Biblical Boy Names That Start With P

Are you expecting the pitter-patter of tiny feet sometime in the near future and are looking for the perfect Bible-inspired P-name for your little one? Here are some ideas if you're having a boy.

1. Peter. An all-boy biblical classic that reached its apex in the 1950s.
2. Paul. A biblical classic that occasionally takes a dive but always find its footing again.
3. Pedro. The Spanish and Portuguese version of Peter.
4. Philip. A biblical classic that's keeping a low profile at the moment.
5. Phillip. A variation of Philip.
6. Pierre. Peter à la française. Like the Greek original, Pierre literally means "rock" in French.
7. Phineas. For some parents, Phineas is now and forever a Disney character, but for others, it's a gem of a name that has both a biblical link (being a variation of the Old Testament male name Phinehas) and a mythological connection (if you consider it a variant of Phineus, a Greek mythological character).
8. Pietro. The Italian equivalent of the name Peter.
9. Phinehas. This name has several areas of appeal: a biblical backstory, literary cachet, and most importantly, the charming built-in nickname Finn.
10. Pau. This P-beginning name packs a punch: Pau is the Catalan equivalent of the name Paul as well as a Catalan word meaning "peace", in addition to which it's the name of numerous modern-day places as well as the name of an ancient biblical city.
11. Philemon. Despite its strong biblical provenance and appealing meaning ("loving"), Philemon is unlikely to top the popularity charts anytime soon.
12. Philippe. The French form of Philip.
13. Petros. The original Greek version of Peter, derived from the Greek word for "rock".
14. Peniel. (sometimes transliterated as Penuel). A biblical place that doubles as a unisex baby name.
15. Peleg. A now-forgotten boy's name that was deemed a perfectly fine baby name choice in the 18th century America. Biblically, Peleg was one of the sons of Eber, an ancestor of Abraham.
16. Padon. The name Padon is briefly mentioned in the Bible as a temple servant whose descendants returned to their homeland from the Babylonian exile.
17. Paulus. Paulus is the Latin equivalent of Paul, but it's also a scriptural name in its own right, appearing in the English transliterations of the Bible in reference to Sergius Paulus, a Roman proconsul who embraced the Christian faith through the preaching of Paul and Barnabas.
18. Perez. Perez is listed in the biblical genealogies as a son of Judah and a grandson of Jacob. Outside the Bible, the name is mostly frequently seen mostly occurs as a Jewish or Spanish surname (though technically, the Spanish last name is Pérez).
19. Petrus. The Latin version of Peter, still found in some translations of the Bible, such as the German, Dutch and Swedish versions.
20. Phanuel. All that's said about Phanuel is in the Bible that he was the father of the prophetess Anna.
21. Pharez. One of several transliterations of the biblical name Perez.