Meanings
- 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 - A surname from French.
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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 for Brett Kavanaugh - Karine Jean-Pierre.
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 - The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.
Origin
- FrenchPierre
- EnglishPierre
Borrowed from French Pierre. Doublet of Peter.
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Arabic بيير
- بييرmale given name
Bulgarian Пие́р, Пи́ър
- Пие́р (Piér)male given name
- Пи́ър (Píăr)capital city of South Dakota
Chinese Mandarin 皮埃爾 /皮埃尔, 皮爾 /皮尔
- 皮埃爾 /皮埃尔 (Pí'āi'ěr)male given name
- 皮爾 /皮尔 (Pí'ěr)capital city of South Dakota
Greek Πιερ
- Πιερmale given name
Japanese ピエール
- ピエール (Piēru)male given name
Latin Petropolis
- Petropoliscapital city of South Dakota
Portuguese Pierre, Pierre
- Pierremale given name
- Pierrecapital city of South Dakota
Russian Пьер
- Пьер (Pʹjer)male given name
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Cite this entry
Pierre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierre
“Pierre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierre. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pierre,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pierre.
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