Dog Names That Start With P

  1. Pirate
    • Origin:

      English word name from Greek
    • Meaning:

      "to attempt, attack"
    • Description:

      A bold new word name that conjures up images of peg-legs and eyepatches. It was brought to national attention by pop musician Billie Eilish, whose full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.
  2. Peanut
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      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.
  3. Petey
    • Provence
      • Origin:

        French place-name
      • Description:

        One of the most picturesque and enchanting areas of France could become a distinctive baby name.
    • Prudy
      • Origin:

        Short form of Prudence, English virtue name
      • Meaning:

        "caution"
      • Description:

        Prudy does not improve on Prudence.
    • Painter
      • Origin:

        Occupational name
      • Description:

        Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts. Actor Chad Lowe used it as the middle name of his daughter Mabel.
    • Perkins
      • Puebla
        • Origin:

          Spanish
        • Meaning:

          "the town"
        • Description:

          Sandy southwestern feel.
      • Phrike
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "tremor"
        • Description:

          Phrike (rhymes with Nike) is the Greek goddess of horror. Her name is derived from the Greek phrittō, meaning "to tremble."
      • Paolina
        • Origin:

          Italian and Portuguese, feminine variation of Paul
        • Meaning:

          "small"
        • Description:

          Turning Paul or Paol -- whether it's as Paolo, Paolina, or even Paola -- instantly makes it more romantic and appealing.
      • Platt
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "flat land"
        • Description:

          A surname with a lot of "juice," as they say, in Hollywood. In addition to veteran character actor Oliver Platt, there's La La Land producer Marc Platt and his actor son, Ben Platt, who won a Tony for Best Actor as the star of Broadway smash Dear Evan Hansen.
      • Prudent
        • Origin:

          English virtue name
        • Meaning:

          "cautious"
        • Description:

          Prudence is rising again for baby girls. Prudent feels like a more modern spin, even though it too has a Puritan history. Plus, it still gets you to that cute nickname Pru.
      • Peura
        • Origin:

          Finnish
        • Meaning:

          "deer"
        • Description:

          Most commonly seen as a surname in Finland, where it means "deer." Maybe for a Christmas baby.
      • Perfecta
        • Origin:

          Spanish
        • Meaning:

          "flawless"
        • Description:

          Talk about pressure.
      • Pelipa
        • Pascua
          • Origin:

            Spanish from Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "Easter"
          • Description:

            Occasionally used in the Latino community, another Easter-related name.
        • Perlita
          • Peppy
            • Origin:

              Word name or short form of Pepper, English and Latin from Sanskrit
            • Meaning:

              "the pepper plant"
            • Description:

              Peppy is undeniably cute, but we bet that after a while the jokes aren't.
          • Peopa
            • Piren
              • Origin:

                Mapuche
              • Meaning:

                "to snow"