Powys
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Powis
Etymology
Borrowed from Welsh Powys, from Latin pagēnsis (“provincial”). Cognate with Italian paese and French pays (“country”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ.ɪs/
Proper noun
Powys (countable and uncountable, plural Powyses)
- A principal area and preserved county of Wales, administrative headquarters Llandrindod Wells.
- A habitational surname from Welsh.
Derived terms
- Dinas Powys
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Powys is the 43863rd most common surname in England, belonging to 68 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Powys”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- pyows
Welsh
Etymology
From Latin pagēnsis (“provincial”), from pagus (“canton, province”). Cognate with Italian paese and French pays (“country”).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpou̯.ɨ̞s/
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpou̯.ɪs/
Proper noun
Powys f
- Powys (a principal area and preserved county of Wales)
Descendants
- → English: Powys
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| Powys | Bowys | Mhowys | Phowys |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||