Editing Neutral names starting with P

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An alphabetical list of '''neutral names starting with P''', continued from the [[names]] page, which see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. [[Nonbinary]] people don't have to have neutral names, and many [[notable nonbinary people]] have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with P include Page, Parker, and Pat. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with P, more than 20 of them, as listed below. Previous page: [[neutral names starting with O]]. Next page: [[neutral names starting with Q]].

== The list ==

'''Paderau'''. Welsh, modern. Meaning "Beads," or "Rosary."<ref name="20knames4">http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_04.htm [https://web.archive.org/web/20230611030806/http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names_04.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/paderau [https://web.archive.org/web/20210805132640/https://www.behindthename.com/name/paderau Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: modern, religious, three syllables

'''Padma''' (पद्म). Hindi. Meaning "Lotus flower." In Hinduism, this unisex name is used for the goddess Lakshmi and the hero Rama.<ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/padma [https://web.archive.org/web/20230605034310/https://www.behindthename.com/name/padma Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: nature, flower, religious, two syllables

'''Page'''. English. From the English surname, meaning "A youth who is apprenticed to a knight; a young servant; an attendant" in Middle English.<ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/Page [https://web.archive.org/web/20220315162748/https://babynames.com/name/page Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the USA, this given name has been used for about 7,555 people, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PAGE/index.html</ref> Keywords: fantasy, feminine inclined, medieval, neutral inclined, one syllable, youth

'''Palmer'''. English. From the surname. Meaning "A pilgrim who brings back a palm frond as proof of their journey to the Holy Land." This was popular as a masculine name during the Edwardian era, and then spiked as a feminine name in the 2010s.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/palmer [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328011729/https://www.behindthename.com/name/palmer Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> In the US, it has been used for about 994 people, as a masculine name 88% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PALMER/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20221002192734/https://mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PALMER/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Christian, plants, travel, two syllables

'''Paris'''. English. A modern English neutral name, from the name of the capital of France, after the name of the Gaulish tribe who once lived there. Coincidentally, Paris (Πάρις), meaning "Wager" in Greek, was also the name of a legendary prince who started the Trojan War. Though this was traditionally a masculine name, this has come to be used as a feminine name in most countries today.<ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/paris-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602145612/https://www.behindthename.com/name/paris-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/paris-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230325035340/https://www.behindthename.com/name/paris-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 6,765 people have had the given name Paris, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARIS/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170610165054/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/P/PA/PARIS/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> As for the variant '''Parris''', SSA data shows about 1,532 people have been named Parris, used as a masculine name 55% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARRIS/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20170610163348/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/P/PA/PARRIS/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: mythology, travel, two syllables

'''Parker'''. English. From the surname. Meaning "Keeper of the park; park ranger."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/parker [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328025711/https://www.behindthename.com/name/parker Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,788 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARKER/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20171106133825/http://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARKER/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: forest, nature, plants, two syllables

'''Parminder''' (ਪਰਮਿੰਦਰ).  Sikh. Meaning "The Hindu god Indra is highest" in Sanskrit.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/parminder [https://web.archive.org/web/20221225202054/https://www.behindthename.com/name/parminder Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,778 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 51% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARMINDER/index.html</ref> Keywords: three syllables

'''Parrish'''. US SSA data shows about 316 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 86% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARRISH/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20160603190906/http://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PARRISH/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Pasha''' (Паша). Russian. Neutral diminutive of the masculine name Pavel, which is a form of the masculine name Paul.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/pasha [https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184911/https://www.behindthename.com/name/pasha Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/pavel [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213081125/https://www.behindthename.com/name/pavel Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Paul means "Small" or "Humble" in Latin, and is the name of an important saint.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/paul [https://web.archive.org/web/20230509061254/https://www.behindthename.com/name/paul Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 672 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 66% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PASHA/index.html</ref> Keywords: Christian, saints, two syllables

