French male given name
Pierre Pronunciation French: [pjɛʁ] Gender Masculine Language(s) French Meaning "Stone" Region of origin France See also
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Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter .[ 1] Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (petros ) meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (Kefa), the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona , referred in English as Saint Peter . Pierre is also found as a surname.
People with the given name [ edit ]
Abbé Pierre , Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
Monsieur Pierre , Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher
Pierre (footballer) , Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453)
Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919)
Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue
Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco
Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor
Pierre Agostini , French physicist
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , professional footballer who plays for the English club Chelsea and the Gabon national football team
Pierre Barbe (1900–2004), French architect
Pierre Bézier , engineer and mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves
Pierre Boulez (1925–2016), French classical and electronic composer
Pierre Boulle , French author
Pierre Bourgault , public speaker, journalist and politician famed for his work for Quebec independence from Canada
Pi'erre Bourne , American record producer, rapper, songwriter, and audio engineer.
Pierre Bouvier , Canadian musician and lead singer of Simple Plan [ 2]
Pierre Brice , French actor
Pierre Caille (disambiguation) , several people
Pierre Capretz , host of French in Action
Pierre Cardin , French fashion designer
Pierre Cathala (1888–1947), French Minister of Finance from 1942 to 1944
Pierre Chambrin , White House Executive Chef
Pierre Chouteau, Jr. , (1789–1865), American fur trader who established the trading post of Fort Pierre (South Dakota) in 1832
Pierre Clostermann , French pilot who fought in World War II for the Royal Air Force (RAF)
Pierre Coffin , animator known for the Minions franchise
Pierre Conner , American mathematician
Pierre Corneille , (1606–1684) French playwright known for Le Cid
Pierre Corréia , French rugby union player
Pierre de Coubertin , founder of the modern Olympic Games
Pierre Courthion (1902–1988), Swiss art critic and historian
Pierre Curie , French physicist and husband of Marie Curie
Pierre Dagher , Lebanese actor and voice actor
Pierre Darmon (born in 1934), French tennis player
Pierre Daru (1767–1829), French soldier, statesman, historian, and poet
Pierre de Fermat , French lawyer and mathematician
Pierre Deladonchamps , French actor
Pierre Deland , Swedish actor and director
Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt , French scholar
Pierre Deligne , Belgian mathematician
Pierre Dolbeault , French mathematician
Pierre Engvall , Swedish ice hockey forward
Pierre Fourier , Catholic saint and French priest
Pierre Franckh , German actor
Pierre Gagnaire , French chef
Pierre Gagnier , Canadian politician
Pierre Garçon , American football player
Pierre Gasly , racing driver currently driving for Alpine F1 Team in Formula One
Pierre Gaspard (1834–1915), French mountain climber and guide
Pierre Gaspard , Belgian physicist and professor
Pierre Gemayel , politician and founder of the Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon
Pierre Godin (born 1947), Canadian politician
Pierre David Guetta , French DJ, record producer and songwriter
Pierre Harmel (1911–2009), former Belgian Prime Minister
Pierre Henry , French musician
Pierre Hermans , Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg , Danish professional footballer
Pierre van Hooijdonk , Dutch footballer
Pierre Jallow , Gambian basketball player
Pierre Jeanpierre , French soldier
Pierre Yves Kéralum (1817–1872), French-American priest and architect
Pierre Laporte (1921–1970), Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician
Pierre Lavertu , Canadian football player
Pierre Le Faguays (1892–1962), French sculptor
Pierre Levasseur (disambiguation) , several people
Pierre Littbarski , German footballer
Pierre van Maldere , South Dutch composer
Pierre Marchand (editor) , French publisher
Pierre Menard , American fur trader and politician
Pierre Morel , French film director
Pierre Nkurunziza , former president of Burundi
Pierre Papillaud (1935–2017), French billionaire businessman
Pierre Pilote , ice hockey player
Pierre Pincemaille , French musician
Pierre Poilievre , Canadian federal MP for the riding of Nepean-Carleton
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon , the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
Pierre-Loup Rajot , French actor and director
Pierre-Auguste Renoir , French impressionist artist
Pierre Reverdy , French poet
Pierre Roger (swimmer) , French swimmer
Pierre Salinger , Press Secretary to US President John F. Kennedy
Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss , German actor and director
Pierre Schaeffer , French experimental musician
Pierre Schapira (mathematician) , French mathematician
Pierre Sergeol (1902–1975) , French actor
Pierre Shammassian , Lebanese-Armenian comedian
Pierre Sinaÿ , French organic chemist
Pierre Sokolsky , American physicist
Pierre Sprey , French-American aircraft designer
Pierre Strong Jr. (born 1998), American football player
Pierre Taki , Japanese musician
Pierre Tardi (1897–1972), French scientist
Pierre Tendean revolution hero from Indonesia
Pierre Thomas (disambiguation) , several people
Pierre Trudeau , former Canadian Prime Minister
Pierre Turgeon , Québécois NHL Hall of Famer
Pierre Vatin (born 1967), French politician
Pierre Vogel (born 1978), German Islamist Preacher
Pierre Warren , American football player
People with the surname [ edit ]
Aaron Pierre (born 1993), footballer
Carmine Pierre-Dufour , Canadian film director and screenwriter
Christophe Pierre (born 1946), Catholic prelate and diplomat
DBC Pierre (penname), Mexican writer
Georges St-Pierre (born 1981), Canadian MMA fighter and former UFC Welterweight champion
James Pierre (born 1996), American football player
Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), French botanist
John Wallace Pierre , American engineer
Juan Pierre (born 1977), American baseball player
Percy A. Pierre (born 1939), American electrical engineer and mathematician
Perri Pierre (born 1988), Haitian-American actor and film producer
Raymond Pierre (born 1967), American track and field athlete
Robert Pierre (born 1992), Christian recording artist
Roger Pierre (1923–2010), French actor
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