Poirot

English

Etymology

French Poirot

Proper noun

Poirot (plural Poirots)

  1. A surname from French

Derived terms

See also

French

Etymology

Middle French Poirot. From a variant of Pierrot: Pierre (“Peter”) + -ot (equivalent of the English Petey, Pete.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pwa.ʁo/

Proper noun

Poirot m or f by sense

  1. Poirot: a surname transferred from the given name

Derived terms
  • de Poirot
  • De Poirot
  • DePoirot
  • dePoirot
  • Depoirot

Descendants
  • English: Poirot

Middle French

Etymology

A variant of Pierre+-ot

Proper noun

Poirot (m)

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Pierre, variant of Pierrot

Proper noun

Poirot

  1. Poirot: a surname transferred from the given name

Descendants
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