Pierre

Pierre \pier-re, pi-e-rre\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Pierre is pronounced as Piheh-R ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Pierre: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Pierre?

Pierre is used predominantly in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Old Greek origins. In addition, Pierre is a variant (English and French) of the name Peter name popularity (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian). The name nicknames for Perrine (French) and the name Pierrette name popularity (French) are the female versions of Pierre. Pierre has 16 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English Peirre pronounciation, name Piere origin, Pierel name variations, name Pierele, name Pierell meaning, name Pierelle meaning, Pierrel name, Pierrele meaning, Pierrell meaning and origin, name Pierrelle origin, Pierrot pronounciation, baby name Pyere, and Pyerre name. The diminutive form Perrin name popularity (used in French as well) is another English variant. A variant of Pierre in other languages is Pierre-Alexandre name (French). Another foreign variant is the diminutive form Pierrick meaning (Breton and French). See also the related forms, name Jean-Pierre origin (French), Pier Alexander name popularity, short names for Pierre Alexan, what does the name Pierre Andre mean, what does the name Pierre Antoin mean, Pierre Etienn name popularity, baby name Pierre Marc, name Pierre Yves meaning, name Pierre-Jean meaning (French), Pierrine definition (French), and baby name Simon Pierre. Pierre is a classic favorite. Today it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1986, 0.024% of baby boys were given the name Pierre. It ranked at #389 then. The baby name has since markedly fallen in popularity, and it is used on a very modest scale in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.010% and its ranking #951. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Pierre, name Peter was the most regularly used. In 2010, it was used 9 times more than Pierre.

The following famous people share the name Pierre:

• Painter Pierre-Auguste Pierre-Auguste Renoir, born February 25, 1841 - December 3, 1919, Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France
• Politician Pierre Trudeau, born 18 October 1919 - 28 September 2000, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Scientist Pierre Curie, born 15 May 1859 - 19 April 1906, Paris, France.

List of baby names that sound like Pierre:

Pari name variations (Iranian), baby name Parle, baby name Paro, meaning of Parri, Parris definition (French), name Parry meaning (English), Peper name, nicknames for Pepper, what does the name Peree mean, Perey definition, Peri meaning (English and Hebrew), Perie pronounciation, Pero meaning (Italian and Slavic), baby name Perrey, Perri meaning and origin, what does the name Perry mean (English and French), Peru name, nicknames for Pery, short names for Pierro, and Piper name variations (English).

The baby name Pierre fun facts:

The name Pierre in reverse order is "Erreip".

The numerological value of the name Pierre is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Pierre?

Pierre is in the top names in USA.