At a Glance: Name: Poitiers – Meaning: named after the Pictones, an ancient Gaulish people – Origin: Gaulish – Pronunciation: pwah-tee-AY
Poitiers is a Gaulish name meaning “named after the Pictones, an ancient Gaulish people”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Poitiers
Meaning: Named after the Pictones, an ancient Gaulish people.
Origin: Gaulish.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Poitiers
Phonetic: pwah-tee-AY IPA: /pwɑːtiˈeɪ/
Popularity of Poitiers
Poitiers doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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