Fons

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See also: fons, fōns, föns, føns, and Föns

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔns/
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  • Hyphenation: Fons
  • Rhymes: -ɔns

Etymology 1

Clipping of Alfons.

Proper noun

Fons m

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Alfons

Etymology 2

First attested as foeldinze in 1386. Borrowed from West Frisian Fûns, derived in turn from Old Frisian Foldo (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-.

Proper noun

Fons n

  1. A hamlet in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

References

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

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan Fònts. Fons outre Gardon attested on the Cassini map (1740s).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Fons m

  1. Fons (a village in the Gard department, Occitanie, France)
    Synonym: Fons-outre-Gardon

Descendants

  • → English: Fons

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