Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English, Irish Pronounced Pron. /ˈpaʊ.əɹ/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Old French Poier, indicating a person who came from the town of Poix in Picardy, France. Related NamesDetails VariantPowers(English) Same SpellingPower 2 Categories Crosby Stills Nash Young lyrics, ends in -er, English adjectives, English nouns, English verbs, isograms, Jackson Browne lyrics