Ancient Baby Names, Names from Old Rome or Greek Starting With P
These are ancient baby names that start with the letter P. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all ancient baby names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Recorded origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaemon | Myth Name (A Sea God) | Male | Greek |
| Paris | Myth Name (Son Of Priam) | Male | Greek |
| Parnell | Surname Derived From A Medieval Given Name. | Male | English |
| Parthenia | Chaste | Female | Greek |
| Pasiphae | Myth Name (Wife Of Minos) | Female | Greek |
| Patroclus | Myth Name (Achilles' Best Friend) | Male | Greek |
| Paula | Small | Female | Romanian |
| Peleus | Myth Name (Father Of Achilles) | Male | Greek |
| Pelias | Myth Name (Son Of Poseidon) | Male | Greek |
| Pelopia | Myth Name (Mother Of Aegisthus) | Female | Greek |
| Penelope | Myth Name (Faithful Wife Of Odysseus) | Female | Greek |
| Peneus | Myth Name | Male | Greek |
| Penthesilea | Myth Name (A Queen Of The Amazons) | Female | Greek |
| Pentheus | Myth Name (A King Of Thebes) | Male | Greek |
| Percy | Pierce | Male | French |
| Perdix | Myth Name (Killed By His Uncle) | Male | Greek |
| Peregrine | The Peregrine Falcon Is The Bird Most Favored In The Ancient Sport Of Falconry. | Male | English |
| Persephone | Myth Name (Wife Of Hades) | Female | Greek |
| Persis | From Persia | Female | Greek |
| Phaedra | Myth Name (Daughter Of Minos) | Female | Greek |
| Phaethusa | Myth Name | Female | Greek |
| Phemius | Myth Name (A Bard) | Male | Greek |
| Philemon | Loves Thought | Male | Greek |
| Phillida | Loving | Female | Greek |
| Philo | Friend | Male | Greek |
| Philoctetes | Myth Name (Killed Paris) | Male | Greek |
| Philoetius | Myth Name (A Cowherd) | Male | Greek |
| Philomela | Nightingale | Female | Greek |
| Phineas | Oracle | Male | Hebrew |
| Phoebe | Myth Name (Mother Of Leto) | Female | Greek |
| Phoenix | "Mystical Bird, Purple" | Male | Greek |
| Phorbas | Myth Name | Male | Greek |
| Phorcys | Myth Name (A Sea God) | Male | Greek |
| Phrixus | Myth Name (Son Of Nephele) | Male | Greek |
| Phyllis | A Green Branch. | Female | Greek |
| Pittheus | Myth Name (King Of Trozen) | Male | Greek |
| Podarge | Myth Name (A Harpy) | Female | Greek |
| Polydeuces | Myth Name (Pollux) | Male | Greek |
| Polyxena | Myth Name (Daughter Of Priam) | Female | Greek |
| Poseidon | Myth Name (God Of The Sea And Ocean) | Male | Greek |
| Priam | Myth Name (King Of Troy) | Male | Greek |
| Priscilla | Female | English | |
| Procne | Myth Name (Wife Of Pandion) | Female | Greek |
| Procrustes | Myth Name (Stretcher) | Male | Greek |
| Prokopios | Declared Leader | Male | Greek |
| Protesilaus | Myth Name (Offered Himself As A Sacrifice For The Greeks When They Arrived At... | Male | Greek |
| Psyche | Myth Name (Lover Of Cupid) | Female | Greek |
| Ptah | Myth Name (God Worshiped In Memphis) | Male | Egyptian |
| Pylades | Myth Name (Friend Of Orestes) | Male | Greek |
| Pyrrha | Myth Name (Daughter Of Epimetheus) | Female | Greek |
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