Etymology

piers

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Today it means: A male given name from Ancient Greek. Full definition →

Old French Piers ← Latin Petrus
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  1. Latin · derived fromPetrus
  2. Old French · derived fromPiers
  3. English todayPiers

A Middle English vernacular form of Peter, from Old French Piers, from Latin Petrus. Doublet of Pedro, Peter, and Boutros.

Words from the same roots

LatinPetrus all →

peterPedro

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.