Christian Baby Names Boys & Girls Starting with P

Perri

Perri as a girl's name is of English origin meaning "rock" and is a feminine variant of Peter and Pnina.

Meaning: Wanderer Origin: English

Perrie

Perrie Name Meaning. Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a pear tree, Middle English per(r)ie (see English Perry).

Meaning: Traveller, wanderer Origin: Latin

Perrin

Perrin Name Meaning. English and French: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Perrin, a pet form of French Pierre (see Peter).

Perry

From a surname which is either English or Welsh in origin. It can be derived from Middle English perrie meaning "pear tree", or else from Welsh ap Herry, meaning "son of HERRY". A famous bearer of the surname was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

Meaning: A familiar form of peregrine Origin: Latin

Perryn

The name Perryn is a Male name. French meaning: The name Perryn is a French baby name The French meaning of Perryn is: Rock, Stone.

Meaning: French form of peter Origin: French

Persephone

Persephone is the Greek goddess of Spring, daughter of Demeter and Zeus, and wife of Hades, King of the Underworld. Persephone was out picking flowers in the middle of spring when Hades saw her and coveted her beauty and cheerfulness.

Meaning: Person humanbeing Origin: English

Persephonie

Meaning unknown, probably of Pre-Greek origin, but perhaps related to Greek περθω (pertho) "to destroy" and φονη (phone) "murder". In Greek myth she was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus. She was abducted to the underworld by Hades, but was eventually allowed to return to the surface for part of the year.

Meaning: Wife of hades Origin: Greek

Perseus

Possibly derived from Greek περθω (pertho) meaning "to destroy". In Greek mythology Perseus was a hero who was said to have founded the ancient city of Mycenae.

Pershing

Pershing Name Meaning. Americanized spelling of German Pfersching (or the variants Pfirsching, Pförsching), a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of peaches, from Middle High German pfersich 'peach' (of Latin origin: see Persico).

Persis

The name Persis is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Persis is: That cuts or divides; a nail; a gryphon; a horseman.

Meaning: Persian woman Origin: Greek