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Names that mean pet

Naming your baby can be a difficult task. The meaning behind the name you choose will give them clues about who they are, and it's important to find one that fits. The following list will provide you with some great options that have the word Pet in their meaning.

Boy names that mean Pet

AlexandrCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of Alexander, a derivative of the Greek Alexandros defender or helper of mankind, a compounding of the elements alexein to defend, to help and andros man Pet: Ales, Olexa, Sasa"AlexejCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of Alexis, which is derived from the Greek alexein to defend, to help Pet: Ales, Sasa"AmbrozyPolish — "Polish cognate of the Greek Ambrosios, a name derived from ambrosios immortal The name was borne by a 4th-century saint who was bishop of Milan. He is considered to be one of the four great Latin doctors of the Christian Church. Short: Mroz. Pet: Mrozek"ArkhipRussian — "the Greek Arkhippos ruler of horses, a compounding of the elements arkhe rule and hippos horse The name was borne by St. Arkhippos, one of the earliest Christian converts. Pet: Khipa"BartholomausGerman — "hill, mound, furrows The name is borne in the Bible by one of the Twelve Apostles of Christ. Short: Bartel, Barthol, Bartold, Bertel. Pet: Mewes. "BedrosianArmenian — "Descended from Peter."BorislavRussian — "Compound name composed from the Slavonic elements bor battle, fight and slav glory: hence, battle glory, glory in battle Pet: Slava"BoutroArabic — "Rock. A form of Peter."BoutrosAfrican — "Rock. A form of Peter."BullcalfShakespearean — "King Henry IV, Part 2' Peter Bullcalf, a country soldier."BurasArabic — "The Biblical name Peter is theEnglish language equivalent"ButrasMuslim — "The Biblical name Peter is the English language equivalent."ButrusArabic — "Arabic form of Peter."CocoSpanish — "A pet name."DalthfIrish — "swiftness, speed, sure- footedness Alternatively, Daithi is used as a pet form of Daibhidh. See DAlBHIDH. The name has been Anglicized as Dahy, David, and Davy. "DalvlIrish — "Gaelic form of Davy, which is a pet form of David beloved See DAVID"DieselGerman — "A petroleum-based fuel."EeliaRussian — "Russian cognate of the Hebrew Eliyahu, a deriv-ative of 'eliyahu Jehovah is God The name is borne in the Bible by one of the earliest of the Hebrew prophets. Pet: Eelusha"FaivishHebrew — "Yiddish form of Phoebus, a name derived from the Greek phoibos bright one Pet: Fayvel, Feivel, Feiwel"FariceGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FarriceGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FarrisGreek — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FerisGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FerriceGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FerrisEnglish — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FerriseGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FerryceGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FerryseGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"FerryssGaelic — "Iron worker. Iron, rock. A form of Peter.|Choice"GazzaAustralian — "Spear carrier. A pet form of Gary."GennadiRussian — "Januarius, the Latin name of January, the first month of the year, which is dedicated to Janus, an ancient sun-god Pet: Gena, Genya"GeorgiRussian — "the Greek Georgios, a derivative of georgos earthworker, farmer, which is composed of the elements ge earth and ergein to work Pet: Gorya, Gosha, Gunya, Jura, Zhora, Zhorzh, Zhura"GlbldhScottish — "Gaelic form of Gibby, which is a pet form of Gilbert famous pledge, a name introduced by the Normans See GILBERT"GlldeaIrish — "Anglicized form of Giolla Dhe servant of God Short: Gil. Pet: Gilley"GrumioShakespearean — "The Taming of the Shrew' A servant to Petruchio."HavelCzech — "Czech form of Paul, a derivative of the Latin Paulus, which originated as a Roman family name de-rived from paulus small See PAUL Biblical Names. Pet: Hava, Havelek, Havltk"HopkinWelsh — "Transferred use of the surname, which arose in the Middle Ages from the personal name Hob, a pet form of Robert bright fame"IgnatiRussian — "the Greek Ignatios, a cognate of the Latin Ignatius, which is from Egnatius, an old Roman family name of uncertain etymology Some believe it to be of Etruscan origin. Others derive it from the Latin ignis fire. Short: Ignat. Pet: Ignasha"IllarionRussian — "the Greek Hilarion, a