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Poirot.

Poirot: a surname transferred from the given name

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

name/pwa.ʁo/
  1. Poirot: a surname transferred from the given name

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.