Pearce

name, verb

name, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of pierce. alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community and ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The Pearce post office is still in existence (2023).
  3. 3
    A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

Etymology

From Piers, the medieval vernacular form of Peter.

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