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Pierre

/piˈɛɹ/

Pierre proper noun: a male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.

Proper noun

Pierre

  1. A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.
    • The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.2019 November 17, Sarah Holt, “Verstappen wins Brazilian GP as Ferraris collide AND Gasly and Sainz claim first F1 podiums”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2020
  2. A surname from French.
    • In his cast of characters, you really see a disproportionate focus, I think, on Black women - on Kamala Harris, who he's insinuated only has her job today because of who she dated; to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who he's demanded the LSAT scores of - I don't recall him demanding the LSAT scores...2022 May 12, Dave Davies, “Has Tucker Carlson created the most racist show in the history of cable news?”, in NPR, spoken by Nicholas Confessore, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2023
  3. The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.

Pierre meaning in Arabic

Pierre in Arabic

male given name
بيير

Origin of Pierre

Borrowed from French Pierre. Doublet of Peter.

Words formed from Pierre

Phrases with Pierre

Words that rhyme with Pierre

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Questions about Pierre

What does Pierre mean?
Pierre means a male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.
What is Pierre in Arabic?
Pierre in Arabic is بيير. See Pierre meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Pierre?
Pierre is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pierre?
Pierre is pronounced /piˈɛɹ/ (US).

Words near Pierre in the dictionary

  1. Pierottis
  2. Pierpoint
  3. Pierpoints
  4. Pierpont
  5. Pierponts
  6. Pierre
  7. Pierre Marie-Bamberger syndrome
  8. pierre perdu
  9. pierre perdue
  10. Pierre Robin sequence
  11. Pierre Robin sequences

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