Pouw as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pouw

What is the meaning of the name Pouw ?

The baby name Pouw is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/paʊ/ (Dutch: /pɑu/)', 'respelling': "pow (rhymes with 'cow')"}.

Pouw is Dutch in Origin.

Pouw is a Dutch and Frisian vernacular short form of the Latin name Paulus, via the widespread Christian given name Paul. Paulus means “small” or “humble,” and the clipped form Pouw appears in early modern parish and notarial records across the Low Countries, often within patronymics (e.g., Pouw Jansz) that later produced surnames. As a stand‑alone given name it is rare today, though familiar in the Netherlands as a family name.

Related and variant forms include Paul and Paulus (Latin/English), Pauwel or Pauwels (Flemish/Brabant), Pouwel (West Frisian), Poul (Danish), Pål (Norwegian/Swedish), Pól (Irish), Pau (Catalan), Pavel (Czech/Russian), and Paweł (Polish). While the visually similar Pauw is chiefly the Dutch word for “peacock” and a surname, Pouw in given‑name use tracks the Paul/Paulus lineage. The name suits parents seeking a compact Dutch heritage choice with a classic meaning and understated profile.

⚙ Pouw is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.