Updated October 2026
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Hebrew
"distinguished"
Quirky Old Testament name.
Greek
"beloved"
Obscure name from the New Testament.
Roman
"fifth"
This Roman name is featured in the New Testament as that of the governor of Judea.
Latin
"mottled"
"paper plant"
English from French
"tin alloy"
French
"level"
"the earthy scent of fresh rain on dry ground"
A poetic choice.
"fire stone"
So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.
Bulgarian and Romanian
"first"
An almost unknown member of the cool two-syllable, n-ending group of boy names.
Welsh
"rock"
Welsh form of Piers/Pierce, which comes from Peter.
Invented literary name
Author Suzanne Collins created this soft-spoken Peter variation for one of her heroes in her series The Hunger Games .
English word name from Greek
"to attempt, attack"
A bold new word name that conjures up images of peg-legs and eyepatches. It was brought to national attention by pop musician Billie Eilish, whose full name is Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell.…
Irish
"stone"
Irish form of Piers, from Peter.
Animal name
"bamboo eater"
With Bear and Fox becoming hot baby names, why not Panda? Why not indeed. Both the name and its animal namesake are adorable. And Pan is a nickname right in line with the mythological name trend. The…
"pear"
A fresh nature-inspired take on Cyrus.
English and Norman surname
"stone bridge"
Sharp surname with Norman roots — it originally denoted a person from any of four places called Pierrepont in Normandy.
Greek, place-name
A Greek island and popular summer destination, Paros received its name after Parus, a son of the Arcadian king Parrhasius.
Proto-Slavic deity
God of sky, thunder, lightning, rain and war; the highest-ranking god in Slavic mythology. His name is also spelled Perun.
Combination of Piero and Paolo
"small stone"
Pierpaolo is an Italian smoosh name, combining Piero, meaning "stone", and Paolo, meaning "small". This name saw a surge of popularity in Italy in the early 2000s.