POV (surname)

POV or Pov (ᐱᐅᕖ, piuvii ) (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.

Examples

 * Juani (Angutiguluk) POV (1910–1978), adopted elder brother of Taamusi Qumaq
 * Abraham (Talirunili) POV (1927-1994), sculptor
 * Johnny POV (E9-1469) (1908–1978), sculptor. Also known as Johnny Novalinga after the surname of his wife.