Piers
See also: piers and pierś
English
Etymology
A Middle English vernacular form of Peter, from Old French Piers, from Pierre.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(r)z
Proper noun
Piers
- A male given name.
- A surname.
Usage notes
- Revived as a given name in the twentieth century, mainly in the UK.
Related terms
- (surnames): Pearce, Pears, Pearse, Peers, Perce, Peirce, Peirse, Perris, Perriss, Perse, Persse, Pierce, Pierse
- Pearson, Pierson
See also
- pier
Anagrams
- Peris, Speir, Spier, peris, pries, prise, resip, ripes, spire
German
Noun
Piers m
- plural of Pier