Poikāns

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Surname: Poikāns

Origin: Latgalian/Latvian/Finnish

Meaning: From Latvian "puika" and Finnish "poika", meaning "boy"

Old Spellings: Poikan, Puikan

Cyrillic Spelling: Поиканс

Handwritten Cyrillic: To be added

Variations and Alternate Spellings: Poikāne, Poikans, Poikane

Related Surnames: Puika, Puisāns, Puišelis

Possible place name borrowing? No


Attested Locations: Kārsava, Mērdzene

Famous individuals with this surname: Unknown