Pierre

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Pierre is a French name from which the English name Peter derived. The common ancestor is the Latin word 'petrus', meaning rock or stone. The 'pet' root can also be found in the word 'petrify' which means to make into stone. The name Pierre is historically a very popular one in French-speaking places, but also has its place in the English-speaking world.

POPULARITY

The name Pierre no longer makes it onto the list of the 1000 most popular male given names in the US; however, it has recently been on the list. The last time that it made the list was in the year 2003 when it ranked 933rd among given boys' names. The time that it was most popular in the US was in the decade of 1980-89, when it averaged the 444th most popular male given name.^[1]

In the French-speaking world, Pierre remains an extremely popular name. In both France and Belgium, the name Pierre ranks in the top 100 names for baby boys. Pierre is also a name that is frequently part of a double name such as Jean-Pierre (which is quite common in French). The name is also popular in Sweden (188th in 1998) and in Australia (365th in 2003) as a boy's given name.^[1]

FACTS

In France, there are three name days dedicated to the name Pierre:

• June 29th
• December 9th
• December 21st

The Pierre Hotel is a luxurious hotel in New York City.

Pierre Gagnaire is a famous French chef who started a restaurant named 'Pierre' in Hong Kong.

NAMESAKES

• Pierre (A Cautionary Tale) is a children's book by Maurice Sendak
• Pierre et Jean is a novel by Guy de Maupassant
• Pierre (or The Ambiguities) is a novel by Herman Melville

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Pierre Curie was the Nobel Prize Winner in Physics in 1903.
• Pierre Cardin is a famous French fashion designer.
• Pierre Bézier was a famous mathematician and engineer.
• Pierre Turgéon is a famous hockey player from Québec.
• Pierre Capretz is a professor and language instruction (French) developer.

OTHER PIERRE'S

Pierre Dumas, Pierre Richard, Pierre Smith, Pierre Johnson, Pierre Williams, Pierre Jones, Pierre Brown, Pierre Davis, Pierre Miller, Pierre Wilson, Pierre Moore, Pierre Taylor, Pierre Aaron, Pierre Abadie, Pierre Abadjian, Pierre Abarca, Pierre Abboud, Pierre Abdelmalek, Pierre Abikhalil, Pierre Abousaada, Pierre Abousamra, Pierre Abramowski, Pierre Abrams, Pierre Abshire, Pierre Abujoudeh, Pierre Abulaine, Pierre Accius, Pierre Achille, Pierre Aahyarian, Pierre Aamir, Pierre Abbaj, Pierre Abd, Pierre Abdel, Pierre Abdilmasih, Pierre Abernathy, Pierre Abigaelle, Pierre Abilhomme, Pierre Abitbol, Pierre Abousleiman, Pierre Abraham, Pierre Abry, Pierre Absi, Pierre Abularrage, Pierre Acceus, Pierre Accor, Pierre Acevedo, Pierre Achedou, Pierre Achener, Pierre Acheritobehere, Pierre Aarons, More results

Author: Rachel Hanson

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