Dog Names That Start With P

491 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.

Patches

Recorded as a given name in English, used for both girls and boys

Patja

Pato

Spanish word for duck; recorded as a given name in Spanish

Patric

Occitan form of Patrick, and a Swedish variant form of it

Patricia

Feminine form of the Latin Patricius, from patrician, 'noble'

Patrick

From the Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman, patrician"

Patrisha

Feminine given name recorded in American English, where it is rare (user-submitted)

Patro

Derived from the Greek word for 'father' or 'protector'.

Patsy

Diminutive of Patricia or Patrick, from the Latin patricius, noble

Patti

Short form of Patricia, usually spelled Patty

Pattie

Variant of Patty; its masculine form is Patrick

Patto

Italian for pact or agreement

Pattu

Pattu is the Tamil and Telugu word for silk

Patz

A surname; also a Hebrew-origin word recorded by Wiktionary

Patzo

Pauky

Paul

From the Roman name Paulus, which meant "small" in Latin

Pauli

Finnish form of Paul; also a surname borrowed from German Pauli

Paulie

A diminutive form of Paul, meaning small or humble.

Pava

Pavel

Russian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Macedonian and Belarusian form of Paul

Pavita

Paw

English word for the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped

Pawcasso

Pawffle

Pawlow

Derived from the name of the famous Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, known for his research on classical conditioning.

Pawnee

A Native American people and their language

Pawris

Paws

Pawsitron

Pawtrick

Pawvarotti

Paxi

The plural Greek name (Paxi, Paxoi) for the Ionian island group of Paxos and Antipaxos

Paxo

English brand of stuffing and bread crumbs sold in the United Kingdom

Paxson

Recorded as a masculine given name in English

Paxton

From an English surname, from a place name meaning "Pæcc's town"

Paytah

Name of Native American origin meaning 'to be a warrior' or 'to be a fighter'.

Payton

Variant of Peyton

Pazel

Recorded as a masculine given name in Hebrew

Peabody

Derived from a Scottish surname meaning 'small child' or 'little one'

Peace

From the English word peace, ultimately derived from Latin pax

Peach

The English word for the peach fruit; also a modern English given name for girls

Peaches

The peach, the edible fruit of the tree Prunus persica

Peachie

Peachy

Recorded as a rare, archaic given name in the American South

Peanut

The English word for the legume Arachis hypogaea

Peanut Wigglebutt

Pearl

From the English word pearl, a concretion formed in the shells of some mollusks

Pebble

Pebbles

A feminine given name, from the English plural of pebble, a small stone.

Pecan

English word for the edible nut of the hickory Carya illinoinensis

Pecko

Pecos

Recorded as a masculine given name in Comanche

Peddi

Not recorded as a personal name; a 2026 Telugu-language film title

Pedina

Italian for pawn (in chess)

Pedro

Spanish form of Peter, meaning 'rock' or 'stone'.

Peek

Peeta

A character from the Hunger Games series known for his kindness and bravery

Peewee

Recorded as a rare English given name for boys and girls

Pegasus

From the Greek Πήγασος (Pegasos), perhaps "strong" or "from a water spring"

Peggi

A variant of the English name Peggy.

Peggy

Medieval variant of Meggy, a diminutive of Margaret

Peiko

Peira

Pekko

Meaning unknown; the name of the Finnish god of fields and crops

Peko

Name of an ancient Estonian and Finnish god of crops, especially barley and brewing

Pela

Pele

The name of a Brazilian football legend.

Peli

A term used in various languages including Basque, which means 'wing'.

Pelia

A name associated with a legendary Greek figure

Pella

Derived from a term meaning 'a small cup' or 'to hold'.

Pelle

Italian for skin or hide

Pelusa

Spanish, formed from pelo ("hair") with the suffix -uza

Pemba

Recorded as a given name in Tibetan and Bosnian

Pemma

Recorded as a given name in English (modern, rare) and in Tibetan

Penda

Recorded as a given name in African American, Anglo-Saxon, Ovambo and Fula use

Penelope

From greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a duck; or from πήνη (pene) "threads" and ὄψ (ops) "face"

Penn

A name of Celtic origin meaning 'head' or 'hill.'

Penny

Peony

A type of flowering plant known for its large and fragrant blooms

Pep

Energy or high spirits; also recorded as a Catalan masculine given name

Pepa

Recorded as a given name in Croatian and Spanish; no meaning documented

Pepi

Given name in Spanish and Greek (feminine) and Ancient Egyptian (masculine)

Pepita

Spanish feminine diminutive of Joseph

Pepito

Spanish diminutive of Joseph

Peppa

Probably from the English words pepper or pep, meaning "energy"

Peppe

Diminutive of Giuseppe

Pepper

From the English word for the spice, prepared from dried berries of the pepper plant.

Peppi

Diminutive of Giuseppe; Finnish form of Pippi

Peppino

Italian diminutive of Giuseppe

Peppo

A former name of the soft drink Mr. Pibb

Peppy

Peps

PequeñO

Spanish word for small

Percival

From Old French Perceval, a knight's name in a 12th-century romance

Percy

English surname from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy; short form of Percival