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English
Pronunciation
- For the men's name
- For the capital of South Dakota
Proper noun
Pierre
- A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.
- The capital city of South Dakota, United States, and the county seat of Hughes County.
Derived terms
Translations
capital city of South Dakota
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”), related to πέτρα (pétra) (compare pierre (“stone, rock”)).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pierre m
- Peter (biblical character)
- Matthieu 16:18:
Et moi, je te dis que tu es Pierre, et que sur cette pierre je bâtirai mon Église.- And I say unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.
- a male given name traditionally popular in France
1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 2, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 4; republished as Isabel F. Hapgood, transl., 1887:Il n’est pas rare aujourd’hui que le garçon bouvier se nomme Arthur, Alfred ou Alphonse, et que le vicomte — s’il y a encore des vicomtes — se nomme Thomas, Pierre ou Jacques. Ce déplacement qui met le nom « élégant » sur le plébéien et le nom campagnard sur l’aristocrate n’est autre chose qu’un remous d’égalité. L’irrésistible pénétration du souffle nouveau est là comme en tout.- It is not rare for the neatherd's boy nowadays to bear the name of Arthur, Alfred, or Alphonse, and for the vicomte--if there are still any vicomtes--to be called Thomas, Pierre, or Jacques. This displacement, which places the "elegant" name on the plebeian and the rustic name on the aristocrat, is nothing else than an eddy of equality. The irresistible penetration of the new inspiration is there as everywhere else.
- a surname originating as a patronymic
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pierre
- Pierre
Declension
Middle French
Proper noun
Pierre
- a male given name, equivalent to English Peter
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French Pierre.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɛ.ʁi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɛ.ʁi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /piˈɛ.ʁi/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /piˈɛ.ʁe/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈpjɛ.ʁe/
Proper noun
Pierre m
- a male given name from French, equivalent to English Pierre
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English Pierre.
Proper noun
Pierre f
- Pierre (a city, the state capital of South Dakota, United States)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pierre c (genitive Pierres)
- a male given name borrowed from French