Piers

Greek
"rock"

Piers Origin and Meaning

The name Piers is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "rock".

Piers was the first version of Peter to reach the English-speaking world, via the Normans, but it's never made it in the US, despite its large measure of understated panache. This might change due to the high visibility of TV personality and former news editor Piers Morgan.

There's a famous satirical medieval poem called Piers Plowman, in which the title character symbolizes the virtues of honesty and industry. Piers Whiteoak is a main character in the sixteen-book series Jalna by Canadian author Mazo de la Roche; Piers Polkiss is the best friend of Harry's cousin Dudley in the Harry Potter books.

The surname form of the name, Pierce, is better known in the U.S., partly via actor Pierce Brosnan.

# 1524 on Nameberry

Piers Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Piers Popularity

Famous People Named Piers

  • Piers Gaveston
    1st Earl of Cornwall, 'favourite' of King Edward II
  • Piers Anthony (Dillingham Jacob)
    English,American novelist
  • Piers Taylor
    British architect
  • Piers Stefan Pughe
    Morgan, British TV personality and journalist
  • Piers Damian G. Faccini
    British singer
  • Piers Richard Corbyn
    English weather forecaster
  • Piers Paul Read
    English novelist and historian
  • Ryan Piers Williams
    American actor
  • Piers Phelan
    English Fighter Pilot

Piers in Pop Culture

  • "Piers Plowman
    " medieval narrative poem by William Langland and its main character
  • Piers Polkiss
    character from "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling
  • Piers Nivans
    character from the video game "Resident Evil 6"