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Pheonix English, ScottishVariant of
Fenwick re-spelled after the legendary bird
Phoenix. A famous bearer of the name is American actor Joaquín Rafael Phoenix (1974-), although their family renamed themselves after the Phoenix after leaving the religious cult Children of God, symbolizing a new beginning.
Phetdara LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ດາຣາ
(dara) meaning "star".
Philbert EnglishFrom the medieval French male personal name
Filibert, of Germanic origin and meaning literally "very bright, very famous".
Philbrick English (British)English (southeastern): probably a habitational name from Felbrigg in Norfolk named with Old Norse
fjǫl “board plank” + Old English
brycg “bridge”.... [
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Philippart BelgianIn the Medieval period, of Ancient Greek origin, derives from
philippos, a compound made of
philein meaning "to love", and
hippos, a horse, hence "lover of horses".
Philliskirk English (Rare)From a 'lost' medieval parish in England or Scotland, named with the Old Norse element
kirk meaning 'church' or 'place of worship'.... [
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Phimmasone LaoFrom Lao ພິມ
(phim) meaning "law, custom, form" and ສອນ
(sone) meaning "arrow, weapon".
Phoenix EnglishFrom the name of a beautiful immortal bird which appears in Egyptian and Greek mythology. After living for several centuries in the Arabian Desert, it would be consumed by fire and rise from its own ashes, with this cycle repeating every 500 years... [
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Phommachack LaoFrom Lao ພົມມະ
(phomma) referring to the Hindu god
Brahma and ຈັກ
(chack) meaning "disk, circle, wheel".
Phommachanh LaoFrom Lao ພົມມະ
(phomma) referring to the Hindu god
Brahma combined with ຈັນ
(chanh) meaning "moon".
Phommasone LaoFrom Lao ພົມມະ
(phomma) referring to the Hindu god
Brahma and ສອນ
(sone) meaning "arrow, weapon".
Phommavong LaoFrom Lao ພົມມະ
(phomma) referring to the Hindu god
Brahma and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Phommavongsa LaoFrom Lao ພົມມະ
(phomma) referring to the Hindu god
Brahma and ວົງສາ
(vongsa) meaning "family".
Phomphakdy LaoFrom Lao ພົມ
(phom) referring to the Hindu god
Brahma and ພັກດີ
(phakdy) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Phomvihane LaoFrom Lao ພົມ
(phom) referring to the Hindu god
Brahma and ວິຫານ
(vihane) meaning "temple, sanctuary". A notable bearer was Kaysone Phomvihane (1920-1992), the second president of Laos.
Phonekeo LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ແກ້ວ
(keo) meaning "jewel, gem".
Phonesavanh LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven".
Phonevilay LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ວິໄລ
(vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Phongsa LaoMeans "lineage, descent" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit वंश
(vansha).
Phongsavanh LaoFrom Lao ພົງ
(phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວັນ
(savanh) meaning "heaven".
Phongsavath LaoFrom Lao ພົງ
(phong) meaning "family, lineage" and ສະຫວາດ
(sawat) meaning "sincere, open, beautiful".
Phonyiam ThaiFrom Thai พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power" and เยี่ยม
(yiam) meaning "excellent, outstanding, best".
Phoutthavong LaoFrom Lao ພຸດທະ
(phouttha) meaning "Buddha" and ວົງ
(vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Piaget French (Swiss)Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name was borne by Jean Piaget (1896-1980), a Swiss child psychologist noted for his studies of intellectual and cognitive development in children.
Piana ItalianTopographic name from piana ‘plain’, ‘level ground’, from Latin planus, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word.
Piano ItalianTopographic name for someone who lived on a plain or plateau, Italian piano (Latin planum, from the adjective planus ‘flat’, ‘level’).
Pica Italian, CatalanNickname for a gossipy or garrulous person, from the central-southern Italian word pica ‘magpie’. Compare Picazo.Catalan: habitational name from any of the numerous places called Pica.Catalan: from either pica ‘pointed object’ (weapon, etc.) or a derivative of picar ‘to prick’.
Piccione ItalianMeans "pigeon" in Italian, denoting someone who resembles the bird or an occupational name for a pigeon keeper.
Pickenpaugh GermanThe surname Pickenpaugh is an Americanized version of the German name Beckenbach, meaning "from the river basin"... [
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Pickersgill EnglishThis famous Yorkshire name is of early medieval English origin, and is a locational surname deriving from the place in West Yorkshire called Pickersgill, or "Robber's Ravine". The placename is derived from the Middle English "pyker", thief, robber, and "gill", gully, ravine, deep glen.
