English

Proper noun

Pierre

1. A male given name occasionally borrowed from French, cognate to Peter.
2. The capital city of the state of South Dakota in the United States of America.

Translations

French

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pierre m

1. Peter (biblical character)
   • Matthieu 16:18:

     Et moi, je te dis que tu es Pierre, et que sur cette pierre je bâtirai mon Église.

     And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.

2. A male given name traditionally popular in France
   • 1862 Victor Hugo, Les Misérables, Vol.1, Book 4:1, translation 1887 by Isabel F. Hapgood:

     Il n’est pas rare aujourd’hui que le garçon bouvier se nomme Arthur, Alfred ou Alphonse, et que le vicomte — s’il y a encore des vicomtes — se nomme Thomas, Pierre ou Jacques. Ce déplacement qui met le nom « élégant » sur le plébéien et le nom campagnard sur l’aristocrate n’est autre chose qu’un remous d’égalité. L’irrésistible pénétration du souffle nouveau est là comme en tout.

     It is not rare for the neatherd's boy nowadays to bear the name of Arthur, Alfred, or Alphonse, and for the vicomte--if there are still any vicomtes--to be called Thomas, Pierre, or Jacques. This displacement, which places the "elegant" name on the plebeian and the rustic name on the aristocrat, is nothing else than an eddy of equality. The irresistible penetration of the new inspiration is there as everywhere else. .

3. A patronymic surname​.

Related terms

• male given names: Jean-Pierre, Pierre-Marie
• female given names: Marie-Pierre, Perrine, Pierrette

Anagrams

• prière

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpiʲɛr]
• Hyphenation: Pi‧erre

Proper noun

Pierre

1. Pierre

Declension

Middle French

Proper noun

Pierre

1. A male given name, cognate to English Peter

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French Pierre.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pi.ˈɛ.ʁi/, /ˈpjɛ.ʁi/

Proper noun

Pierre m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Pierre

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English Pierre.

Proper noun

Pierre f

1. Pierre (a city, the state capital of South Dakota, United States)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æːr

Proper noun

Pierre

1. A male given name borrowed from French.

Finnish

Verb

pierre

1. Potential present connegative form of pierrä.

French

Etymology

From Old French pierre, from Latin petra, from Ancient Greek πέτρα ‎(pétra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɛʁ/

Noun

pierre f ‎(plural pierres)

1. stone (substance)
2. stone (a rock, a pebble)

Derived terms

• pierrade

See also

• Pierre

Anagrams

• prière

Italian

Etymology

From the pronunciation of PR.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɛrre/

Noun

pierre m, f ‎(invariable)

1. Person who works in public relations

Anagrams

• perire, reperì

Middle French

Noun

pierre f (plural pierres)

1. stone

Old French

Alternative forms

• pere
• perre
• piere

Etymology

From Latin petra, from Ancient Greek.

Noun

pierre f ‎(oblique plural pierres, nominative singular pierre, nominative plural pierres)

1. stone (substance)

Descendants

• French: pierre