Aries inspired names
- Pocahontas
Origin:
AlgonquinMeaning:
"playful one"Description:
Seen from our vantage point, Pocahontas is a name that will please no one. It's sure to invite playground mockery, and parents without Algonquin ancestry will be engaging in cultural appropriation. In certain circles, the 1995 Disney movie still stirs up bad blood. The name doesn't even present any obvious nickname possibilities to hide behind.
- Polina
Origin:
Russian and Basque, feminine variation of PaulDescription:
This version of the more familiar Paulina is occasionally used in the US, though some may see it as relating more to the word pole than to the classic Paul.
- Pollard
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"shorn head"Description:
Clumsy when used as a first name.
- Poppy
Origin:
English from LatinMeaning:
"red flower"Description:
Poppy, unlike most floral names which are sweet and feminine, has a lot of spunk. Long popular throughout the rest of the English-speaking world, Poppy is finally starting to rise toward the top in the US, where it entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2016.
- Porsha
Origin:
Phonetic variation of Portia or PorscheDescription:
Chosen primarily by coveters of the sleek and spiffy German sports car, which is actually spelled Porsche. The Shakespearean version of the name is Portia. The one advantage of the Porsha spelling, popularized by Real Housewife Porsha Williams, is that is clarifies pronunciation.
- Prewitt
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"brave little one"Description:
Common surname rarely used as a first.
- Priidik
Origin:
Estonian variation of Frederick, GermanMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"Description:
The Estonian translation of Frederick. Priit, the short form, is more common.
- 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.
- Pyrite
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"fire stone"Description:
So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.
- Pyrite
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"fire stone"Description:
So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.
- Poland
- Polyhymina
- Questa
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"one who seeks"Description:
Sounds too much like the name of a minivan.
- Quetzalcoatl
Origin:
Nahuatl, Native AmericanMeaning:
"feathered snake"Description:
The creator god of the sky, wind, and knowledge in Aztec mythology, also associated with the morning star. In Mesoamerican myth Quetzalcoatl is also a mythical hero from whom almost all Mesoamerican peoples claim descent.
- Quirina
Origin:
Feminine variation of Quirinus, Roman mythology nameDescription:
Quirina is the feminine form of Quirinus, the name of the Sabine god of war. This is one mythological name that has not traveled to the modern world -- we've found no babies ever name Quirina or Quirinus in the US -- but with this newly-trendy class of names, anything is possible.
- Quirinal
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of Quirinus"Description:
The Quirinal Hill is one of the Seven Hills of Rome, and the site of the official residence of the Italian head of state, who lives in the Quirinal Palace. It was named for the Roman god Quirinus, whose name means "spear".
- Quiteria
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the red one"Description:
St Quiteria was a 5th century virgin martyr who was killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith in order to marry. Her name may derive from Kythere ("the red one"), a title of the Phonecian mother-goddess Astarte, perhaps via Greek Kythereia, an epithet of Aphrodite. The French version is Quitterie.
- Quitterie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the red one"Description:
Quitterie is a quirky saint’s name which is considered très chic in France at the moment. St Quiteria was a 5th century virgin martyr who was killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith in order to marry.
- Quiterrie
- Radcliff
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"red cliff"Description:
Harvard's sibling.