Ponce

See also: ponce and poncé

English

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 Latin Pontius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ponce m

  1. 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/ [ˈpõn̟.θe]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈponse/ [ˈpõn.se]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -onθe
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -onse
  • Syllabification: Pon‧ce

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
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