Boy · Greek, through Latin and French
Piers
Say it: PEERZ
Meaning
The medieval English form of Peter, from Greek petros 'stone'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
The everyday medieval English form of Peter, immortalized in Langland's Piers Plowman.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 269 babies given this name since 1952
- At its height in 2013, about 1 in 94,500 boys
- 7 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Pers, Peris
| French | Pierre |
|---|---|
| Latin | Petrus |
| Welsh | Pyrs |
Famous bearers
- Piers Gaveston, favourite of Edward II
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Where this comes from
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- Well-known works of literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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