Western numerology
Number 1 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Poins at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Shakespearean
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
- 160 family views
Number meaning for Poins
Indian numerology
Number 6 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Poins mean?
Poins is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Shakespearean context. Its meaning is recorded as: 'King Henry IV, Part 1 and 2' Edward Poins, an irregular humorist
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
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god is good; 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir Hugh Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir Hugh Evans, a Welsh parson; Son of Evan Evan is the Welsh form of the Hebrew John, meaning God has been gracious, or God has shown favor; Variant of Evan: God is good
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'Measure for Measure' A clown and servant to Mistress Overdone
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Brother names
Brothers for Poins
Evans
Boy
English
god is good; 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir Hugh Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir Hugh Evans, a Welsh parson; Son of Evan Evan is the Welsh form of the Hebrew John, meaning God has been gracious, or God has shown favor; Variant of Evan: God is good
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Pompey
Boy
Shakespearean
'Measure for Measure' A clown and servant to Mistress Overdone
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Sister names
Sisters for Poins
Gaila
Girl
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Gertrude
Girl
Filipino
From the Old German name, meaning strong spear Famous bearers: Hamlet's mother in the Shakespearian tragedy 'Hamlet', and the seventh century abbess St Gertrude of Nivelles, British actress Gertrude Lawrence; spear maiden; strong spear; The might of the spear
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More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Evans
Boy
English
god is good; 'King Henry the Sixth, Part III' Sir Hugh Mortimer, uncle to the Duke of York 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' Sir Hugh Evans, a Welsh parson; Son of Evan Evan is the Welsh form of the Hebrew John, meaning God has been gracious, or God has shown favor; Variant of Evan: God is good
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