Pierre as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pierre

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The baby name Pierre is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced French: /pjɛʁ/ (pyair); English: /pɪər/ or /ˈpjɛər/ (pee-AIR).

Pierre is French in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 1.0

Origin: French

Pronunciation: French: /pjɛʁ/ (pyair); English: /pɪər/ or /ˈpjɛər/ (pee-AIR)

What is the meaning of the name Pierre ?

The baby name Pierre is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced French: /pjɛʁ/ (pyair); English: /pɪər/ or /ˈpjɛər/ (pee-AIR).

Pierre is French in Origin.

Pierre is the French form of Peter, ultimately from Greek Petros “stone, rock,” via Latin Petrus and Old French Pierre (cf. Occitan Pèire, Breton Pêr). The name’s sense of solidity and reliability comes from the New Testament, where Jesus renames the apostle Simon as Peter, the “rock.” In French, Pierre also means “stone,” reinforcing its literal and symbolic weight.

Long used across France and the wider Francophone world, Pierre appears in records from the Middle Ages onward and has remained classic through waves of fashion. Common compounds include Jean-Pierre, Pierre-Yves, and Pierre-Louis. Related forms are Peter, Piers/Pierce, Pieter, Pietro, Pedro, Pere, Piotr, Pyotr, Petar, Petru, Per/Peder; feminine Pierrette; diminutives Pierrot and Pierrick. Notable bearers include Pierre de Ronsard, Pierre-Simon Laplace, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Pierre Curie, lending the name scholarly and artistic resonance.

Pierre has the following similar or variant Names

Pierrot
Pierrick
Pierrette
Pier
Pierre-Louis

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Pierre	Rochefort	Nicole Garcia	film director	★★★★★	Jean Rochefort	film director	★★★★★

