PAN  

Gender: M
Origin: Greek
Meaning: "feather"

Pan is the Greek god with the legs of a goat and the body of a pipes-playing man known for his mischievousness. Use of his name is not recommended.

Pan is being discussed in our message boards:

• Challenge for you! Can you help with ideas?
• Frederick nn Red and sibsets, etc. Skip to page 2
• New: Movie Title Family Name Game!
• Build a Name Together
• Peter (and if we should worry about associated slang)

Read Nameberry blog posts about Pan:

• BLACK HISTORY NAMES: Cultural heroines of the Harlem Renaissance
• LATIN BABY NAMES: The Famous and The Fantastic
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO
• BEYOND MOWGLI & MINNIE--ANIMATED DISNEY BABY NAMES