Pierre

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French male given name

title: "Pierre" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["given-names", "french-masculine-given-names", "masculine-given-names", "surnames-of-haitian-origin"] description: "French male given name" topic_path: "geography/france" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary French male given name ::

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FieldValue
namePierre
pronunciation
genderMasculine
meaning"Stone"
languageFrench
regionFrance
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Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (petros) meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (Kefa), the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname.

As a nickname, "Pierre" can be shortened to "Pierrot" ('Little Pierre'; name of a famous pantomime character) or "Pier" ('Pete').

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References

  1. "MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Pierre".
  2. "Simple Plan's big Canadian hearts".

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