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All around the world, Pèire (Petrus , Πέτρος , Пьер ) is a widespread masculine forename. The given name Pèire is habitual in Namibia, where it is a common primarily male, but very seldom girly name, South Africa, where it is a common male name, and Saint Lucia, where it is quite a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in South Africa, Indonesia, and Namibia. Much less frequently, Pèire is the last name as well as the forename.
Pèire is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pierre Bezukhov , the protagonist of Leo Tolstoy's novel War and Peace; Pierre Gringoire , the character from Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame; Pierre Aronnax , the character created by Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Pierre Morrel , the fictional character in "The Count of Monte Cristo" and Jean Pierre Polnareff , the fictional character from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and in many other works.