deriva-tive of the Latin Hilarius cheerful, which is from hilaris cheerful, glad Pet: Iarya"InnokentiRussian — "Innocent, which is from the Latin innocens innocent Pet: Kenya, Kesha"IppolitRussian — "the Greek Hippolytus freer or loosener of horses, which is derived from the elements hippos horse and lyein to free, to loosen Pet: Polya"IsraeliteWelsh — "kings In Wales the name was borne by St. David also known as St. Dewi, a 5th-century Welsh bishop who is the patron saint of Wales. Dafydd and Dewi are Welsh forms of the name. Pet: Dai"JachymCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of Joachim, a cognate of the He-brew Jehoiakim, which is from Yehoyakim God will establish In medieval Christian tradition, Joachim was the name assigned to the father of the Virgin Mary, as Anne was assigned to her mother. Pet: Jach"JageshaHindi — "Lord Shiva's Pet Name"JarogniewPolish — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements jaro spring and grxievu anger: hence, spring anger, new anger Pet: Jarek"JaromierzPolish — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements jaro spring and meri great, famous: hence, famous spring Pet: Jarek"JaropelkPolish — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements jaro spring and polk people, folk, tribe: hence, spring people Pet: Jarek"JaroslawPolish — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements jaro spring and slav glory: hence, spring glory, glory in spring Pet: Jarek"JedrejPolish — "Polish cognate of Andrew, which is from the Greek Andreas, a derivative of andreios manly Pet: Jedrik"JordaanScandinavian — "Dutch form of Jordan, a name derived from the Hebrew Yarden to flow down, descend The name was originally used in the Middle Ages for a child baptized in holy water that was said to be from the river Jordan. Pet: Joord"LabeenArabic — "Pet"LaulHindi — "Pet"LiborCzech / Slovak — "the Latin Liberius, which is from the root liber free Pet: Libek, Liborek"LowlandScottish — "form of the name, and Anndra and Aindrea are Gaelic forms Short: Drew. Pet: Andy"LudomirCzech / Slovak — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements lud people, folk, tribe and meri great, fa-mous: hence, famous people Pet: Ludek"LudoslavCzech / Slovak — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements lud people, folk, tribe and slav glory: hence, glorious people Pet: Ludek"MecislavCzech / Slovak — "Compound name, the first element of which is of uncertain derivation: from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. Pet: Mecek, Mecfk, Mecislavek"MetodejCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of the Russian Mefodi, which is from the Greek Methodios fellow traveler, a com-pounding of the elements meta with and hodos road, path The name was borne by the evangelist St. Methodius d. 885, the first translator of the Bible into the Slavonic language. Pet: Metodek, Metousek"MlloslawPolish — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic element mil grace, favor, love and slav glory: hence, lover of glory Pet: Milek, Milosz"MutazidArabic — "One who takes assistance (of Allah), petitioner of justice"NikodimRussian — "From the Greek Nikodemos, a compound name composed of the elements nike victory and demos people: hence, victory of the people Pet: Dima, Nika"OldrichCzech — "Czech cognate of the German Ulrich noble ruler, which is from the Old High German Udalrich, a compound name composed of the elements uodal nobility, prosperity, fortune and rik ruler, power, king Pet: Olda, Oldra, Oldfisek, Olecek, Olik, Olin, Olousek"PaeadorIrish — "Stone. A form of Peter."PalleDanish — "Tiny, petite"PanoGreek — "Stone. A form of Peter."PanosGreek — "Stone. A form of Peter."ParkinsEnglish — "As solid as a rock; son of Peter"ParkynEnglish — "Young Peter, Little stone."ParleEnglish — "Little Peter."ParnelIrish — "Little Peter, Little stone."ParneleMiddle English — "Little Peter, Little stone."ParnellFrench — "Little Peter, Little stone."ParnelleMiddle English — "Little Peter, Little stone."PartonEnglish — "From the town near the castle's park; from Peter's town"PatchAmerican — "Form of PETER"PawelPolish — "Small. A form of Peter."PawelekPolish — "Small. A form of Peter."PawellPolish — "Small. A form of Peter."PawlPolish — "Small. A form of Peter."PeadairGreek — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeadarGaelic — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeaderLatin — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeadirIrish — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeadyrIrish — "Stone. A form of Peter."PederGreek — "Stone. A form of Peter."PedeyLatin — "Stone. A form of Peter."PedroSpanish — "Little. A form of Peter."PeersEnglish — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeetEstonian — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeeterEstonian — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeirFrench — "Stone. A form of Peter."PeirceEnglish — "Stone. A form of Peter."PekaHawaiian — "Stone. A form of Peter."PekeioHawaiian — "Stone. A form of Peter."PekeloHawaiian — "Stone. A form of Peter."PerGerman — "Stone. A form of Peter."PereeGreek — "A rock, Stone. A form of Peter. A short form of Peregrine, foreigner."PereyGreek — "A rock, Stone. A form of Peter. A short form of Peregrine, foreigner."PerieGreek — "A rock, Stone. A form of Peter. A short form of Peregrine, foreigner."PerkaEnglish — "Little Peter, Little stone."PerkahEnglish — "Little Peter, Little stone."PerkinsonEnglish — "The son of Perkin; the son of Peter Perkynson"PerkynEnglish — "Little Peter, Little stone."PerkynsEnglish — "Little Peter, Little stone."PerreeGreek — "A rock, Stone. A form of Peter. A short form of Peregrine, foreigner."PerrenFrench — "French form of Peter."PerreyGreek — "A rock, Stone. A form of Peter. A short form of Peregrine, foreigner."PerriGreek — "A rock, Stone. A form of Peter. A short form of Peregrine, foreigner."PerrynFrench — "French form of Peter."PetalesharoNorth American Indian — "Man chief, chief of men. Pawnee. Petalesharo was the name of a chief known for putting a stop to the Sacrifice to the Morning Star"PeteEnglish — "Little. A form of Peter."PeterGreek — "Little. A form of Peter."PeterkeHungarian — "Hungarian form of Peter (rock)"PeteyGreek — "Diminutive of Peter: Stone, rock."PetrEnglish — "Stone. A form of Peter."PetrasLatin — "Stone. A form of Peter."PetrosGreek — "Stone. A form of Peter."PetruRomanian — "Stone. A form of Peter."PetruchioShakespearean — "The Taming of the Shrew' Petruchio, a gentleman of Verona, a suitor to Katherina."PetterGreek — "Stone. A form of Peter."PierceIrish — "Sharp, A rock, Stone. Another form of Peter."PieroItalian — "Italian form of Peter (rock)"PierreFrench — "A rock, Stone. French form of Peter."PietrekPolish — "Polish form of Peter 'rock'."PietroItalian — "Italian form of Peter (rock)"PlersEnglish — "Brought to England by the Normans, Piers is an Old French cognate of Peter rock This form, and its variant Pierce, were in common use in England during the Middle Ages until the 18th century. See PETER"PohakuHawaiian — "Stone. Sometimes used as a translation of Peter."PribislavCzech / Slovak — "Compound name composed from the Slavonic elements pribit to help, to be present and slav glory: hence, helper of glory Pet: Priba, Pribik, Pribisek"PyotrSlavic — "A rock. Form of Peter."RabineshHindi — "Gods pet"RehorCzech / Slovak — "Czech cognate of Gregory, which is from the Greek Gregorios vigilant, a watchman, a name derived from the verb egeirein to awaken Pet: Horek, Horik, Rehak, Rehorek, Rehurek"RonneeOld Norse — "Powerful. A pet form of names starting with 'Ron'"RonneyOld Norse — "Powerful. A pet form of names starting with 'Ron'"RussianRussian — "names are remarkable for their many pet forms and diminutives, which are commonly used in everyday speech in place of the formal given name"ShatPadmHindi — "Hundred petal lotus"Short:Hebrew — "Jon, Nathan, Yon Pet: Jonnie, Jonny"SikkeScandinavian — "Frisian pet form of any of the names beginning with the element Sig"SlgbjornScandinavian — "Swedish name derived from the Old Norse elements sigr victory, conquest and bjorn bear: hence, victory bear Cognate: Sigbj0rn Norwegian. Pet: Sikke Frisian; Sigge Swedish"SlmonCzech / Slovak — "From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Simon, which is from the Greek Simon and Seimon, cognates of the Hebrew Shimon The name has its root in shim'on heard. Pet: Siek, Simecek, Simunek, Sionek"SobeslavCzech / Slovak — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements sobi to usurp, to overtake and slav glory: hence, usurper of glory Pet: Slavek, Sobes, Sobik"SvjatoslavRussian — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements svyanto bright, holy and slav glory: hence, holy glory Pet: Slava"VilemCzech / Slovak — "Czech cognate of the German Wilhelm, which is from the Old High German Willehelm resolute protector, a compounding of the elements willeo