names_Charente

1	Paille	Pailliacum, from Latin name Pallius with -acum	Indicates ownership of an estate
2	Palles (les)	Pal (reef, bar),	A reef from l'île Madame parallel to the island of Oléron and the cape of Fouras, separating the basin of the Charente from that of the Seudre.
3	Pere	Latin pirarius	pear
4	Perignac	Latin Patrinius with acum
5	Perigny	Patrinacum, from Patrinius, Roman name with -acum
6	Pessines	Latin Pecius with -acum
7	Pin	Latin pinus	pine
8	Pisany
9	Plassac
10	Plassay
11	Pointe de Baleines	Santonum [promontorium],	From the Santones
12	Polignac	Latin Pollenius with -acum
13	Pommiers-Moulons
14	Pons	Latin pons	bridge
15	Pont-l'Abbe-d'Arnoult
16	Port-d'Envaux	Latin vallis	valley
17	Port-des-Barques
18	Portes-en-Re
19	Pouillac	Latin Paulius with -acum
20	Poursay-Garnaud	Porcacum, from Porcius (Gaulish personal name + -acum	Indicating ownership of an estate
21	Preguillac	Latin prata, French pre	Meadow
22	Prignac	Primacum, from Primius (Gallo-Roman name with -acum	Indicates ownership of an estate
23	Puilboreau	Latin podium with boreau	the eminence
24	Puy-du-lac
25	Puyravault
26	Puyrolland	Podium, castle keep from 'pic' (pointed summit) + Rolland	Familiy name also found elsewhere in the region