Given name & surname

Pires

Pires is a surname from Portuguese. It is used in English and Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Pires comes from Portuguese.

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How it developed

From Portuguese Pires.

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Pires’s family of names

In Greek usage, Pires as a surname is a transliteration of Πίρες. In Greek usage, Pires as a surname is a transliteration of Πιρές.

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PiresΠιρέςΠίρες

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Portuguese

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French

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Portuguese

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Portuguese

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Catalan

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No U.S. birth series

58% boys · 42% girls

Portuguese

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“one who has power”

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Portuguese

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Pinho is a surname from Portuguese.

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Portuguese

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