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.

Piers Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1618 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Piers

• 1618 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Piers

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Piers.

• Niles
• Maxim
• Carlisle
• Aubrey
• Noam
• Tobin
• Griffith
• Marlon
• Redmond
• Beaumont
• Sasha
• Liev
• Emile
• Sander
• Mads
• Willem
• Quigley
• Warrick
• Aldo
• Oskar

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

The name 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"