Pierre 500433 223794874 2008-07-05T21:07:42Z Chobot 259798 robot Adding: [[ko:피에르]] {{wiktionarypar2|Pierre|pierre}} '''Pierre''' is a French language form of the name [[Peter]], and also occurs as surnames and place names. Pierre originally means ''rock'' or "stone" in [[French language|French]], following its [[Latin]] etym ''petrus'' (also common to [[Peter]]). == Novels == * ''[[Pierre: or, The Ambiguities]]'', a novel by Herman Melville * ''[[Pierre (A Cautionary Tale)]]'', children's story by [[Maurice Sendak]] * [[Pierre and Jean]], by Guy de Maupassant == First name == * [[Pierre Trudeau]], a former Canadian Prime Minister * [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory * [[Carl Ouellet]], a Canadian professional wrestler - his ring names included Pierre * [[List of Chrono Cross characters#Pierre|Pierre]], the name of a Chrono Cross playable character who speaks with a French accent * [[Pierre Bézier]] engineer/mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves * [[Pierre Bourgault]], public speaker/journalist/politician famed for his work for Quebec Independence from Canada * [[Pierre Bouvier]], lead singer for Simple Plan * [[Pierre Capretz]], host of ''French in Action'' * [[Pierre Cardin]], French fashion designer * [[Pierre Curie]], French Physicist and husband of Marie Curie * [[Peter of Maricourt|Pierre de Maricourt]] (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes * [[Pierre Escargot]], French teacher from ''All That'' (Kenan Thompson) * [[Pierre de Fermat]], French lawyer and mathematician * [[Pierre Gemayel]], politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon * [[Pierre Gagnaire]], famous French chef * [[Pierre Hermans]], Dutch field hockey goalkeeper * [[Pierre van Hooijdonk]], Dutch footballer * [[Pierre Jeanpierre]], French soldier * [[Pierre Pilote]], Hall of Fame ice hockey player * [[Pierre Poilievre]], Canadian federal MP for the riding of Nepean-Carleton * [[Pierre Roger (swimmer)]], French swimmer * [[Pierre Shammassian]] Lebanese Armenian comedian * [[Pierre Taki]], Japanese musician * [[Pierre Turgeon]], Quebecois NHL Hall of Famer * [[Abbé Pierre]], Catholic French Priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * [[Pierre de Coubertin]], Founder of the modern Olympic Games * [[Pierre van Maldere]], South-Netherlandish composer == Surname == * [[Juan Pierre]], an MLB outfielder == Other == * [[The Pierre Hotel]], a luxury hotel in New York City * [[Pierre (restaurant)]], a restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong managed by Pierre Gagnaire * [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]] The Capital of South Dakota {{disambig}} [[Category:French masculine given names]] [[bg:Пиер (пояснение)]] [[da:Pierre]] [[de:Pierre]] [[fr:Pierre]] [[ko:피에르]] [[ja:ピエール]] [[pl:Pierre]] [[pt:Pierre]] [[fi:Pierre]] [[sv:Pierre]]