Boy Dog Names That Start With P

Peanut Kai is the crazy celebrity baby name of the son of General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiance Ehiku. Cute but not recommended.

Lithe and leonine name chosen for her daughter by singer Erykah Badu, but fits in with wild nature names like Fox, Wolf and Bear for a boy.

Paquito's minimizing ito ending could make your child feel insignificant.

Spanish speakers use this name for Jesus Christ only. Probably a good policy.

Pasqual is the ultimate Eastertime name, though we prefer the French variation Pascal.

As Polydoros, this rare Greek name belonged to several figures in Greek mythology, including a son of King Priam of Troy.

Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon may be a worthy namesake, but "poncey" is British slang for effeminate. An alternative might be Quintus, this name's Latin equivalent, or one of its variations.

This spelling does not dispel the "perv" connection.

Coined in the 1960s to define the smallest photographic element of a televised image. It's a portmanteau of "picture" + "cell" or "element".

Sounds like a Hobbit.

Associated with the "Star Trek" commander of the USS Enterprise.

Long-used surname name that's up for promotion to greater popularity.

Paterson is a surname-name to continue a line of Peters and also the name of a city in New Jersey, hometown of poets William Carlos Williams and Allen Ginsberg.

A pet name, literally and figuratively. The word pumpkin is derived from the Greek pepōn, meaning large melon."

For remembrance of books past, Proust might be a meaningful middle name.

There are two lovely Portlands, in Maine and Oregon, but not many babies with their name.

Paciano is an appealing twist on all the newly fashionable names that suggest peace.