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