Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
Poh

Poh

2 9.5
A family name from China
  • proper noun
: Poh
  • At the family reunion, everyone gathered to celebrate the 90th birthday of Poh Poh.
  • Poh said
  • Poh looked
  • Poh frowned

Examples

  • Daniel held the picture of Poh Poh outward, facing the fire.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The oval had been white and empty, waiting for Poh Poh for thirty years.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The oval had been white and empty, waiting for Poh Poh for thirty years.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Daniel held the picture of Poh Poh outward, facing the fire.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "I was not bad, though, in my prime." Juliet stood behind Poh Poh and looked at her own face.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "I was not bad, though, in my prime." Juliet stood behind Poh Poh and looked at her own face.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Juliet often reminisced about the stories her grandmother, Poh Poh, used to tell her.

  • Poh Poh shared her famous dumpling recipe with the entire family during dinner.

Surface Forms

Poh main

Etymology

Poh is a Chinese family name, often used by people from southern China and written this way in English from different Chinese dialects. A helpful way to remember it is to think Poh sounds like 'paw', a short, single-syllable name, so when you see Poh you can recall it is a surname from China.