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Pax

Boy Name day: December 5
Pax is a short form of Paxton: on birth records it is written Paxton (23,670 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Paxton page.
Origin: Old English (Anglo-Saxon toponymic surname). Meaning: Pœcc's town; popularly 'peace town'.
From the Old English personal name Pœcc plus 'tūn' (enclosure, settlement), naming villages in Scotland and England, later a surname and given name.

Name day for Pax

December 5

Why this day? Pax is a short form of Paxton, and shares its name day.

Pax is celebrated in the United States on December 5.

The story of the name Pax

Pax is a short form of Paxton. It keeps its origin (Old English (Anglo-Saxon toponymic surname)) and meaning — pœcc's town; popularly 'peace town', and shares its name day, December 5.

On birth records, Pax is rarely written as such: the Paxs are Paxtons (23,670 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Paxton page.

Frequently asked questions about Pax

What does Pax mean?

Pax is a short form of Paxton, which means pœcc's town; popularly 'peace town'.

When is Pax's name day?

December 5, together with Paxton: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Pax a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Paxton.

Pax's profile

Energy 8/10
Humor 6/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 4/10
Ambition 7/10
Stability 6/10
Whimsy 5/10
Diplomacy 5/10
Loyalty 6/10
Need for attention 6/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Pax

Top 10

  1. Paxie95%
  2. Pace95%
  3. Braden95%
  4. Cade95%
  5. Paxton95%
  6. Colton95%
  7. Cad95%
  8. Jace95%
  9. Cash95%
  10. Colty95%

Bottom 10

  1. Felton42%
  2. Neville42%
  3. Gaston42%
  4. Castiel42%
  5. Abdiel43%
  6. Lucien44%
  7. Abdullah44%
  8. Casper45%
  9. Bram45%
  10. Abram45%

Love potential for Pax

Top 10

  1. Wardell92%
  2. Truman92%
  3. Toney92%
  4. Rocco90%
  5. Crew90%
  6. Alfonso90%
  7. Rocchino90%
  8. Jhon90%
  9. Chesterie90%
  10. Kayleb90%

Bottom 10

  1. Byron42%
  2. Anakin42%
  3. Anders42%
  4. Percey42%
  5. Dyls42%
  6. Elvis42%
  7. Holdy42%
  8. Babyboy42%
  9. Byrnie42%
  10. Merlin42%

Professional potential for Pax

Top 10

  1. Toney91%
  2. Bradon89%
  3. Abdulrahman86%
  4. Zebulon85%
  5. Mendel85%
  6. Henny84%
  7. Solo84%
  8. Henry84%
  9. Everette84%
  10. Meyer84%

Bottom 10

  1. Dariusz42%
  2. Darius42%
  3. Valentin42%
  4. Hilton42%
  5. Elmo42%
  6. Ferrell42%
  7. Ares42%
  8. Kaiser42%
  9. Daryll42%
  10. Dickie42%

Crush potential for Pax

Top 10

  1. Chad96%
  2. Marquise96%
  3. Shaquille96%
  4. Rexy96%
  5. Jarret96%
  6. Kingy96%
  7. Dew96%
  8. Trius96%
  9. Izaiah96%
  10. Marq96%

Bottom 10

  1. Herberto45%
  2. Herbert45%
  3. Herby45%
  4. Werner45%
  5. Sean46%
  6. Jacko46%
  7. Shaun46%
  8. Shaughn46%
  9. Juanito46%
  10. Jock46%
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