Ponce
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English
Proper noun
Ponce
- A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Pon‧ce
Proper noun
Ponce
- a surname from Spanish
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔ̃s/
- Homophones: ponce, ponces
Proper noun
Ponce m
- a male given name from Latin
Paronyms
Spanish
Etymology
First attested in 1646. The city is named after Spanish administrator Juan Ponce de León y Loayza.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈponθe/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈponse/
- Rhymes: -onθe
- Rhymes: -onse
- Syllabification: Pon‧ce
Proper noun
Ponce m
- A city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.
- Synonyms: (nickname) La Perla del Sur, (nickname) Ciudad Señorial
Derived terms
Proper noun
Ponce m or f by sense
- a surname