will, resolution and helm helmet, protection Pet: Vilecek, Vilek, Vilemek, Vilik, Vilousek"VipanIndian — "Sail. Petty trade"ViplaHindi — "Sail, Petty Trade"VlkentlRussian — "Russian cognate of Vincent, which is from the Late Latin Vincentius conquering, the root of which is vincere to conquer Pet: Kesha, Vika, Vikesha"VlncencCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of Vincent conquering, which is from the Late Latin Vincentius, a derivative of vincere to conquer Pet: Cenek, Vinca, Vincek, Vincenek"VltCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of the Latin Vitus, a derivative of vita life Pet: Vitek"WllhelmPolish — "A borrowing from the German, Wilhelm is from the Old High German Willehelm resolute protector, a compound name composed of the elements willeo will, resolution and helm helmet, protection Pet: Wilek, Wilus"ZlnovlRussian — "the Greek Zenobios the life of Zeus, a compound name composed of the elements zen of Zeus and bios life Pet: Zinok"ZoobanArabic — "Appeal, Prayer, Petition"

Girl names that mean Pet

AaltScandinavian — "Dutch contracted form of Adalheidis noble one See ADALHEIDIS. Pet: Aaltje"AdelinaTeutonic — "Latinate pet form of ADELA"AgnetheGerman — "German cognate of Agnes, which is derived from the Greek Hagne, a name derived from hagnos chaste, pure, holy, sacred See AGNESE Italian Names. Pet: Agna"AlkeGerman — "Originally a pet form of Adalheid noble one, Alke is also commonly bestowed as an independent given name See ADALHEID"AlpaIndian — "A petite girl"AmokeYoruba — "One who is petted"AnastazieCzech / Slovak — "From the Russian Anastasia, which is a feminine form of the Greek Anastasios of the resurrection Pet: Anastazka, Anka, Nast'a, Stazka, Stazicka"AndrineEnglish — "English feminine form of Andrew manly, a cognate of the Greek Andreas, which is derived from the element andros man Pet: Andie"AyakaJapanese — "Color, Flower, Petal"BamhiItalian — "Little child, bambino. Pet name."BozidaraCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Bozidar divine gift, a gift of God, a compound name composed of the Slavonic elements bozi of God, divine and dar gift Pet: Boza, Bozena, Bozka"CaudaGreek — "Latin form of the Greek Kalidas most beau-tiful, which is from kalos beautiful Pet: Calla, Calli"CectlieCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Cecil, which is derived from Caecilius, an old Roman family name that has its root in the Latin caecus blind, dim-sighted See CECILIA Italian Names. Pet: Cecilka, Cilinka, Cilka"ChristaEnglish — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."ChristahGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."ChristarGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."ChristaraGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."ChristarahGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."ChrystaGreek — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."ChrystarGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."ChrystaraGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."CindiaEnglish — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."CindiahEnglish — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."CrystaGreek — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."CrystahGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."CrystaraGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."CrystarahGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."dalajaHindi — "Produced from petals"DaliboraCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Dalibor to fight afar, a compound name composed from the Slavonic elements dal afar and borit to fight Short: Dala. Pet: Dalena, Dalenka"DariyaRussian — "Feminine form of Darius, a cognate of the Greek Dareios, which is an ancient name of uncertain origin. It is thought to ultimately be derived from Darayavahush, the name of an ancient Persian king. Dariya is one of the most popular names in Russia today, and Dasha is the favored pet form"DitteDanish — "Danish pet form of EDITH or DOROTHEA."DonnagScottish — "Feminine diminutive form of Donald, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Domhnall world ruler See DOMHNALL Male Names and DONALDA. Short: Donna. Pet: Doileag, Dolag, Dollag"DrahomiraCzech / Slovak — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements draho dear, beloved and meri great, famous Short: Draha. Pet: Drahuse, Drahuska, Draza, Mirha"DusanaCzech — "Feminine form of Dusan, a name derived from dusha spirit, soul