PADUA: Lat. Related to an Italian city.
PALPU: Mal. Meaning and exact origin unclear.
PAPPY: Mal. Meaning uncertain.
Var. Pappachan.
Used as a petname.
PASCAL: Fr. " Born on Easter day."
PATHROSE: Mal. version of Peter.
Var. Patro, Petros.
PATRICK: Lat. " Noble."
Roman name, common in England.
PAUL: Lat. " Small."
Var. Pablo, Paille, Palus, Paulose, Pavel, Poul.
Popular name after the epistle writer.
PAULOSE: Mal. version of Paul.
Var. Pailee, Pailo, Paily, Poulose, Pylee.
PEARSON: Eng. " Son of Peirce ( Peter )."
PERCY: Fr. " Valley-piercer."
Var. Percyval, Percywell.
Norman name used in England.
PERIERA: Port. “Pear tree.”
PETER: Gk. " Rock."
Var. Patrose, Pathrose, Pedro, Peirce, Perrin, Petrose, Pierre,
Apostle in the New Testament.
PHILIP: Gk. " Lover of horses."
Var. Filip, Peeli, Phil, Philipose, Philipp.
One of the apostles. Father of Alexander the Great.
PHILLIPPOSE: Mal. version of Philip.
PIOUS: Lat. " Devoted."
Var. Pio, Pius.
Used by several popes.
PINHERIO: Port. “Pine tree.”
PINTO: Port. “Young.”
PODIKUNJU: Mal. " Small child."
Rarely used. Used as a petname usually.
PODIMON: Mal. " Small son."
Used as a petname.
POLSON: Eng. " Son of Paul."
Var. Paulson.
PONNACHAN: Mal. ' Golden father."
Used as a petname.
POTHEN: Mal. Meaning and exact origin unclear. May be related to Peter or Philip.
Var. Pothan.
POWLIN: Lat. Related to Paul.
PRINCE: Lat. " Prince."
Var. Princely, Princy.
PUNNOOSE: Mal. May be related to Paulose.
Var. Punnan, Poonnoose.