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Around the globe, פיירו (Piero , Pierrot , Pieru ) is a widespread boy's first name. The first name פיירו is characteristic of Italy, where it is a common boy's name, San Marino, where it is a common gender-neutral name, and Peru, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Italy, Peru, and France. Much less frequently, פיירו is the last name as well as the forename.
פיירו is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pierrot , the stock character of pantomime and Commedia dell'Arte, The Golden Key, or the Adventures of Buratino; Pierrot , the puppet created by Richard Morin, The Star Keeper; Piero , the operatic character in the opera Pia de’ Tolomei, Pia de' Tolomei; Pierrot Van den Bossche , character in Familie and Pierrot , the musical character in the musical I'll Say She Is by Tom Johnstone, among other works.