Given name & surname · also German

Poh

“peacock”

Poh is a surname from German (ultimately Hokkien).

Original GermanPfau

Meaning & origin

What it means

Poh goes back to German Pfau, meaning “peacock.”

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Where it comes from

Poh comes from German, and ultimately from Hokkien.

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How it developed

From German Pfau (“peacock”).

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Poh’s family of names

In English usage, Poh as a surname was borrowed from the German form PFAU.

Walk Poh’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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