"Poirier" meaning in All languages combined

See Poirier on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Poiriers [plural], Poirrier [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Poirier, from poirier (“pear tree”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Poirier}} French Poirier Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Poirier (plural Poiriers)
  1. A habitational surname from French.

Proper name [French]

IPA: /pwa.ʁje/
Etymology: From poirier (“pear tree”). Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|mfbysense}} Poirier m or f by sense
  1. a habitational surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine

Inflected forms

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