'''Pat'''. English. Short for names such as the masculine Patrick and feminine Patricia, both of which come from "Patrician, nobleman" in Latin. <ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/pat [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519152929/https://www.behindthename.com/name/pat Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="20knames4" /> Patrick is usually given in honor of the saint of the same name, the patron saint of Ireland.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/patrick [https://web.archive.org/web/20230531093407/http://www.behindthename.com/name/patrick Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> The name spiked in popularity for neutral use during the first half of the 20th century. US SSA data shows about 222,623 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 63% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PAT/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180303085410/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/P/PA/PAT/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: Christian, nobility, one syllable. Pat is such a well-known gender neutral name that, during the 1990s, the American show ''Saturday Night Live'' ran comedy sketches called "It's Pat," featuring an [[androgynous]] character, Pat O'Neill Riley. The sketches were about  people trying to obliquely determine Pat's gender, such as by asking what "Pat" was short for. Pat evaded all these attempts, such as by answering, "Pat is short for Paaaaaat." This spun off into the box-office flop feature film ''It's Pat'' (1994), a romantic comedy about Pat falling in love with another gender-ambiguous person, Chris. Meanwhile, a neighbor develops such an unhealthy obssession with trying to find out Pat's gender that he loses his mind. Then Pat and Chris marry and live happily ever after. The actor Julia Sweeney, who portrays Pat, says the character was inspired by how her efforts to perform male [[drag]] came off as androgynous instead.<ref name= "MW">{{cite web |url= http://splitsider.com/2012/06/saturday-nights-children-julia-sweeney-1990-1994/ |author= Wright, Megh |date= June 27, 2012 |title= Saturday Night's Children: Julia Sweeney (1990-1994) |publisher= [[The Awl|Splitsider]] |access-date= December 8, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171230230015/http://splitsider.com/2012/06/saturday-nights-children-julia-sweeney-1990-1994/ |archive-date= December 30, 2017 |url-status= dead }}</ref> Sweeney has never confirmed Pat's sex, and denies that Pat is transgender.<ref>Sweeney, Julia. [[https://archive.is/20141208155959/http://juliasweeney.com/its-pat-sketch-george-wendt/|"It's Pat sketch - George Wendt"]]. Julia Sweeney. Archived from the [[http://juliasweeney.com/its-pat-sketch-george-wendt/|original]] on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 8, 2014.</ref> As such, SNL's Pat cannot be said to be an example of a nonbinary character in fiction, just a [[Undisclosed gender in fiction|character whose gender is never disclosed]]. [[Notable nonbinary people]] with this name include American novelist [[Pat Schmatz]].<ref name="GirlsofSummer">{{Cite web |title=Pat Schmatz |author= |work=Girls of Summer: 18 Books for Strong Girls |date=2016 |access-date=25 May 2020 |url= https://girlsofsummerlist.com/author-interviews-2/2016-archives/pat-schmatz/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323211016/https://girlsofsummerlist.com/author-interviews-2/2016-archives/pat-schmatz/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref>

'''Payson'''. English. From the surname, meaning "Paul's son."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/payson/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220517142914/https://www.behindthename.com/name/payson/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/payson/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20230531000701/https://surnames.behindthename.com/name/payson/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Paul means "Small" or "Humble" in Latin, and is a saint name.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/paul [https://web.archive.org/web/20230509061254/https://www.behindthename.com/name/paul Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 153 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 57% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PAYSON/index.html</ref> Keywords: Christian, two sylables

'''Payton'''. English. From the surname, from the place name. Meaning "Pæga's settlement" in Old English.<ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/payton [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084857/https://www.behindthename.com/name/payton Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/peyton [https://web.archive.org/web/20230328203612/https://www.behindthename.com/name/peyton Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Pæga was an Old English name, probably related to ''pagus'' "outlying village," related to the word "pagan," meaning "a person from a rural area" or "a non-Christian."<ref>https://www.20000-names.com/male_p_names.htm#P%EF%BF%BDGA [https://web.archive.org/web/20230221042300/http://www.20000-names.com/male_p_names.htm Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 2,085 people have had the given name Payton, used as a feminine name 68% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PAYTON/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20161028024748/http://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PAYTON/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> As for the variant spelling, '''Peyton''', US SSA data shows about 3,691 people have been named Peyton, used as a feminine name 59% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PE/PEYTON/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, Pagan, places, two syllables

