — | |
| Pierre-Henri | Combination of 'Pierre' (rock) and 'Henri' (home ruler) - roughly 'rock / stone, ruler of the home.' | French | Boy | — | |
| Pierre-Laurent | Combination of 'Pierre' (rock) and 'Laurent' (laurelled / from Laurentum). | French | Boy | — | |
| Pierrel | Rock, stone | French | Boy | — | |
| Pierretta | Little rock (diminutive of Pierre/Peter) | French | Girl | — | |
| Pilou | Rock, stone | French, Greek, Latin | Boy | — | |
| Pinot | Little pine; pinecone | French | Boy | — | |
| Pipee | No single established meaning; probably a pet form of Philippa (lover of horses) or derived from 'piper' (pipe player); often used as a playful nickname | French | Girl | — | |
| Pippin | Pippin = 'little seed' or 'pippin (small apple)'; diminutive sense 'little one' or derived from Pepin | French | Boy | — | |
| Pique | Derived from French 'pique' (from verb piquer) meaning 'point/pike' or 'to prick, sting'; also associated with a feeling of pique (irritation/pride). | Catalan, French, Spanish | Boy | — | |
| Pirou | From the place Pirou; alternatively associated with the name Peter meaning 'rock' | French | Boy | — | |
| Pitof | Unknown | French | Boy | — |
Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.
