Ponce

See also: ponce and poncé

English

Etymology

From Spanish Ponce.

Proper noun

Ponce

  1. A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Pon‧ce

Proper noun

Ponce

  1. a surname from Spanish

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from Latin Pontius.[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ponce m

  1. a male given name from Latin

Paronyms

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ponce”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Spanish

Etymology

First attested in 1646. The surname is from the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from Latin Pontius.[1] The city is named after Spanish administrator Juan Ponce de León y Loayza.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ponce m

  1. a city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. [From 1646]
    Synonyms: (nickname) La Perla del Sur, (nickname) Ciudad Señorial

Derived terms

  • ponceña
  • ponceño

Proper noun

Ponce m or f by sense

  1. a surname

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ponce”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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