The first name Pierre-Paul

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Meaning

The compound name Pierre-Paul combines Pierre and Paul. Pierre traditionally means “stone” or “rock”, while Paul traditionally means “small” or “humble”.

Historical origin

Pierre-Paul belongs to the tradition of compound given names, especially common in French-speaking and Catholic families. Combining several elements often made it possible to honor multiple relatives, saints, or devotional figures.

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In genealogical records, Pierre-Paul may be written with or without a hyphen depending on the period, clerk, or indexing practice. Grouping these variants avoids treating the same compound name as separate names.

Pronunciation:pièr-polpjɛʁ.p.ɔl

Frequency of the first name Pierre-Paul by baptism year

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Annual evolution of the first name Pierre-PaulLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Pierre-Paul in baptisms by year.5037251201645171417831852192119901645–1649 2 baptisms1665–1669 4 baptisms1695–1699 2 baptisms1700–1704 2 baptisms1705–1709 4 baptisms1710–1714 2 baptisms1715–1719 2 baptisms1720–1724 4 baptisms1725–1729 8 baptisms1730–1734 4 baptisms1735–1739 4 baptisms1740–1744 6 baptisms1745–1749 4 baptisms1750–1754 4 baptisms1755–1759 6 baptisms1760–1764 8 baptisms1765–1769 12 baptisms1770–1774 4 baptisms1775–1779 6 baptisms1780–1784 8 baptisms1785–1789 8 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 12 baptisms1800–1804 16 baptisms1805–1809 12 baptisms1810–1814 18 baptisms1815–1819 12 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1825–1829 8 baptisms1830–1834 22 baptisms1835–1839 28 baptisms1840–1844 10 baptisms1845–1849 30 baptisms1850–1854 26 baptisms1855–1859 14 baptisms1860–1864 30 baptisms1865–1869 18 baptisms1870–1874 20 baptisms1875–1879 16 baptisms1880–1884 14 baptisms1885–1889 30 baptisms1890–1894 28 baptisms1895–1899 22 baptisms1900–1904 14 baptisms1905–1909 6 baptisms1910–1914 10 baptisms1915–1919 24 baptisms1920–1924 10 baptisms1925–1929 8 baptisms1930–1934 16 baptisms1935–1939 4 baptisms1940–1944 22 baptisms1945–1949 18 baptisms1950–1954 6 baptisms1955–1959 14 baptisms1960–1964 2 baptisms1965–1969 8 baptisms1970–1974 8 baptisms1975–1979 4 baptisms1985–1989 4 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms

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