Släkthistoria för Pothen
Pothen Vad efternamn betyder
North German: variant of Poth. Indian (Kerala): from the personal name Pothen derived from Greek Philippos (see Philip) found among Christians in southern India. It is formed with the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
