English Explanatory Dictionary

Pearce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. An unincorporated community and ghost town in Cochise County, Arizona, United States. The Pearce post office is still in existence (2023).
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
verb
  1. Obsolete form of pierce.

Word forms

Pearce Pearces pearcing pearced

Etymology

From Piers, the medieval vernacular form of Peter.

Related words

Pierce
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