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Ponce
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ponce poncé
English
+, Puerto Rico
Etymology
en :bor es:Ponce + 1
Proper noun
en city/and/municipality in the south of terr/Puerto Rico c/US.
See also
en Ponce Inlet
Anagrams
en cenop Copen NOPEC
en eponyms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
ceb Pon ce
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb Spanish
French
Alternative forms
fr Pons
Etymology
From the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from fr la Pontius.
Pronunciation
fr ponce ponces
Proper noun
m
fr male Latin
Paronyms
fr panse pense
References
Spanish
Etymology
First attested in 1646. The surname is from the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from es la Pontius. The city is named after Spanish administrator Juan Ponce de León y Loayza.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
es city/and/municipality terr/Puerto Rico c/US. From 1646
es La Perla del Sur<q:nickname> Ciudad Señorial<q:nickname>
Derived terms
es ponceño ponceña
Proper noun
mfbysense
es
References
es eponyms