Pickett EnglishOf Norman origin, from the personal name
Pic, here with the diminutive suffixes
et or
ot, and recorded as Picot, Pigot and Piket. The name is ultimately of Germanic derivation, from
pic meaning "sharp" or "pointed", which was a common element in names meaning for instance, residence near a "pointed hill", use of a particular sharp or pointed tool or weapon, or a nickname for a tall, thin person.
Pickford EnglishThis surnames origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the parish of Pitchford in Shropshire. ... [
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Pickle DutchPickle is an Anglicized surname that came from the Dutch word “pekel” or the North German world “pokel”.
Pickle GermanPickle is an Anglicized form of the North German word “pokel” and or the Dutch word “pekel”.
Pickler EnglishDerived from the occupation of "pickler," which referred to someone who worked in the pickling industry, preserving foods such as vegetables or meats in brine or vinegar.
Pickup EnglishThe name is derived from when the family resided in Pickup or Pickup Bank in Lancashire. This place-name was originally derived from the Old English word
Pic-copp which referred to those individuals who "lived on a hill with a sharp peak."
Pico Spanishmeaning beak of a bird, or peak of a mountain in spanish... [
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Picó CatalanProbably a nickname from Catalan
picó "having a thick upper lip".
Picot FrenchFrom Old French
picot "pointed object pickaxe" a nickname for someone who used such an implement.
Picquet FrenchA variant of
Piquet of which it's meaning is of a military terminology of one soldier/small group of soldiers on a line forward of a postion to provide a warning of an enemy advance... [
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Piedrahita SpanishHabitational name from any of the places called Piedrahita in particular those in Ávila and Teruel.
Piénoel French (Rare)French surname that possibly refers to the buckled shoes that the original bearer was wearing, in which case it is derived from Old French
pié meaning "foot" combined with Old French
noiel meaning "buckle"... [
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Pierahud BelarusianDerived from Belarusian перагуд
(pierahud) meaning "prolonged rumble". This may have been a nickname for a gossip.
Pierpont EnglishEnglish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places, for example in Aisne and Calvados, so called from Old French pierre ‘stone’ + pont ‘bridge’.
Pigg EnglishDerived from Middle English
pigge meaning "young hog".
Piggott English, Irish, NormanFrom the Old French and Old English given names
Picot and
Pigot, or derived from Old English
pic meaning "point, hill", hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point (see
Pike).
Pigue FrenchFrench family last name may have been changed from the original French
Pihlakas EstonianPihlakas is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan" or "mountain ash".
Pihlapuu EstonianPihlapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan/mountain ash tree".
Pihlasalu EstonianPihlasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "rowan/mountain ash grove".
Piir EstonianPiir is an Estonian surname meaning "border" and "frontier".
Pijl DutchMeans "arrow, projectile" in Dutch, an occupational name for an archer or fletcher.
Pijnenburg DutchFrom the name of an estate or hamlet called
Pijnenburg in the town of Soest in Utrecht, Holland, composed of Middle Dutch
pijn meaning "pine tree" and
burg meaning "fortress, manor, mansion".
Pikachu BrazilianFrom Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachuu), derived from the onomatopoeic words ピカピカ (pikapika), a sparkly sound, and チュウチュウ (chuuchuu), a mouse sound. It happens to be a nickname for someone with a short stature who runs super fast according to the famous barrier Yago Pikachu (born
Glaybson Yago Souza Lisboa) a Brazilian footballer who plays for Fortaleza.
Pikacz PolishFrom Polish meaning "picker". Occupational name for someone who had a profession related to picking or sorting through materials.
Pikalov m RussianMeans "from Pikalovo, Pikalevo, Pikalev" or other similar sounding places. These are the names of various Russian villages.
Pikamäe EstonianPikamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "long hill/mountain".
Pike English, IrishEnglish: topographic name for someone who lived by a hill with a sharp point, from Old English
pic ‘point’, ‘hill’, which was a relatively common place name element.... [
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Piketty FrenchPerhaps related to the English surname
Pickett. A notable bearer is French economist Thomas Piketty (1971-).
Pikk EstonianPikk is an Estonian surname meaning "long" and "tall".
Pikrammenos GreekFrom Greek πικρός (
pikrós) meaning "bitter, acrid, embittered". A famous bearer is the Greek judge and politician Panagiotis Pikrammenos (1945-), who was Deputy Prime Minister of Greece... [
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Pilarski PolishOccupational name for a sawyer, Polish pilarz + -ski, common ending of surnames.
