Popular and traditional Indian names that start with “P”, with meanings and origin. 107 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | Rashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padma | Lotus; Goddess Lakshmi | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Padmini | Lotus; The queen of Chittor | 👧 Girl | Rajasthani, Sinhala | Kanya |
| Palash | A flowering tree (flame of the forest) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pallabi | New leaves | 👧 Girl | Assamese | Kanya |
| Pallavi | New leaves; Blossoming | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pandian | Of the Pandya dynasty | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kanya |
| Pankaj | Lotus | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Hindi | Kanya |
| Pankhuri | Petal | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pappu | Dear little one | 👦 Boy | Hindi | — |
| Paramjeet | Victory over the supreme | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kanya |
| Paras | Philosopher's stone; Touchstone | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pardeep | Light; Lamp (Pradeep) | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | — |
| Paresh | Supreme lord | 👦 Boy | Marathi | Kanya |
| Pari | Fairy (پری) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Persian | Kanya |
| Parkash | Light; Brightness | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | — |
| Parminder | Supreme god | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kanya |
| Parmod | Joy; Delight (Pramod) | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kanya |
| Paromita | Wisdom; Perfection | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Kanya |
| Parshva | The 23rd Jain Tirthankara; The 23rd Tirthankara | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Parth | Arjuna; Son of Pritha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kanya |
| Partha | Arjuna | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Parthiv | Earthly; Son of the earth | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Kanya |
| Parul | Graceful; A flower | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Parvathy | Goddess Parvati | 👧 Girl | Malayalam | Kanya |
| Parvati | Daughter of the mountain; Wife of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Parveen | The Pleiades star cluster (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bengali | — |
| Parvez | Victorious; Fortunate (Persian) | 👦 Boy | Arabic | — |
| Pasang | Born on Friday | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Kanya |
| Pathmanathan | Lord of the lotus (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kanya |
| Paul | Small; Humble | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, French, German | — |
| Pavan | Wind; Pure | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu | Kanya |
| Pavani | Pure; Holy | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Kanya |
| Pavitra | Pure | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pawan | Wind | 👦 Boy | Hindi | Kanya |
| Payal | Anklet | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kanya |
| Payel | Anklet | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Kanya |
| Pema | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Tibetan | Kanya |
| Pemba | Born on Saturday | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Kanya |
| Perin | Fairy | 👧 Girl | Persian | — |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek | — |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek | — |
| Phuntsho | Abundance; Perfection | 🧒 Unisex | Tibetan | Dhanu |
| Phurba | Born on Thursday | 👦 Boy | Tibetan | Dhanu |
| Pihu | Sweet sound of a bird | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pinak | The bow of Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pinakin | Lord Shiva (holder of the Pinaka bow) | 👦 Boy | Gujarati | Kanya |
| Pinki | Pink; Little one | 👧 Girl | Hindi | — |
| Piyush | Nectar; Ambrosia | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pooja | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Poonam | Full moon | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Kanya |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil | Kanya |
| Poulomi | Wife of Indra | 👧 Girl | Bengali | Kanya |
| Prabhakar | The sun; Maker of light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prabhas | Shining; Radiant | 👦 Boy | Telugu | Kanya |
| Prabhat | Morning; Dawn | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prabhjot | Light of God | 👦 Boy | Punjabi | Kanya |
| Prabhleen | Absorbed in God | 👧 Girl | Punjabi | Kanya |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil | Kanya |
| Prachi | East; The dawn | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pradeep | Light; Lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala | Kanya |
| Pradip | Light; Lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pradyumna | Son of Krishna; Preeminently mighty | 👦 Boy | Odia | Kanya |
| Pragya | Wisdom; Intellect | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pragyan | Wisdom | 👧 Girl | Odia | Kanya |
| Prajakta | Night jasmine (parijat) flower | 👧 Girl | Marathi | Kanya |
| Prajwal | Shining brightly | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Kanya |
| Prakash | Light | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prakriti | Nature | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pramod | Joy; Delight | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pranav | The sacred syllable Om | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pranavi | Goddess Parvati; The sacred Om | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pranay | Love; Romance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pranitha | Led forward; Worshipped | 👧 Girl | Telugu | Kanya |
| Pranjal | Simple; Honest | 🧒 Unisex | Marathi, Assamese | Kanya |
| Prarthana | Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prasad | Blessed offering; Grace | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi | Kanya |
| Prasanta | Calm; Tranquil | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prasanth | Calm; Tranquil | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prashant | Calm; Peaceful | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prashanth | Calm; Tranquil | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pratap | Glory; Valour (Maharana Pratap) | 👦 Boy | Rajasthani | Kanya |
| Prateek | Symbol; Sign | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prathamesh | First lord; Lord Ganesha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prathima | Image; Idol | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Kanya |
| Pratibha | Talent; Brilliance | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pratik | Symbol; Sign | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Gujarati | Kanya |
| Pratiksha | Hope; Expectation | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Praveen | Skilful; Expert | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pravin | Skilled; Expert | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Preeti | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prem | Love | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prerana | Inspiration | 👧 Girl | Kannada | Kanya |
| Prisha | Beloved; Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pritam | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali | Kanya |
| Priti | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pritika | Dear one; Beloved | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Priya | Beloved; Dear | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Priyanka | Beloved; Lovely | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Priyansh | Dear part | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Prosenjit | Victorious; Conqueror | 👦 Boy | Bengali | Kanya |
| Pruthvi | Earth | 👦 Boy | Kannada | Kanya |
| Puja | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Punam | Full moon | 👧 Girl | Hindi | Kanya |
| Purvi | From the east; A raga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pushkar | Lotus; A holy lake | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit | Kanya |
| Pushpa | Flower | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit | Kanya |