Names

From the Jèrriais surname Poingdestre meaning “right fist”.

From the given name Paul.

Low German cognate of Poole.

Low German cognate of Poole.

Means “hillock, small hill” in Italian, a derivative of Latin podium meaning “balcony, platform”.

Variant of Poggio.

Means “one who sits behind” in Czech, an equivalent to Zahradník mainly used in the region of Moravia.

Variant of Peacock.

Possibly derived from French palourde, a type of a shellfish.

Possibly from the name of a field where cattle fodder was grown, from German Bletsch.