Last names linked to POTDEVIN
Origin
Podvin : 1: French Canadian: variant of Potvin 1 itself an altered form of French Poitevin (see Poitevint).2: In some cases possibly also French (mainly Nord and Pas-de-Calais): shortened form of Potdevin a metonymic occupational name for a wine merchant or a nickname for a wine drinker from pot de vin ‘wine jar’. Compare Potvin 3.
Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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