June 29
Why this day? Pier is a short form of Pietro, and shares its name day.
Pier is celebrated in Italy and Brazil on June 29; Argentina on February 21.
Pier is a short form of Pietro. It keeps its origin (Greco-Latin (from Greek pétros, 'stone', rendered in Latin Petrus)) and meaning — stone, rock, and shares its name day, June 29.
On birth records, Pier is rarely written as such: the Piers are Pietros (68,118 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Pietro page. Pier is also a short form of Pierluigi.
Pier is a short form of Pietro, which means stone, rock.
June 29, together with Pietro: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Pietro.
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