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Claude-Pierre

Quick answerThe name 'Claude-Pierre' is a compound French given name meaning "lame" (from Latin *Claudus*) combined with "rock" or "stone" (from Greek *Petros* via Latin *Petrus*).

French · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#617
TrendVintage
Peak year1946
Syllables3
OriginFrench
LanguageFrench
CultureFrench
ReligionChristianity
Numerology9 Chaldean 9
Global rank#617

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Claude-Pierre

The name 'Claude-Pierre' is a compound French given name meaning "lame" (from Latin *Claudus*) combined with "rock" or "stone" (from Greek *Petros* via Latin *Petrus*).

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Etymology

The name 'Claude-Pierre' is a compound French given name meaning "lame" (from Latin *Claudus*) combined with "rock" or "stone" (from Greek *Petros* via Latin *Petrus*). It is used primarily in French-speaking cultures, particularly in France and Quebec, and historically reflects the Catholic tradition of combining saints' names (Saint Claude and Saint Peter) for baptismal naming.

Claude-Pierre currently ranks #617 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1946.

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