Puw as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Puw

What is the meaning of the name Puw ?

The baby name Puw is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /puː/ (POO) — also heard as /pjuː/ (PYOO) in some English pronunciations; Welsh realization typically close to /pu/ or /puː/.

Puw is in Origin.

Puw is a Welsh name derived from the patronymic ap Huw, meaning "son of Huw." Through contraction in Welsh naming practice, ap Huw became Puw or Pugh; Huw is the Welsh form of Hugh, from Old Germanic hug, "mind, heart, spirit." As a given name, Puw can be read as a one-syllable nod to intellect and strength rooted in Welsh heritage.

Documented primarily as a surname in Wales from the late medieval period, Puw appears in 16th and 17th century records, notably borne by the poet and Royalist officer Gwilym Puw. As a first name it remains rare, emerging in the wider trend of surname-as-given-name choices in the 20th and 21st centuries, especially among families with Welsh ties. Variants and related forms include Pugh (common Anglicized surname form), Pew and Pue (less frequent), and the given names Huw and Hugh; Hughes is a related patronymic. Pronounced like "pew."

⚙ Puw is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Puw appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.