Ponte
See also: ponte, pónte, and ponté
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese, Galician and Italian Ponte.
Proper noun
Ponte (plural Pontes)
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ponte”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- netop
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
- A hamlet in Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands.
Derived terms
- Ponte Avancé
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
- a surname
Anagrams
- pento
Latin
Proper noun
Ponte
- vocative singular of Pontus