Pierre
/piˈɛɹ/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 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."
- 2 A surname from French.
"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."
- 3 The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.
Example
More examples"Mrs. Smith, I'd like to introduce a friend of mine, Pierre Dubois."
Etymology
Borrowed from French Pierre.