Short: Dusa. Pet: Dusanka, Dusicka, Duska"EtiniPolynesian — "White flowers on the path EH-TEE-NEE ELILI The periwinkle. AY-LEE-LEE FA'AFETAI Thanks. FAH-AH-FEH-TAH-EE FA'ANUI Woman of the valley. FAH-AH-NOO-EE FAIVA Entertainment, a game. FAH-EE-VAH FAKAPELEA A pet. FAH-KAH-PAY-LEE-AH FALAKIKA My mat. FAH-LAH-KEE-KAH FANUA Land"EvzenieCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of the Greek Eugenia, which is derived from eugenes well-born Pet: Evza, Evzenka, Evzicka"FamkeDutch — "Little girl; A pet form of German names beginning with the element 'frid' meaning peace."FedosyaRussian — "Russian cognate of the Greek Theodosia a gift of God, God-given, a feminine form of Theodosis, which is a compounding of the elements theos God and dosis a gift, a giving Pet: Fesya"FemkeDutch — "Little girl; A pet form of German names beginning with the element 'frid' meaning peace."FeodoriyaRussian — "Russian cognate of the Greek Theodora God's gift, a feminine form of Theodoros, which is a compounding of the elements theos God and dOron gift Pet: Fenya"FranqoiseFrench — "From the Old French Francois French Franchise is commonly found on the family tree of the French royal house of Bourbon-Orleans, and like the male form, Francois, is often bestowed as a patriotic gesture. Short: France. Pet: Fanchon, Fanchone, Franchon, Francine"GolbargArabic — "Flower petal, thus meaning beautiful"GolparaArabic — "Flower petal, figuratively meaning beautiful"GubergaUrdu — "Flower petal"Gul bargArabic — "Rose Petal"HedvikaCzech — "Popular Czech cognate of the German Hed- wig, a derivative of the obsolete Haduwig, a compound name composed of the elements hadu contention and wig war, strife Pet: Hedva, Hedvicka"JaroslavaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Jaroslav spring glory, a compounding of the Slavonic elements jaro spring and slav glory Pet: Jarca, Jarka, Jarunka, Jarucka, Slavka"JebongFilipino — "Funny, Petite"JuditaCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of Judith, a cognate of the Hebrew Jehudith and Yehudit, feminine forms of Jehuda and Yehudhah The names, Anglicized as Judah, mean he will be praised. Because Judah was also the name of a kingdom in ancient Palestine, the name can also mean from Judah. Pet: Dita, Jitka"KlementinaRussian — "Russian cognate of Clementine, a femi-nine diminutive form of Clement, which is derived from the Latin clemens mild, gentle, merciful Pet: Klima"KlmbraEnglish — "Modern coinage probably derived from combining the names Kim and Debra a bee See DEBORAH and KIM. Short: Kim. Pet: Kimmie"KristahGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."KrystahGerman — "Christ-bearer. A pet form of names beginning with "Chris"."KrystjanaPolish — "Polish cognate of the Greek Christiana, a feminine form of Christiano a Christian, which is derived from christianos a follower of Christ, a Christian Short: Krysta. Pet: Krystka"KvetaCzech / Slovak — "Popular name derived from kvet flower Pet: Kvetka, Kvetuse, Kvetuska"LexeeGreek — "Defender of humankind. A pet form of names beginning with "Alex"."LexeyGreek — "Defender of humankind. A pet form of names beginning with "Alex"."LllliGerman — "A pet form of Elisabeth God is my oath and many of its variant forms, Lilli is also occasionally be-stowed as an independent given name"MaathHebrew — "A petite woman; small"MalgorzataPolish — "Polish cognate of the Greek Margarltes, which is derived from margaron a pearl Pet: Gosia, Matgosia"MareagoldEnglish — "Mary's gold, Flower with yellow / orange petals."MareegoldEnglish — "Mary's gold, Flower with yellow / orange petals."MargaritesGreek — "Popular name derived from margaron a pearl Pet: Gryta"MariegoldEnglish — "Mary's gold, Flower with yellow / orange petals."MarigoldEnglish — "Mary's gold, Flower with yellow / orange petals."MarygoldEnglish — "Mary's gold, Flower with yellow / orange petals."MecislavaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Mecislav, a compound name, the first element of which is uncertain Some believe it to be from miecz sword, the Old Polish miecz man, father, or mieszka bear. The second element is the Slavonic slav glory. Pet: Mecina, Mecka"MiniHindi — "Small, Often a pet name"MizarHebrew — "A little woman; petite"MllagrosSpanish — "the Spanish milagro miracle, wonder The name is bestowed in honor of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Sefbra de los Milagros Our Lady of Miracles. Pet: Mili"MlroslavaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Miroslav