List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with P

Press

Press Name Meaning. English: variant of Priest. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for someone who ironed clothes, from Yiddish pres 'flat iron'.

Meaning: Town, settlement, village

Priam

From the Greek Πριαμος (Priamos), possibly meaning "redeemed". In Greek legend Priam was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and the father of many children including Hector and Paris.

Meaning: Ransomed

Primitivo

(pree-mee-TEE-voh)

MEANING: This name derives from the Latin “prīmus > prīmĭtīvus”, meaning “first, firstborn, original, the most remarkable, the most illustrious”. Saints Facundus (Spanish: Facundo) and Primitivus (Spanish: Primitivo) are venerated as Christian martyrs. ... Primitivo is a variety of black-skinned wine grape.

Primo

Italian and Spanish: from the personal name Primo, meaning 'first' (Latin Primus), given to the eldest son in a family, or, in the case of the Italian name, a habitational name from a place named with this word. Portuguese and Spanish: relationship name, from primo 'cousin'.

Primus

Primus Name Meaning. nickname from Latin primus '(the) first', '(the) best'. Compare Furst. variant of Primm (of Slavic origin and perhaps as ultimately from the same element as sense 1) (see Prim 1).

Proctor

Last name: Proctor. SDB Popularity ranking: 1348. This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is an occupational name for a steward, deriving from the Middle English "prok(e)tour", a contracted form of the Old French "procurateor", from the Latin "procurare", to manage.

Profit

Profit. Buy JPG Image » When Profit was first used as a surname among the ancient Scottish people, it was a name for a person who played the part of a prophet in a medieval pageant. However, another source claims "this name owes its origin to an ancestor who had enacted such a part in mediaeval pageant.

Proinsias

(PRAWN-shəs)

Meaning of the Irish name Proinsias. Listen and learn how to pronounce Proinsias so you can get the correct pronunciation for this Irish boy name. MEANING: The Irish form of Francis, a name originating from the figure of St. Francis of Assisi.

Meaning: A Frank, a freeman, free

Prometheus

Derived from Greek προμηθεια (prometheia) meaning "foresight, forethought". In Greek myth he was the Titan who gave the knowledge of fire to mankind. For doing this he was punished by Zeus, who had him chained to a rock and caused an eagle to feast daily on his liver, which regenerated itself each night.

Promise

Etymology & Historical Origin - Promise. Promise is what we'd call a modern-day “virtue” name. It's basically an English vocabulary word (both a noun and a verb) meaning “a declaration or assurance that something will happen as said” or, more simply, a “pledge, vow.” ... A promise is essentially a commitment.