POV (surname)

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Language(s)Inuktitut
Language(s)English
Region of originPuvirnituq
POV ᐱᐅᕖ
Village of Puvirnituq
Language(s)Inuktitut
Origin
Language(s)English
Region of originPuvirnituq

POV or Pov (ᐱᐅᕖ, piuvii[1]) (pronounced P-O-V) is an Inuit surname officially assigned by non-Inuit officials to Inuit living in or near Puvirnituq (formerly known as Povungnatuk) when a person's second name or last name was too hard or long to write down for someone who did not speak Inuktitut.[1]

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