Boy Names starting with “P”
Boy names with character – from timelessly classic to modern and rare.
A boy's name stays with your son for life – it should sound good, suit the family and carry a meaning you stand behind. At Nameberry you'll find strong classics like Paul, Leon or Emil as well as international, short or unusual first names. Browse by origin, meaning and popularity, discover the current favourites in our top lists and get inspired by rare names. Whether Nordic, biblical or Mediterranean: there's the right name for every little boy.
Popular first names starting with “P”
Boy Names starting with “P”
| Name | m/f/u | Origin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patroklos | m | The name Patroklos means 'glory of the father' | |
| Patroklus | m | Patroklus, also called Patroklos, was the son of Menoitios and a beloved companion of A… | |
| Patrycjusz | m | Latin | The name has a similar pronunciation to Pa-tri-usch |
| Patryk | m | Latin | Patryk is the Polish form of the name Patrick and derives from the Latin Patricius |
| Patterson | m | The origin of the word is unknown | |
| Patxi | m | Patxi is the Basque form of the late Latin name Franciscus, from which the Old Italian … | |
| Pau | m | Latin | Pau is the Catalan form of Pablo, which is a Spanish derivative of Paul, tracing back t… |
| Paul | m | Latin | The name Paul is often translated as "the small" or "the younger." Its roots can be tra… |
| Paul-Adolf | m | Paul-Adolf is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Adolf ("the noble wolf") | |
| Paul-Adrian | m | Paul-Adrian is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Adrian ("the man fro… | |
| Paul-Alexander | m | Paul-Alexander is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Alexander ("the p… | |
| Paul-Alfons | m | Paul-Alfons is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Alfons ("the ready f… | |
| Paul-Alwin | m | Paul-Alwin is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Alwin ("noble friend") | |
| Paul-Angelo | m | Paul-Angelo is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Angelo ("the messeng… | |
| Paul-Anton | m | Paul-Anton is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Anton ("the invaluabl… | |
| Paul-Arnold | m | Paul-Arnold is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Arnold ("the ruling … | |
| Paul-Bernd | m | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Paul-Christian | m | Paul-Christian is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Christian ("follo… | |
| Paul-Danny | m | Paul-Danny is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Danny ("God judges") | |
| Paul-Dieter | m | There are currently no specific meanings available for the name Paul-Dieter | |
| Paul-Dietrich | m | French | Paul-Dietrich is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Dietrich ("the rul… |
| Paul-Egon | m | Paul-Egon is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Egon ("the sword strong") | |
| Paul-Ekkehard | m | Paul-Ekkehard is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Ekkehard ("the swo… | |
| Paul-Elias | m | Paul-Elias is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Elias ("God is Yahweh") | |
| Paul-Erik | m | Danish | Paul-Erik is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Erik ("the sole ruler") |
| Paul-Felix | m | Paul-Felix is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Felix ("the happy one") | |
| Paul-Franz | m | Paul-Franz is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Franz ("the little Fr… | |
| Paul-Georg | m | Paul-Georg is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Georg ("the farmer") | |
| Paul-Gerd | m | Paul-Gerd is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Gerd ("the spear strong") | |
| Paul-Gerhard | m | Paul-Gerhard is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Gerhard ("the spear… | |
| Paul-Gerhardt | m | Paul-Gerhardt is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Gerhardt ("the str… | |
| Paul-Guido | m | Paul-Guido is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Guido ("the one from … | |
| Paul-Günther | m | Paul-Günther is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Günther ("the one f… | |
| Paul-Hagen | m | Paul-Hagen is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Hagen ("the protector") | |
| Paul-Haimon | m | Paul-Haimon is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Haimon ("the homeland") | |
| Paul-Hans | m | Paul-Hans is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Hans ("God is gracious") | |
| Paul-Hartmut | m | Paul-Hartmut is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Hartmut ("the brave… | |
| Paul-Heiko | m | Currently, no information is available regarding the meaning | |
| Paul-Heinrich | m | Paul-Heinrich is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Heinrich ("the mas… | |
| Paul-Henning | m | Paul-Henning is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Henning ("the maste… | |
| Paul-Hermann | m | Latin | Paul means 'little' or 'brother of', while Hermann means 'Heermann' or 'warrior' |
| Paul-Hugo | m | Paul-Hugo is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Hugo ("the thinking sp… | |
| Paul-Ingo | m | Paul-Ingo is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Ingo ("from the deity … | |
| Paul-Jochen | m | Paul-Jochen is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Jochen ("God will ra… | |
| Paul-Johann | m | Paul-Johann is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Johann ("God is grac… | |
| Paul-Josef | m | Paul-Josef is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Josef ("God may add") | |
| Paul-Justus | m | Paul-Justus is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Justus ("the just one") | |
| Paul-Leon | m | Latin | Paul-Leon unites the names Paul and Leon |
| Paul-Leslie | m | Paul-Leslie is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Leslie ("the garden … | |
| Paul-Luca | m | Greek | Paul-Luca combines the names Paul and Luca, with the meaning 'the shining little one' |
| Paul-Lucian | m | Paul-Lucian is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Lucian ("the born in… | |
| Paul-Max | m | Paul-Max is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Max ("the greatest") | |
| Paul-Moe | m | There is currently no information available regarding the meaning | |
| Paul-Norbert | m | Paul-Norbert is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Norbert ("the shini… | |
| Paul-Otto | m | The meaning of the name is currently unknown | |
| Paul-Peter | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Paul-Philipp | m | Paul-Philipp is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Philipp ("the horse… | |
| Paul-Randolf | m | Paul-Randolf is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Randolf ("the wolf … | |
| Paul-Robert | m | Currently, there is no information on the meaning | |
| Paul-Robin | m | Paul-Robin is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Robin ("the glorious … | |
| Paul-Rudolf | m | Paul-Rudolf is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Rudolf ("the famous … | |
| Paul-Thomas | m | Paul-Thomas is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Thomas ("the twin") | |
| Paul-Ulrich | m | Paul-Ulrich is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Ulrich ("the rich, p… | |
| Paul-Uwe | m | Paul-Uwe is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Uwe ("the doer") | |
| Paul-Vincenz | m | Paul-Vincenz is a double name combining Paul ("the little one") and Vincenz ("the victo… | |
| Paul-Wilhelm | m | Paul is associated with the meaning 'the little one,' while Wilhelm means 'warrior in a… | |
| Paul-Willi | m | The name Paul originates from ancient Latin and means 'the small one' | |
| Paulfried | m | Latin | Paulfried is composed of the name Paul and the Old High German term fridu |
| Pauli | m | Latin | Pauli is a diminutive of the name Paul, which is a short form of the Roman surname Paulus |
| Paulino | m | Latin | Paulino is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin Paulinus |
| Paulinus | m | Latin | Paulinus is a derivation of the Roman name Paulus |
| Paulius | m | Latin | Paulius is a Lithuanian form of the name Paul, which has developed as a short form of t… |
| Paulo | m | Latin | Paulo represents a Galician and Portuguese form of the name Paul, which is a diminutive… |
| Paulos | m | Latin | The name Paulos, a biblically Greek variant of Paul, has its roots in the ancient Roman… |
| Paulus | m | Latin | The name Paulus, originally a Roman nickname, is derived from Latin and means 'the smal… |
| Paunraj | m | Indian | Paunraj is a masculine first name of Indian origin and means something like 'the one wh… |
| Pavel | m | Slavic | Pavel is the Czech form of Paul and means 'the small one' or 'the younger', derived fro… |
| Pavle | m | Latin | Pavle is a male name that is considered the Serbo-Croatian and Macedonian form of Paul … |
| Pavlo | m | Latin | Pavlo (Павло) is a Ukrainian variant of Paul and is derived from the Roman name Paulus |
| Pavlos | m | Latin | Pavlos (Παύλος) is regarded as the modern Greek variant of Paul, a short form of the Ro… |
| Pavol | m | Latin | Pavol is the Slovak form of the name Paul and means 'the little one' or 'the younger on… |
| Pawel | m | Slavic | Pawel, a masculine name, is the Russian and Polish equivalent of Paul |
| Pawel-Johannes | m | Pawel-Johannes is a double name combining Pawel ("the little one") and Johannes ("God i… | |
| Pax | m | Latin | The name Pax has both masculine and feminine forms and is rooted in Roman mythology |
| Paxton | m | Latin | The name Paxton, a modern English boy's name, derives from the Old English place name "… |
| Paya | m | The name Paya means 'the ever happy one' or 'eternal happiness' in English | |
| Payam | m | Persian | Payam is a masculine first name derived from the Persian term payâm (پیام) and carries … |
| Payedar | m | The name Payedar has Kurdish roots, but a specific meaning is currently not known | |
| Paywand | m | The name Paywand has Kurdish roots, although its exact meaning is currently undocumented | |
| Peadda | m | Indian | No information about the meaning is currently known |
| Peder | m | Latin | As the Scandinavian form of Peter, the name Peder carries the meaning 'the rock' |
| Peder-Lars | m | Peder-Lars is a double name combining Peder ("the rock") and Lars ("the laurel crowned") | |
| Pedja | m | The name Pedja has its roots in Ancient Greek and is derived from the word 'petros', wh… | |
| Pedram | m | Persian | Pedram is a masculine first name that originates from Persian and has the meanings 'the… |
| Pedro | m | Latin | The name Pedro, as the Spanish and Portuguese equivalent of Peter, means 'the rock.' It… |
| Pedro-Peer | m | Pedro-Peer is a double name combining Pedro ("the rock") and Peer ("the rock") | |
| Peeke | m | Latin | The name Peeke, a pet form of Peer and Peet, originates from the Frisian language area … |
| Peer | m | Latin | Peer is a Scandinavian and Dutch derivative of the name Peter, which means "the rock." … |
| Peer-Anders | m | Peer-Anders is a double name combining Peer ("the rock") and Anders ("the brave one") | |
| Peer-Arved | m | Scandinavian | Peer-Arved is a double name combining Peer ("the rock") and Arved ("the eagle of the fo… |