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Point
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point
English
Etymology 1
Short for en West Point.
Proper noun
the Point
en informal military USMA (United States Military Academy) in West Point, New York.
en 2017 Charles King Cadet Days Study goes on until tattoo, which, when Pops was at the Point, was sounded at 9.30, followed by taps at 10.
Etymology 2
+ (places)
+ Township
thumb|Houses on the shore at Point, Cornwall
Proper noun
en twp co/Posey County s/Indiana c/USA, so-named for being the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
en twp co/Northumberland County s/Pennsylvania c/USA.
en minor city co/Rains County s/Texas c/USA.
en coastal settlement par/Feock south-west co/Cornwall cc/England OS grid ref SW8138.
en 1952 March Notes and News: A Redruth & Chasewater Echo Railway Magazine 206 Cornwall County Council asked for a decision on objections raised by property owners to its proposal to convert the site of the railway into a public road for a distance of 1 mile 86 yards from Devoran to Point (Restronguet Creek).
Etymology 3
+ (surname)
Probably an altered form of en fr Pons, see en Ponce.
It is also a variant of the English surname en Points.
Proper noun
s
en French.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Point is the 37591st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Point is most common among White (71.96%) and Black/African American (17.74%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en inopt Pinto opt in opt-in pinot pinto piton potin