Popular and traditional Sri Lankan names that start with “P”, with meanings and origin. 16 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padmini | Lotus; The queen of Chittor | 👧 Girl | Rajasthani, Sinhala |
| Pajapati | The Buddha's foster mother, the first Buddhist nun | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Pandian | Of the Pandya dynasty | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Panna | Wisdom | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Parakrama | Valour; King Parakramabahu the Great | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Parveen | The Pleiades star cluster (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bengali |
| Pathmanathan | Lord of the lotus (Vishnu) | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Pavithra | Pure; Holy | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Peter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Piyumi | Lotus | 👧 Girl | Sinhala |
| Poongodi | Flowering creeper | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Poorani | Complete; Full | 👧 Girl | Tamil |
| Prabhu | Lord; Master | 👦 Boy | Tamil |
| Pradeep | Light; Lamp | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Sinhala |
| Prasanna | Cheerful; Pleased | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |
| Priyantha | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Sinhala |