Powysとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• (surname): Powis

語源

Borrowed from Welsh Powys, from Latin pagēnsis (“provincial”). Cognate with Italian paese and French pays (“country”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈpəʊ.ɪs/, /ˈpaʊ.ɪs/
• 韻: -əʊɪs, -aʊɪs

固有名詞

Powys (countable and uncountable, plural Powyses)

1. A county and preserved county of Wales. Headquarters: Llandrindod Wells.
2. A habitational surname from Welsh.
3. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the middle of the country.

派生語

統計情報

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Powys is the 43863 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

アナグラム

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