great glory, a compounding of the Slavonic elements meri great, famous and slav glory Short: Mira. Pet: Mirka, Miruska, Slavka"MoozaAfrican — "Sulky. Petulant. (Swahili)"NadziejaPolish — "Polish cognate of the Russian Nadezhda hope, a direct derivative of the vocabulary word Short: Nadzia, Natia. Pet: Nata, Natka"NikoletaGreek — "Originally a pet form of Nikola victory of the people, Nikoleta is now commonly bestowed as an independent given name See NIKOLA"NinelRussian — "A name from the Soviet era, Ninel is an ana-gram of Lenin, the surname of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin 1870-1924, the Russian leader of the Communist Revolution of 1917 and premier of the US.S.R. The name is now falling out of favor, as with many Soviet-era names. Pet: Nelli, Nelya"OlimpiadaRussian — "the Greek Olympia, a femi-nine form of Olympios of Olympus Olympus is the name of a mountain in northern Greece which was the home of the gods in Greek mythology. Short: Ada. Pet: Lipa"OrflieCzech / Slovak — "the French Ottilie, a derivative of Odile, which is from the Germanic Odila, a name derived from the element od, ot prosperity, riches Pet: Olylka"PankhdiHindi — "Flower Petal"PatseeEnglish — "A pet form of Patricia, Noble, Of noble descent."PatseyEnglish — "A pet form of Patricia, Noble, Of noble descent."PatsieEnglish — "A pet form of Patricia, Noble, Of noble descent."PatsyEnglish — "A pet form of Patricia, Noble, Of noble descent."PeataGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PeatahGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PeetaGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PeetahGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PeitaGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PeitahGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PerettFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PerettaFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PeretteFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PerneliaDanish — "A feminine pet form of Petronius - the name of a 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter, Beauty."PernillaSwedish — "A feminine pet form of Petronius - the name of a 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter, Beauty."PernilleDanish — "A feminine pet form of Petronius - the name of a 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter, Beauty."PeronelGreek — "Variant of Petronilla: Rock. Derived from the Roman clan Petronius."PetaNative American — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PetrinaGreek — "Feminine form of Peter: Stone, rock."PetronillaGerman — "A feminine pet form of Petronius - the name of a 1st-century Roman saint, later believed to be a daughter of Saint Peter, Beauty."PetuniaEnglish — "Of the Petunia flower"PeytaGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PeytahGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PieretFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PierettFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PierettaFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PieretteGreek — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PierinFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PierinaGreek — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PierineFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PierynaFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PieryneFrench — "Little steady one; Stone; The feminine form of Pierre / Peter"PitahGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PlppaEnglish — "Originally a pet form of Philippa lover of horses, Pippa is now in common use as an independent given name See PHILIPPA"PlroskaHungarian — "Hungarian form of the Latin Priscilla, a feminine diminutive form of Priscus, which is an old Roman family name derived from priscus ancient, primitive Pet: Piri"PoliPolynesian — "Polynesian form of Polly, a pet form of Margaret a pearl See MARGARET English Names"PolinaLatin — "Tiny, petite"PushtaHindi — "Flower Petal"PytaGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."PytahGreek — "Stone. The feminine form of Peter."RostislavaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Rostislav seizer of glory, a compound name composed from the Slavonic elements rosts usurp, seize, appropriate and slav glory Pet: Rost'a, Rostina, Rostinka, Rostuska, Slavka"RozsaHungarian — "rose Pet: Rozsi. "ScotlandScottish — "to Anglicize the Gaelic Oighrig See OIGHRIG. Pet: