Masculine

Pierre

Meaning

  1. (masculine) Peter (biblical character)
  2. (masculine) a male given name traditionally popular in France
  3. (masculine) a surname originating as a patronymic

Concepts

Saint Peter

Saint Peter the Apostle

St. Peter the Apostle

capital of South Dakota

Peter II Alekseevich

Peter III Fedorovich

Simon Peter

Synonyms

Peter

Saint Pierre

Roy Crowson

peter

Simon-Pierre

fils de Jonas

saint Pierre

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pjɛʁ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pierre (“stone, rock”)).

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