'''Paz'''. 1. Spanish. Meaning "Peace" in Spanish. From a title of the Virgin Mary, ''Nuestra Señora de la Paz'', meaning "Our Lady of Peace."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/paz-1 [https://web.archive.org/web/20220809073347/https://www.behindthename.com/name/paz-1 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> 2. (פָּז). Hebrew. Meaning "Gold."<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/paz-2 [https://web.archive.org/web/20230602122434/https://www.behindthename.com/name/paz-2 Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 4,021 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 72% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PA/PAZ/index.html</ref> Keywords: Christian, one syllable, peace

'''Peregrine'''. English. Meaning "Traveller" in Latin. This was the name of several saints, and it is also the word for a bird of prey in English.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/peregrine [https://web.archive.org/web/20230209082401/https://www.behindthename.com/name/peregrine Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 107 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PE/PEREGRINE/index.html</ref> Keywords: animals, birds, Christian, three syllables, travel

'''Perrin'''. Archaic French, medieval English, and Romani. Diminutive form of the masculine names Pierre and Pier, which are both forms of the name Peter.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/perrin/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20220528165154/https://www.behindthename.com/name/perrin/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Peter comes from Greek ''Petros'' (Πέτρος), meaning "Stone," and was the name of an important saint.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/peter [https://web.archive.org/web/20230616013715/https://www.behindthename.com/name/peter Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,008 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 76% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PE/PERRIN/index.html</ref> Keywords: earth, medieval, stone, two syllables

'''Philip''' or '''Phillip'''. In England, during the 1500s, this traditionally masculine name was just as commonly used as a feminine name.<ref>Charles W. Bardsley. ''Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature''. New York: R. Worthington, 1880. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Curiosities_of_Puritan_Nomenclature Page 25-26, 43.</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, renaissance, Tudor era, two syllables.

'''Phoenix'''. English. Meaning "A mythological bird that was immortal because it could be reborn from its own ashes" in Greek.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/phoenix [https://web.archive.org/web/20230213075947/https://www.behindthename.com/name/phoenix Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref><ref name="20knames4" /> US SSA data shows about 873 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 60% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PH/PHOENIX/index.html</ref> Keywords: animals, birds, eternity, fire, magic, mystical, mythology, neutral inclined, rebirth, two syllables

'''Pier'''. Italian and Dutch. A form of the masculine name Peter.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/pier [https://web.archive.org/web/20230503091031/https://www.behindthename.com/name/pier Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Peter comes from Greek ''Petros'' (Πέτρος), meaning "Stone," and was the name of an important saint.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/peter [https://web.archive.org/web/20230616013715/https://www.behindthename.com/name/peter Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,100 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 79% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PI/PIER/index.html</ref> Keywords: Christian, one syllable, saint name, stone

'''Pip'''. English. Diminutive of masculine Philip or feminine Philippa.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/pip [https://web.archive.org/web/20230326151524/https://www.behindthename.com/name/pip Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Philip means "friend of horses" in Greek.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/philip [https://web.archive.org/web/20230324192956/https://www.behindthename.com/name/philip Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: animals, Christian, one syllable

'''Prabhjot'''. US SSA data shows about 358 people have had this name, used as a masculine name 84% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PR/PRABHJOT/index.html</ref> Keywords: two syllables

'''Pranjal'''. US SSA data shows about 28 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 58% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PR/PRANJAL/index.html</ref> Keywords: neutral inclined, two syllables

'''Presley'''. English. From the surname, from the place name. Meaning "Priest's clearing" or "Priest's meadow" in Old English. This started to be transferred to a given name during the 1990s.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/presley [https://web.archive.org/web/20230521012848/https://www.behindthename.com/name/presley Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,551 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 82% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PR/PRESLEY/index.html</ref> Keywords: music, two syllables

'''Psalm'''. Puritan. Meaning "A religious song sung to harp music" in English, ultimately from Greek.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/psalm/submitted [https://web.archive.org/web/20200118140318/http://www.behindthename.com:80/name/psalm/submitted Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> US SSA data shows about 28 people have had this name, used as a feminine name 64% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/P/PS/PSALM/index.html [https://web.archive.org/web/20180303164751/http://www.mynamestats.com:80/First-Names/P/PS/PSALM/index.html Archived] on 17 July 2023</ref> Keywords: music, neutral inclined, one syllable, religious

== See also ==
* [[Names]]

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