Dog Names That Start With P

Derived from an ancient Roman name, this is best known in its male form Placido, thanks to the tenor.

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

Payton and Peyton are both very popular names for girls as well as boys, but Paityn is a spelling variations used almost exclusively for girls.

Infrequently used relic of the Maureen-Colleen-Kathleen era, though it does seem to have a bit more energy than the others.

Sounds like a Hobbit.

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

Spaniards use Pax and Paz, Hebrew speakers Shalom, for Greeks it's Irene, so why can't we make the English word Peace a name? Peace Adzo Medie is the author of the novel His Only Wife.

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.

Balletic, à la pirouette.

The name of one of the greatest Western philosophers is often used as a first name in its land of origin, Greece, and would make a really interesting, thought-provoking choice here. It is remembered here as the nickname of the memorable character played by Sal Mineo in the classic film "Rebel Without a Cause."

Most likely to be borne by a spotted cat or dog.

Pedra has never caught on with anything like the popularity of its male counterpart, Pedro. The Greek Petra sounds a lot cleaner and more refined.

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

Peanut is a name you might call a baby in the womb, but at least one set of parents put it on the birth certificate too. General Hospital star Ingo Rademacher and his fiance Ehiku named their son Peanut Kai.

An admirable quality to impart; Pleasant was used by Charles Dickens in Our Mutual Friend and in modern times is known via American Girl dolls creator Pleasant Rowland.

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