Fontana

See also: fontana and fontána

English

Etymology

From Romance. From Vulgar Latin fontana.

Proper noun

Fontana (countable and uncountable, plural Fontanas)

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.
  2. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  3. A minor city in Miami County, Kansas, United States, named for a spring.
  4. A city in Chaco province, Argentina; derived from the surname.
    Synonym: Comandante Fontana
  5. A village in Gozo, Malta, named for a spring (fontana).
  6. A neighbourhood of Belgrade, Serbia.

Coordinate terms
surname
placename

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fontana is the 4615th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7685 individuals. Fontana is most common among White (90.83%) individuals.

Italian

Etymology

From fontana.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fonˈta.na/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: Fon‧tà‧na

Proper noun

Fontana m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From fontana.

Proper noun

Fontana m or f by sense

  1. a surname
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