Boy Dog Names That Start With P

Another winning and relaxed but energetic o-ending Latin name, sometimes associated with designer Paco Rabanne.

Le Pew. We don't think so, although it's a megacommon nickname name in Latino countries.

Long-used surname name that's up for promotion to greater popularity.

Puck was Shakespeare's mischievous pixie who'a had a few television incarnations in more recent years. A popular name in The Netherlands but nowhere else, from what we can tell.

Pazel's abbreviated version, Paz, is far more modern and attractive.

Philippe, pronounced fill-EEP, is Philip with Gallic flair.

Pom is a shortened word name that's not much used in France, but cute and familiar here as one of Babar (the Elephant's) triplets. Pom, pommy and pommie are (non-derogatory) terms sometimes used by Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans to denote a person of English heritage. 

As Polydoros, this rare Greek name belonged to several figures in Greek mythology, including a son of King Priam of Troy.

The Roman god of the underworld, the former ninth planet, a cartoon dog...but not a baby.

An ambitious geographical name, associated with mountains and success. In the UK, however, this is a slang term, meaning "bad, disappointing".

Varying Filbert does not improve the name: it still makes one think of a nut.

Pacific is an adventurous kind of place-name, with the added bonus of the association with peace.

The revival of long-dormant Roman names would put this back in the lexicon if it wasn't so connected to a telecommunications network.

The newest surname names move beyond the Waspy, and this is an excellent example, associated these days with gossip blogger Perez (born Mario) Hilton.

Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts.

Calm, straightforward, patrician sounding: Pace is one new-style name that's well-grounded.

A pet name, literally and figuratively. The word pumpkin is derived from the Greek pepōn, meaning large melon."

This uppity name has been a fast climber in recent years, but we still think it's a bit much. Even abroad, where the connection to the prestigious university will be weaker, any name beginning with "Prince" will sound pretentious.

Parry is quite common in Wales, often as a surname, but would inevitably be misunderstood as Perry or even Harry.

The feminine version, Perdita, is more familiar here.