The baby name Pierre-Henri is a Male name , 312 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/pjɛʁ ɑ̃.ʁi/', 'approx_english': "pyair ahn-REE (Pierre = 'pyair', Henri = 'ahn-REE')"}.
Pierre-Henri is French in Origin.
The baby name Pierre-Henri is a Male name , 312 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': '/pjɛʁ ɑ̃.ʁi/', 'approx_english': "pyair ahn-REE (Pierre = 'pyair', Henri = 'ahn-REE')"}.
Pierre-Henri is French in Origin.
Pierre-Henri is a French compound given name joining Pierre (“Peter”) and Henri (“Henry”). Pierre stems from Greek Petros via Latin Petrus, meaning “rock” or “stone”; Henri comes from the Germanic Heimric (haim “home” + rik “ruler”), signifying “ruler of the household.” Together, the name evokes a “steadfast home-ruler” or “rock-like leader.”
Hyphenated double names have been fashionable in France since the 17th century, especially in noble, clerical, and bourgeois circles, and they saw strong use through the 19th and 20th centuries. Notable bearers include the landscape painter Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, resistance figure and statesman Pierre-Henri Teitgen, and writer Pierre-Henri Simon. Variants and cognates include the unhyphenated Pierre Henri, the reversed Henri-Pierre, and forms in other languages such as Peter-Henry (English), Pedro-Enrique (Spanish), Pietro-Enrico (Italian), and Peter-Heinrich (German). Nicknames may follow each element: Pierrot or Pierre, and Riton or Henri.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| France | Boys | 2013 | #410 | 4 | 2,790 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
Pierre-Henri is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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