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Surname · also French

Poitou

Poitou is a surname from Middle French, ultimately from Gaulish. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Poitou comes from Middle French, and ultimately from Gaulish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Pictāvus.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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