# Poe

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pəʊ/ · frequency rank #13,986

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse
2. A surname from Old Norse:
3. An unincorporated community in Allen County, Indiana, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
A nickname from Old Norse pái (“peacock”). This surname is also well established in Ireland.

## Easily confused with
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pp)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pr)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pt)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-ps)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pu)
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pv)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-px)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-put)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pro)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pop)
- **pot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pot)
- **pub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pub)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pos)
- **ppl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-ppl)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pup)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pun)
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-poo)
- **PSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-psa)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poe-vs-pts)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/poe