What is "pothier"

Pothier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Robert Joseph Pothier (1699 – 1772), French jurist and writer on contract law
• Toussaint Pothier (1771 – 1845) Canadian businessman, seigneur and political figure in Lower Canada.
• Dom Joseph Pothier, O.S.B. (1835–1923), French prelate, liturgist and scholar of Gregorian chant
• Aram Jules Pothier (1854 –1928) was an American banker and Governor of Rhode Island
• Albert A. Pothier (fl.1890's) Nova Scotia Assemblyman
• Lucien Pothier (1883–1957), French racing cyclist
• Hector J. Pothier (1891 – 1976) Canadian physician and Assemblyman in Nova Scotia
• Lucien Pothier (wrestler) (born 1894, date of death unknown), Belgian Olympic wrestler
• Hector Pothier (born 1954), Canadian football player
• Brian Pothier (born 1977),American NHL ice hockey player.
• Eric Pothier (born 1979), Canadian luger