Girl · Greek, through French
Pierrette
Say it: pyeh-RET
Meaning
A French feminine diminutive of Pierre, from Greek petros 'stone'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
One of the -ette names that dominated Quebec girls' naming in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 240 babies given this name since 1927
- At its height in 1932, about 1 in 118,600 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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