Hattie, Hettie"SerafimaRussian — "the Hebrew seaphim burning ones, which is from saraph to burn The name is used in the Bible for the heavenly winged angels surrounding the throne of God. Short: Fima. Pet: Sima"SindaSpanish — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."SindahGreek — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."SindiaEnglish — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."SindiahEnglish — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."SkneScottish — "Scottish Gaelic form of Jane God is gracious See JANE. The name is Anglicized as Sheena. Pet: Sineag"SobeslavaCzech / Slovak — "Compound name composed from the Slavonic elements sobi to usurp, to overtake and slav glory: hence, usurper of glory Pet: Sobena, Sobeska"SondyaAmerican — "Variant form of Sonya, the Russian pet form of Sofya wisdom, skill"SonjeScandinavian — "Scandinavian cognate of Sonya, a Russian pet form of Sofya wisdom, skill. See SOFIA. Sonja is the name of the wife of King Harald V of Norway and mother of Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Princess Martha Louise"StepanaCzech / Slovak — "the Russian Svetlana star Pet: Svetla, Svetlanka, Svetluse, Svetluska"SyndiaEnglish — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."SyndiahEnglish — "A form of Cindy which is a pet form of Cynthia, woman from Kynthos. Little ashes. A short form of Cinderella."TaisiyaRussian — "Believed to be a Russian form of the Greek Thais, which is of uncertain derivation Bond is a popular folk definition. The name was borne by a 4th-cen- tury B.C. courtesan who accompanied Alexander the Great on his Asiatic campaign. Pet: Tasya, Taya"TatanaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of the Latin Tatianus, a de-rivative of the old Roman family name Tatius, which is of uncertain origin Short: Tana. Pet: Tanicka"ValeriyaRussian — "Russian cognate of the French Valerie, which is from the Latin Valerius, an old Roman family name derived from valere to be strong, healthy Pet: Lera, Valya"Var:English — "Catharine, Catherine, Cathryn, Katharine, Kathryn Short: Cath, Kat, Kath. Pet: Cathy, Kate, Katie, Katy, Kay, Kit, Kitty"VasilisaSlavic — "Feminine form of Vasili, the Russian cognate of the Greek Basileois king See VASILI Male Names. Pet: Vasya"VinetteAmerican — "Feminine form of Vinny, the pet form of Vincent conquering See VINCENT Male Names"VlktorlaGerman — "German form of Victoria, which is from the Latin victoria victory The name is often found on the family trees of German royalty. Pet: Vicky"VlktorleCzech / Slovak — "Czech form of Victoria, which is from the Latin victoria victory Pet: Viki, Viktorka"VlncenzeHungarian — "From the Late Latin Vincentius conquering, which is derived from vincere to conquer Short: Vincze. Pet: Vinci"WasGerman — "borne by a daughter of the Frankish king Dagobert II; she was revered as a saint Pet: Ada"WiebkeDutch — "A borrowing from the Scandinavians, Wiebke originated as a pet form of the medieval name Wibe, a contraction of the Germanic Wigburg, which was composed of wig war and burg castle, fortress"WlbekeScandinavian — "Originally a pet form of the medieval Wibe, which is a contraction of the Germanic Wigburg, itself composed of wig war and burg castle, fortress Wibeke is now bestowed as an independent given name. Cognate: Wiebke Danish, Norwegian; Viveca, Viveka, Vivica Swedish"WojclechPolish — "Popular name composed of the Slavonic el-ements voi soldier, warrior and tech consolation, comfort, solace: hence, soldier of consolation Pet: Wojteczek, Wojtek"YannFrench — "Breton cognate of Jean, which is the French cog-nate of John God is gracious See JEAN. Pet: Yanni, Yannic, Yannick"ZbyhnevaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Zbyhnev to do away with anger, a compound name composed from the elements zbit to do away with, to be rid of and gniew anger See ZBYHNEV Male Names. Pet: Zbyna, Zbysa"ZltomlrCzech / Slovak — "Compound name composed of the Slavonic elements zhit to live and meri great, famous Pet: Zitek, Zitousek"ZltomlraCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of 2itomir, a compounding of the Slavonic elements zhit to live and meri great, famous Pet: Zitka, Zituse"ZlvanCzech / Slovak — "Popular name derived from the Slavonic ele-ment zhiv living, vigorous, alive Pet: Zivanek, Zivek, Zivko"ZlvankaCzech / Slovak — "Feminine form of Zivan, which is from the Slavonic element zhiv living, vigorous, alive Short: Zivka. Pet: Zivuse, Zivuska"