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50 names found
Page
UnisexAnglo-Saxon French Greek Literary
Page. Attendant. Child. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to anne Bullen, Katharine's Maid of Honour, afterwards Queen. 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Mistress Anne Page, daughter to Mistress Ford.
Pandarus
BoyGreek Latin Literary
Killed for breaking a truce. A Trojan soldier. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to uncle to Cressida.
Pander
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to a Pander.
Pandulph
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to cardinal Pandulph, the Pope's legate.
Panthino
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, where it belongs to servant to Antonio.
Paris
BoyFrench Greek Latin Literary
The French capital. Son of Priam. Abductor of Helen. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet, where it belongs to paris, a young Count, kinsman to the Prince of Verona. 'The History of Troilus and Cressida' King Priam's son.
Parolles
BoyLiterary
All's Well That Ends Well.' A follower of Bertram, Count of Rousillon.
Part 1 and 2'
BoyLiterary
'King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop
Patience
GirlEnglish French Latin Literary
Patience. One of the many qualities and virtues that the Puritans adopted as names after the Reformation. Enduring. Patient. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Eighth, where it belongs to serving woman to Queen Katharine.
Patroclus
BoyGreek Latin Literary
Achilles' best friend. A friend of Achilles. A literary name from Shakespeare's The History of Troilus and Cressida, where it belongs to a Greek commander.
Paulina
GirlLatin Literary Polish Russian Swedish
Small. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale' Wife to Antigonus. Little.
Peaseblossom
BoyLiterary
A Midsummer Night's Dream' A fairy.
Pedro
BoyGreek Literary Portuguese Spanish
Stone; rock. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, where it belongs to the Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon. A rock. Form of Peter. Spanish form of Peter: stone; rock.
Pembroke
BoyLiterary Welsh
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry the Sixth, Part III, where it belongs to and 'King John' Earl of Pembroke. Lives in the headland.
Pentapolis
UnisexBiblical Literary
Five cities. A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to simonides, King of Pentapolis.
Perdita
GirlLatin Literary
Lost. Perdita was the heroine of Shakespeare's play 'The Winter's Tale'. A literary name from Shakespeare's The Winter, where it belongs to s Tale' Daughter to Leontes and Hermione.
Pericles
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to prince of Tyre.
Peter
BoyBiblical English Greek Literary
A rock or stone A rock. Peter the biblical fisherman and apostle had impulsive nature and rocklike faith. In Catholic tradition he is the first pope. Stone; rock. A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 2, where it belongs to peter Bullcalf, a country soldier. 'Henry VI, Part 2' Thomas Horner's man. 'King John' Peter of Pomfret, a prophet. 'Measure for Measure' A friar. 'The Tragedy of Romeo And Juliet' Servant to Juliet's nurse.
Peto
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2, where it belongs to an irregular humorist.
Petruchio
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, where it belongs to petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katherina.
Phebe
GirlBiblical Greek Literary
Shining, pure The shining one; sparkling. As You Like It' A shepherdes.
Philario
BoyLiterary
A literary name from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where it belongs to an Italian friend to Posthumus.
Philemon
BoyBiblical Greek Literary
Who kisses Kiss; loves thought. A literary name from Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre, where it belongs to servant to Cerimon.
Philip
BoyBiblical English French Greek Literary
Warlike; a lover of horses Fond of horses. Form of Phillip. Loves horses. Lover of horses. King Philip of Macedon was the father of Alexander the Great. In the Bible, Philip was the name of one of Christ's apostles. A literary name from Shakespeare's King John, where it belongs to bastard half brother to Robert Faulconbridge. 'King John' King Philip of France.
