Ponte
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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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Attested as De Ponte in 1838-1857. Derived from pont (“ferry”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ponte n
- 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
Proper noun
Ponte m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
Latin
Proper noun
Ponte