Piers name meaning
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What does Piers mean?
Uncommon boy name Piers came from Old Greek, principally used in English language, meaning of Piers is "Rock, Form of Peter or The Stone". Piers is version of ever lasting and biblical Pierce.
Pierce is variation of biblical Piers. Origin of Offbeat Pierce is in Old Greek, meaning of Pierce is "The Stone and Rock" is largely used in English and French.
How do I pronounce Piers?
The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Piers is pi(e)-rs.
Variants of Piers
Petros, Petrus, Farris, Pierce, Faris, Ferris, Pears, Pearce, Pearson, Peter, Petri, Faraz, Bedros, Perrin, Peterjohn, Pétr, Päter
How popular is the name Piers?
Piers is a familiar baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 300 names. In 1998, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 296 on boy names chart when 89 babies were given the name Piers.
Over 734 people have been named Piers in England and Wales. Piers is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 30 years of use, it could not make it big.
There are over 256 babies that have been given the name Piers in United States.
Piers is a common name in England and Israel while somewhat familiar name in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and Wales.
At least, 7000 people globally have carried Piers as their given name according to our findings.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12190 | 5 |
| 2022 | 7225 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9522 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10785 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8806 | 8 |
| 2017 | 9680 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9651 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7061 | 11 |
| 2014 | 8125 | 9 |
| 2013 | 4614 | 20 |
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Numerological analysis of Piers
Understanding others is your specialty, but you never expect people to do for you, what you are willing to do for them. Being crazy is your way to handle the ugliness of the world and stay sane. You are a good friend. You have people you love and who love you back. You solve problems systematically and diplomatically. You are gifted with an amazing physiognomy but often doubt your value. Having letter I as your first vowel represents your elegance, impulsive attitude, big heart, and gentle soul.
Parents who liked Piers, loved these names
- Alethea - Admired and Ever lasting girl name Alethea means "The Element Aletheia Meaning Truth or Truth" and of Old Greek origin is used largely in English and Finnish
- Raissa - Origin of Unorthodox Raissa is in Greek and Old Greek is primarily used in Finnish and Norwegian is a girl name, meaning of Raissa is "Rose or Carefree"
- Jeromy - Meaning of Jeromy is Raise Up, Yahwe Uplifts and The Lord Exalts is rooted from Old Greek which is chiefly used in English is aimed at baby boys. Jeromy is variant transcription of Jeremy.
- Filep has its origin in Old Greek is chiefly used in Hungarian, Filep means "Friend of Horses, Loves Horses and Warlike" is a boy name. Filep is derivative of Philip.
- Kati - Cherished Kati came from Old Greek, meaning of Kati is "Pure or One Possessed with Many Qualities" used in Estonian, Sanskrit and English is a unisex name
Famous people named Piers
- Piers Bengough, was Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot
- Piers Legh, British Army officer and a senior member of the Royal Household
- Piers Mackesy, D.Phil
- Piers Vitebsky, anthropologist and is the Head of Social Science at the Scott Polar Research Institute
- Piers Dutton, lord of the manor of Dutton
- Piers Benn, British philosopher
- Piers Moore Ede, British born writer
- Piers Sellers, British-American meteorologist
- Piers Nash, entrepreneur, an evangelist for genomic data-informed Precision Medicine
- Piers Corbyn, English weather forecaster who owns WeatherAction
- Piers Bohl, Latvian mathematician,
- Piers Anthony,
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English nobleman of Gascon origin
- Piers Merchant, British Conservative Party politician
- Piers McDonald, Yukon politician and businessman
- Piers Morgan, English journalist, writer
- Piers Haggard, British theatre, film and television director
- Piers Courage, British racing driver
- Piers Jacobs, KBE
- Piers Akerman, Australian journalist
- Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, branch of the Butler family of Ireland
- Piers Paul Read, award-winning British novelist
- Piers Faccini, English singer, painter and songwriter
- Piers Flint-Shipman, British actor
- Piers Legh II, second generation of the Leghs of Lyme
- Piers Dixon, British Conservative Party politician
- Piers Baron, English film composer
- Piers Lane, Australian classical pianist
- Piers Brendon, British writer
- Writer Piers Ashworth, notable for movie Burke and Hare
Lists having Piers
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with P
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Greek Boy Names
- Baby Names that mean Rock
- Baby Names that mean Stone
- Baby Names that mean Horse
- Baby Names that mean Lover
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths