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/, /ˈpaʊ.ɪs/
• Rhymes: -əʊɪs, -aʊɪs

Proper noun

Powys (countable and uncountable, plural Powyses)

1. A principal area and preserved county of Wales, administrative headquarters Llandrindod Wells.
2. A habitational surname from Welsh.
3. A historical kingdom of Wales, in the middle of the country.

Derived terms

• Dinas Powys

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Powys is the 43863^rd 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.

Anagrams

• pyows

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Powys, from Old Welsh Pouos, generally derived 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

1. Powys (a principal area and preserved county of Wales)

Descendants

• → English: Powys

Mutation

Mutated forms of Powys

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
Powys	Bowys	Mhowys	Phowys

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.