Popular and traditional South African boy names that start with “P”, with meanings and origin. 25 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paballo | Faith; Trust | 🧒 Unisex | Sotho |
| Paseka | Easter; Passover | 👦 Boy | Sotho |
| Pat | Nobleman (Patrick, Patricia) | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Patric | Nobleman | 👦 Boy | English |
| Peet | Rock (Peter) | 👦 Boy | Afrikaans |
| Percy | Pierce the valley | 👦 Boy | English |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Petrus | Rock (Peter) | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Phakamani | Rise up | 👦 Boy | Zulu |
| Phemelo | Faith; Hope | 👦 Boy | Tswana |
| Phila | Live; Be healthy | 👦 Boy | Zulu |
| Philani | Be well; Live | 👦 Boy | Zulu |
| Philasande | Live and multiply | 👦 Boy | Xhosa |
| Philip | Lover of horses (Greek) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Greek |
| Phillip | Lover of horses | 👦 Boy | English |
| Phineas | Oracle; Serpent's mouth | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Phumlani | Rest; Be at peace | 👦 Boy | Zulu |
| Phuti | Duiker antelope | 🧒 Unisex | Sotho |
| Piet | Rock (Peter) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Pitso | Call; Summons | 👦 Boy | Sotho |
| Pontsho | Show me | 🧒 Unisex | Tswana |
| Prince | Prince | 👦 Boy | English |
| Promise | Promise | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Prosper | Prosperous; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | English |
| Pule | Rain | 👦 Boy | Sotho |