Dog Names That Start With P

Perfecto

Spanish form of the Latin name Perfectus, meaning "achieved, completed, perfected".

Peri

A type of fairy or spirit in Persian mythology

Peridot

English peridot, a yellow-green gemstone, a variety of olivine, also called chrysolite

Perkin

A derivative of Peter, meaning 'rock'

Perky

Perla

Italian and Spanish cognate of Pearl

Perle

French and Yiddish cognate of Pearl; Yiddish form of Margalit

Pero

Diminutive of Petar, recorded as a given name in many languages

Perrito

Spanish diminutive of perro, dog: little dog

Perry

From a surname meaning "pear tree" in Middle English, or "son of Herry" in Welsh

Perseus

A hero from Greek mythology who slew Medusa and saved Andromeda.

Persia

The historical name for Iran

Pery

Recorded as a given name in Brazilian Portuguese, where it is rare and masculine

Pesto

Italian paste of basil, olive oil, cheese, pine nuts and garlic

Petal

From the English word for the flower part, from Greek petalon, "leaf"

Pete

A diminutive form of Peter, meaning 'rock' or 'stone'

Petek

A Turkish given name, recorded for both men and women

Peter

From Greek Πέτρος (Petros), meaning "stone"

Petey

English name formed from Pete with the suffix -y

Petie

A diminutive of Peter, recorded as a rare English given name

Petit

French word for small or little

Petra

Feminine form of Peter, from the Greek petra, rock or stone

Petrie

A Scottish surname, also recorded as an English given name

Petry

An English surname, first attested in Medieval Latin as Petrus, meaning Peter

Petula

English feminine given name of unknown meaning, created in the 20th century

Petya

A diminutive form of the name Peter, meaning 'rock' or 'stone'

Petzi

A diminutive term for a small pet or cute animal.

Peyton

From an English surname, originally a place name meaning "Pǣga's town"

Phaedra

From the Ancient Greek Φαίδρᾱ (Phaídrā), derived from φαιδρός, "bright"

Phantom

German, borrowed from French fantôme, from Greek phántasma

Pharaoh

A title used for ancient Egyptian kings

Pharoah

Title for an ancient Egyptian ruler

Phelan

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin, from faol, "wolf"

Phideaux

A stage name of the American musician and television director Phideaux Xavier

Phil

Short form of Philip and other names beginning with Phil

Phila

Feminine form of Philo, from Greek philos, loving or dear

Philbert

A name of Germanic origin meaning 'very bright' or 'brilliant.'

Phill

A short form of Philip, meaning 'lover of horses'.

Philly

English short form of Philadelphia or Philippa, formed with -y

Philou

A diminutive form of the name Philippe, which means 'lover of horses'

Phineas

Variant of Phinehas, used in some English versions of the Old Testament

Phinn

Phinnia

Phoebe

Latinized form of the greek name Φοίβη, meaning "bright, pure"

Phoenix

From Greek φοῖνιξ (phoinix), meaning "dark red"

Pia

Feminine form of Pius, also spelled Pía

Picco

Italian word and surname meaning "summit" or "peak".

Piccola

Italian for small or little

Piccolo

Italian for "small, little", a nickname from the word piccolo

Pickett

An English surname, a variant form of Pigott

Pickle

Pickles

An English surname

Picko

Pico

Recorded as a masculine given name in Spanish

Picolino

Pie

A baked dish of pastry dough casing with a sweet or savoury filling

Piera

Italian feminine form of Peter.

Pierre

French form of Peter, from Greek petros, meaning stone or rock

Pierson

English surname meaning "son of Piers"

Piet

Dutch short form of Pieter and Petrus

Piggles

Piggy

A term of endearment often used for a small pig or a pet

Pika

Hawaiian form of Peter; also Slovene for "dot", the Slovene name for Pippi Longstocking

Pikka

Pikko

Piko

Recorded as a given name in Japanese and Shipibo-Conibo

Pikoo

The name of a child in the 1980 Indian Bengali-language short film Pikoo

Pilar

Means "pillar" in Spanish, from the title of the Virgin Mary, María del Pilar

Pillo

Pilo

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Pimo

Pincho

A small snack from northern Spain, named for the toothpick or skewer spiked through it

Pine

English word for a coniferous tree of the genus Pinus

Pinga

A playful term often used for a small, energetic animal

Pingo

Pink

Pink is the English word for a pale tint of red or rose

Pinki

Recorded as a feminine given name in Indian (user-submitted)

Pinkie

An English given name or hypocorism, from a diminutive term for the colour pink

Pinku

Japanese feminine given name; also the Japanese transliteration of English 'pink'.

Pino

Short form of names ending in -pino

Pinot

A type of grape used for wine production

Pinto

A Portuguese surname, from Latin pictus, meaning "coloured" or "painted"

Pio

A common Italian name meaning 'pious' or 'devout'

Pip

Diminutive of Philip or Philippa

Pip Or Pippin

Piper

An English surname for a person who played on a pipe, a flute

Pipo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Portuguese

Pippa

Diminutive of Philippa

Pippi

A name created for the character Pippi Longstocking

Pippie

Pippin

Old German form of Pepin

Pippino

Pippo

Italian diminutive of Filippo or Giuseppe

Pippy

Recorded as a given name in English, used as a feminine name

Pipsi

Pipsqueak

Pipsy

Pira

Recorded as a masculine given name in Thai

Pirate

English word for a person who robs ships at sea

Piri

Hungarian diminutive of Piroska; also a Finnish vernacular form of Old Norse Birgir.