ponton

P3O1N1T1O1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginFrench Ponton ← Spanish Pontón →
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Meanings

ponton1

nounponton (plural pontons)

plural pontons

  1. archaicArchaic form of pontoon.

Ponton2

proper nounPonton (plural Pontons)

plural Pontons

  1. A surname.

Origin

ponton · noun

French

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Ponton · proper noun

  1. SpanishPontón
  2. FrenchPonton
  3. EnglishPonton

Three main origins: * English and Scottish habitational surname, from the villages of Great and Little Ponton, named probably with an obscure Old English word pamp (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). * Borrowed from French Ponton. * Borrowed from Spanish Pontón.

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Cite this entry
APA

ponton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponton

MLA

“ponton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ponton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ponton.

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