Pierre – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2020	#1	—	780
Germany	Boys	2015	#1	—	429
HT	Girls	0	#2	41	950
HT		0	#2	15	399
HT	Boys	0	#2	67	903
CM		0	#8	53	2,592
CM	Boys	0	#8	4,417	12,054
BI		0	#11	2	425
DJ		0	#17	1	322
BF	Boys	0	#22	5	439
LU		0	#24	44	2,830
BI	Boys	0	#25	19	917
NA		0	#28	6	2,537
MT		0	#32	12	1,767
LU	Boys	0	#38	368	4,970
MO		0	#52	1	2,706
PR		0	#54	2	1,497
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
MT	Boys	0	#64	149	4,064
JP		0	#73	5	4,057
AO		0	#75	3	2,729
CN		0	#78	9	3,857
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
BG		0	#81	2	1,799
JM		0	#93	1	3,714
QA		0	#99	8	7,011
SD		0	#101	2	2,130
TW		0	#103	1	4,523
PH		0	#104	7	5,607
HU		0	#114	2	1,675
KW		0	#116	6	5,216
OM		0	#116	6	6,215
CY	Boys	0	#119	11	3,473
EC		0	#120	2	2,502
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#126	12	1,769
MU		0	#126	11	3,613
ID	Boys	0	#130	6	4,130
AZ	Boys	0	#131	1	1,400
IQ		0	#132	2	3,533
PA		0	#133	6	3,797
GR		0	#135	1	3,911
France	Boys	2021	#139	395	2,865
BN	Boys	0	#139	1	6,332
LB		0	#139	1,178	13,263
ZA		0	#143	346	14,421
AE		0	#146	32	10,220
LT	Boys	0	#150	2	2,166
BW	Boys	0	#151	4	4,685
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
CR		0	#164	2	5,526
Belgium	Boys	2024	#166	23	401
HU	Boys	0	#168	7	3,954
Sweden	Boys	2022	#175	8	1,509
PR	Boys	0	#175	4	2,508
UY		0	#180	3	2,477
CZ		0	#185	2	3,154
LU	Girls	0	#188	3	4,850
DK		0	#190	14	5,198
RU		0	#194	1	3,641
Germany	Boys	0	#196	2,286	5,697
NA	Boys	0	#197	39	6,830
MO	Boys	0	#201	23	5,842
Austria		0	#204	10	850
PL		0	#210	3	2,600
SI	Boys	0	#210	2	3,402
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
BG	Boys	0	#217	4	3,850
PS		0	#219	8	5,692
AO	Boys	0	#221	22	5,568
TW	Boys	0	#221	21	7,111
IR		0	#227	5	4,221
MU	Boys	0	#227	136	8,477
ZA	Boys	0	#227	2,786	25,619
PT		0	#234	13	4,161
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
EC	Boys	0	#240	7	3,322
NL	Boys	0	#243	1,629	5,873
GR	Boys	0	#247	21	6,912
GH		0	#248	1	5,396
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
SG		0	#251	19	11,010
HR	Boys	0	#252	8	3,997
DK	Boys	0	#255	71	7,401
JM	Boys	0	#255	18	6,876
PE		0	#258	53	6,350
IL		0	#261	14	6,291
MO	Girls	0	#263	1	7,056
NG		0	#269	4	5,926
AF	Boys	0	#274	1	3,535
JM	Girls	0	#278	1	7,507
JP	Boys	0	#278	20	7,909
SA		0	#278	18	10,560
Canada	Boys	2024	#281	26	2,588
CL	Boys	0	#282	810	13,390
CN	Boys	0	#283	37	9,639
CZ	Boys	0	#283	22	6,530
KZ	Boys	0	#295	2	6,578
Canada	Girls	1992	#296	18	2,320
PT	Boys	0	#297	72	7,951
AL	Boys	0	#302	2	5,122
France	Girls	1969	#303	6	1,252
PL	Boys	0	#309	27	6,459
HK		0	#313	36	8,483
MY		0	#313	18	12,352
Austria	Boys	0	#314	132	2,180
Germany		0	#314	128	2,542
NL		0	#314	78	2,481
GH	Boys	0	#331	15	8,138
BR		0	#333	13	5,969
MU	Girls	0	#335	17	8,539
GT		0	#338	1	5,948
HK	Boys	0	#341	205	12,905
QA	Girls	0	#343	1	15,378
CZ	Girls	0	#350	2	5,378
CN	Girls	0	#358	2	8,829
PH	Boys	0	#359	25	11,440
JO	Boys	0	#363	15	7,057
UY	Boys	0	#364	36	5,922
EG		0	#366	35	6,387
CL		0	#387	25	6,867
BD	Girls	0	#406	1	8,413
BO		0	#407	2	6,868
Spain		0	#409	44	2,326
PE	Boys	0	#411	753	14,506
Finland	Boys	0	#418	10	2,041
OM	Girls	0	#423	2	15,987
PH	Girls	0	#425	5	13,098
PA	Boys	0	#426	56	9,305
CM	Girls	0	#429	112	11,671
SD	Boys	0	#434	12	10,523
MX		0	#438	8	8,339
AR	Boys	0	#439	29	7,628
CR	Boys	0	#450	38	10,188
EG	Boys	0	#451	578	15,035
CO		0	#463	18	7,768
BR	Boys	0	#468	329	12,213
PT	Girls	0	#471	1	7,952
RU	Boys	0	#482	24	12,621
PS	Boys	0	#483	66	10,655
GT	Boys	0	#491	9	7,625
SY		0	#497	251	11,684
IL	Boys	0	#515	93	10,983
PA	Girls	0	#518	1	9,861
IQ	Girls	0	#524	2	11,303
LY		0	#525	11	12,703
IR	Boys	0	#532	21	10,162
BH		0	#536	18	17,937
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
IR	Girls	0	#544	2	8,334
PS	Girls	0	#547	1	10,981
SG	Boys	0	#551	147	17,960
KW	Girls	0	#558	4	19,177
BO	Boys	0	#571	22	9,244
CR	Girls	0	#573	1	11,342
BD	Boys	0	#605	1	10,045
IT		0	#605	110	4,183
HK	Girls	0	#606	10	16,104
IT	Boys	0	#623	1,246	10,046
QA	Boys	0	#625	83	18,093
Spain	Boys	0	#627	322	5,610
AR	Girls	0	#630	1	8,289
SG	Girls	0	#630	3	18,916
IL	Girls	0	#643	3	11,648
CL	Girls	0	#644	211	14,098
Finland	Boys	2026	#651	32	3,552
IN	Girls	0	#653	2	13,121
IQ	Boys	0	#690	8	13,071
KW	Boys	0	#697	73	18,755
TN		0	#709	121	13,765
United States	Boys	2024	#735	158	7,044
CO	Boys	0	#753	169	15,656
OM	Boys	0	#807	75	17,948
NG	Girls	0	#822	5	15,093
MA		0	#834	300	20,986
DZ		0	#848	336	20,130
MX	Boys	0	#863	120	16,355
NG	Boys	0	#886	66	16,906
BR	Girls	0	#921	21	12,708
AE	Boys	0	#969	124	22,615
MY	Boys	0	#971	141	25,439
EG	Girls	0	#1,001	9	14,742
PE	Girls	0	#1,007	4	14,861
SA	Girls	0	#1,013	2	25,931
IN	Boys	0	#1,037	3	16,750
MY	Girls	0	#1,064	9	24,821
ZA	Girls	0	#1,130	12	25,928
TR		0	#1,133	79	19,440
CO	Girls	0	#1,149	4	16,140
MX	Girls	0	#1,266	2	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,424	23	9,415
SA	Boys	0	#1,523	92	28,008

Pierre is popular in 89 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Canada

Wallonia, Belgium

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

Switzerland

United States

Flanders, Belgium

Sweden

Ireland

Germany

Scotland, United Kingdom

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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