Given name & surname

Poirot

“as solid and strong as a rock”

Poirot has a related form in Pierre. In French use, Pierre carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”

Original FrenchPierre

Meaning & origin

What it means

Poirot has a related form in Pierre. In French use, Pierre carries the interpretation “as solid and strong as a rock.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Poirot comes from French.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Middle French usage, Poirot is a diminutive of Pierre. In Middle French usage, Poirot is a diminutive of PIERROT.

Poirot’s family of names

In Middle French usage, Poirot is a diminutive of Pierre. In French usage, Poirot has a related form in PIERROT. In Middle French usage, Poirot has a related form in Pierre.

Walk Poirot’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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French

Perrot

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French

Poisson

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Poirrier

“pear tree”

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French · Nature

Poirier

“pear tree”

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Pequignot

Pequignot is a surname from French.

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French

Piot

Piot is a surname from French. It is used in English and French.

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French

Poitier

Poitier is a surname from French.

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78% boys · 22% girls

Sibling ideas

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