February 3
Why this day? Piers is a short form of Perry, and shares its name day.
Piers is celebrated in the United States on February 3.
Piers is a short form of Perry. It keeps its origin (Old English (toponymic surname); partly Latin) and meaning — dweller by the pear tree; or 'pilgrim, traveler', and shares its name day, February 3.
On birth records, Piers is rarely written as such: the Pierss are Perrys (78,448 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Perry page. Piers is also a short form of Pierce.
Piers is a short form of Perry, which means dweller by the pear tree; or 'pilgrim, traveler'.
February 3, together with Perry: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Perry.
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