The surname Powers came from a nickname for a poor man or a pauper. This name implies a voluntary vow of poverty rather than involuntary destitution. The surname Powers is derived from the Old French word "povre," which comes from the Latin word "pauper," which means "poor."
The word “pow wow” is derived from the Narragansett word powwaw, meaning "spiritual leader".
This interesting surname is of Welsh origin, and is a locational name from Powys. The new division of Wales into counties has brought back the name Powys; in the medieval period it was the name of the princedom of north-east Wales. ... In the modern idiom the surname can be found as Powys, Powes and Powis.
Prasutagus was king of a British Celtic tribe called the Iceni, who inhabited roughly what is now Norfolk, in the 1st century AD. He is best known as the husband of Boudica. ... All this led to the revolt of the Iceni, under the leadership of Boudica, in 60 or 61.
MEANING: This name derives from the Ancient Greek “prásso (πράσσω) práxis (πρᾶξις)”, meaning “active, to do or act, practice, experience”. Praxedes is a traditional Christian saint of the 2nd century.
The name Praza is a Czechoslovakian baby name. In Czechoslovakian the meaning of the name Praza is: From Prague.
Meaning & History. Modern Danish form of the name Pridbjørn, which was a medieval Scandinavian form of the Slavic (Wendish) name Pridbor, which was derived from Slavic prid "first" and borti "battle".
The name may be a patronymic of Welsh derivation incorporating the Welsh element "a" meaning "son of" plus the personal name "Rhys", hence ap Rhys, "Son of the Fiery Warrior".
Preenz is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 989 times.
Atticus is a Roman name meaning “from Attica”. It is also the name Harper Lee chose for one of the main characters in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Advertisement.
