"Font" meaning in English

See Font in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Clipping of Fontainebleau. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Fontainebleau}} Clipping of Fontainebleau Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Font
  1. (informal) # Clipping of Fontainebleau: a town near Paris, in Seine-et-Marne department, Île-de-France, France. Tags: informal Categories (place): Places in France, Places in Seine-et-Marne, France, Places in Île-de-France, France, Towns in Seine-et-Marne, France, Towns in Île-de-France, France
    Sense id: en-Font-en-name-0GJ~YVSP Categories (other): Clippings of places, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Fonts [plural]
Etymology: * As a southern French and Catalan surname, from font (“spring, well”). * As an English surname, variant of Fant. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|ca|-}} Catalan Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Font (plural Fonts)
  1. A surname Related terms: Fonte, Fontes, Fontez
    Sense id: en-Font-en-name-iong5iVh Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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