Ponte

See also: ponte, pónte, and ponté

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese, Galician and Italian Ponte.

Proper noun

Ponte (plural Pontes)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ponte is the 10894nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2924 individuals. Ponte is most common among White (76.92%) and Hispanic/Latin (18.6%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

Attested as De Ponte in 1838-1857. Derived from pont (ferry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔnt/
  • Hyphenation: Pon‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɔnt

Proper noun

Ponte n

  1. A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.

Derived terms

References

  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “ponte”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From ponte (bridge).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpon.te/
  • Rhymes: -onte
  • Hyphenation: Pón‧te

Proper noun

Ponte m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Anagrams

Latin

Proper noun

Ponte

  1. vocative singular of Pontus
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