 Meaning of name Pierce
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Meaning  The name Pierce has the following meaning: One who is as strong as a rock. A form of Peter. Popularized in the 20th century by Irish actor Pierce Brosnan of the James Bond fame.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Pierce is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 517 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Pierce rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 25 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 481 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Pierce in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Pierce is pronounced as pee-urs Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Pierce and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Pierce: Boys - Anson, Baxter, Benny, Bryson, Butler, Dawson, Dillard, Edmund, Freeman, Harris, Harrison, Jamison, Jaquan, Jimmy, Kingston, Latrell, Lawton, Norwin, Olen, Ples, Presley, Girls - Ceola, Dasia, Ebony, Elizebeth, Georgia, Geri, Jailene, Jenna, Marybeth, Scarlett, Both genders - Darian, Farris, Fleming, Hayden, NancyVariants Popular Variants for the name Pierce: Pearce, Pearced, Pears, Pearson, Pearsson, Peerce, Peirce, Piers, Pierson, Piersson, Pyrce, Pyrs, PyrseStyle We think the name Pierce should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Pierce to be: Masculine and charming chapIn one word, you might describe Pierce as a(n) " charming" person. See other "charming" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Pierce (or its variants) are: Pierce McCan, born on 2 August, a famous politician. Pierce McCan's background: An Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was born in County Wexford. He was a founder member of Sinn Féin in 1905. He joined the Gaelic League in 1909 and was a member of the Irish Volunteers from 1914 onwards. Pierce Manning Butler Young , born on 15 November, a famous military. Pierce Manning Butler Young 's background: A major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a post-war politician, diplomat, and four-term United States Congressman from Georgia. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, born on 16 May, a famous actor. Pierce Brendan Brosnan's background: An Irish-American actor, film producer and environmentalist. After leaving school at 16, Brosnan began training in commercial illustration, but later attended drama school in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele. 
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