Pilbas EstonianPilbas is an Estonia surname meaning "sliver" and "splinter".
Pilch EnglishFrom Middle English
pilch, a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of pilches or a nickname for a habitual wearer of these. A pilch (from Late Latin
pellicia, a derivative of
pellis "skin, hide") was a kind of coarse leather garment with the hair or fur still on it.
Pilcher EnglishOccupational name for a maker or seller of pilches, from an agent derivative of
Pilch. In early 17th-century English,
pilcher was a popular term of abuse, being confused or punningly associated with the unrelated verb
pilch "to steal" and with the unrelated noun
pilchard, a kind of fish.
Pilengis Latvian (Rare)This was my mother's maiden name. She and the rest of my family were born in Latvia. I am the first American born. I do not know what Pilengis means.
Pilgaonkar Konkani, IndianPilgaonkar is a Konkani surname used mostly in Goa by Konkani Hindus.
Sachin Pilgaonkar of Bollywood fame is a famous person with that surname... [
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Pili ItalianSardinian form of Italian
pelo "hair, hairy".
Piliang MinangkabauProbably derived from Indonesian
pili meaning "a lot, many" and
hyang meaning "god, deity" or the phrase
pili hyang meaning "the god, the deity" (most likely referring to the Hindu-influenced gods that were worshiped before the arrival of Islam in the Indonesian archipelago)... [
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Pilkington EnglishHabitational name for a person from a minor place named Pilkington in Lancashire, from Old English given name
Pileca or
Piloc and
tun "enclosure, town".
Pill EstonianPill is an Estonian surname meaning "musical instrument".
Pillot FrenchMeaning unknown, possibly derived from Middle French
pilot or
pillot both meaning "stake, pole". This is the name of a wealthy merchant family from Besançon, France.
Pillsbury EnglishDerived from a place in Derbyshire, England, so named from the genitive of the Old English given name
Pil and
burh meaning "fortified place".
Pilot EnglishMeans a person who operates the flying controls of an aircraft.
Pilt EstonianPilt is an Estonian surname meaning "picture" and "painting".
Pimenta PortugueseMeans "pepper" in Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.
Pimentel Portuguese, SpanishDerived from Portuguese
pimenta meaning "pepper", used as an occupational name for someone who grew or sold peppers.
Pin FrenchA topographic name for someone living by a pine tree or in a pine forest, or a habitational name from a place named with the Old French word
pin, meaning "pine, pine tree".
Pin DutchFrom Middle Dutch
pinne meaning "peg, pin", probably an occupational name for a craftsman who used them in his work.
Piñal SpanishSurname whose house was in Hoz de Anero, in the City council of Ribamontán al Monte (Santander).
Pinch EnglishNickname for a chirpy person, from Middle English pinch, pink ‘(chaf)finch’. Compare Finch. possibly a metonymic occupational name from Middle English pinche ‘pleated fabric’, from Middle English pinche(n) ‘to pinch (pastry)’, ‘to pleat (fabric)’, ‘to crimp (hair, etc.)’, also ‘to cavil’, ‘to be niggardly’.
Pinches English (British, Rare)This is one of the very earliest of surnames. This is an English name. First recorded in the 12th century it was a nickname of endearment for a bright, chirpy, person, thought by his peer group to be active like a finch... [
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Pinchot AmericanOf unknown origin. Historically, borne most famously by
Gifford Pinchot (1865 - 1946) first Chief of the United States Forest Service.
Pinckney EnglishThe surname Pinckney originally denoted someone from Picquigny, France, which derives from a Germanic personal name,
Pincino (of obscure derivation) and the Latin locative suffix
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Pincock EnglishIt is believed to be a variant of the surname Pink, which itself can have several origins, including being a nickname for someone with pink cheeks or a rosy complexion, or an occupational name for a dyer or someone who worked with pigment dyes.
Pind EstonianPind is an Estonian surname meaning "surface" and "area".
Pindsoo EstonianPindsoo is an Estonian surname meaning "surface swamp/marsh".
Pine EnglishOriginally denoted a person who lived near a pine forest or who sold pine firs for a living.
Pineau FrenchEither a diminutive of
Pin from Old French
pin "pine" or a habitational name from (Le) Pineau the name of several places in the western part of France of the same origin.
Pines EnglishPlural form of
Pine. Possibly given to someone who lives in a pine forest or a pine grove.
Ping ChinesePing is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 平 in Chinese character.