Poth

P3O1T1H4
/poʊθ/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Low German pütte ← Old Saxon putti ← Proto-West Germanic *puti →
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Meanings

proper nounPoth (plural Poths)

plural Poths

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*puti
  2. Old Saxonputti
  3. Middle Low Germanpütte“pool, puddle”
  4. EnglishPoth

North German surname, from Middle Low German pütte (“pool, puddle”), from Old Saxon putti, from Proto-West Germanic *puti.

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APA

Poth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poth

MLA

“Poth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poth.

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