Humiliating names
- Pansy
Origin:
English flower name from FrenchMeaning:
"thought"Description:
Pansy is an early floral name that lost credibility when it became a derogatory slang term for gay people. Better these days: Posy or Poppy.
- Passion
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
" strong and barely controllable emotion"Description:
A word name with religious and secular significance.
- Peaches
Origin:
English fruit nameDescription:
Unlike the other fruit names that are just coming onto the baby name menu, Peaches is an old-timey nickname previously reserved for spangled showgirls, and now would be considered an outrageous -- verging on hip -- choice.
- Peeter
- Perfect
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"without fault"Description:
A surefire way to give your child a perfectionism complex.
- Perfecto
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"perfect"Description:
Spanish speakers use this name for Jesus Christ only. Probably a good policy.
- Pet
- Philosophy
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Far-fetched, but friends can always call him Phil.
- Plummer
Origin:
English occupational nameDescription:
Plummer might be an occupational name for someone who works with pipes -- yes, like a plumber -- or with feathers, from the Olde English (from the French) plume. Or it could indicate someone who lived near a plum tree.
- Pretty
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"attractive"Description:
For more exciting options with the same meaning, try Jolie, Marini, or Reiko.
- Princess
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"princess"Description:
Part of the trend for formerly canine royal names; this is one a little girl might love—up till the age of eight.
- Proctor
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"official, administrator"Description:
With the new fashion for occupational names, we may hear more of this one.
- Putri
Origin:
IndonesianMeaning:
"princess; daughter"Description:
A common name in Indonesia that would not work well in English-speaking countries, being too close to putrid or putty.
- Rafe
Origin:
Variation of RalphMeaning:
"wolf-counsel"Description:
Used almost exclusively in England; would make an equally amiable short form here for Raphael or Rafferty -- and could also stand on its own. If you're looking for boys' names starting with R, this is one of your cooler choices.
- Reignbow
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"rainbow"Description:
Modern respelling of Rainbow
- Robt
- Rubye
- Rude
- Saad
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"help, support"Description:
A traditional name in the Arabic world.
- Sativa
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
If you live in a state where marijuana is legal (or maybe even if you don't), you might know that Sativa is one of the major strains of weed.