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.
Baby Name : Prabhjot. Gender : boy. Origin : Sikh, Indian, Punjabi. Prabhjot Meaning: The light of god.
Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin Prisca, derived from priscus. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer. It appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as Priscilla and Prisca, a female leader in early Christianity.
Praenestins is a baby girl name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1465 times.
Prairie as a girl's name is of French origin meaning "meadow or grassland".
Meaning & History. From the English word praise, which is ultimately derived (via Old French) from Late Latin preciare, a derivative of Latin pretium "price, worth".
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.
