"Ponce" meaning in Spanish

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈponθe/, [ˈpõn̟.θe], /ˈponse/, [ˈpõn.se]
Rhymes: -onθe (Spain), -onse (Latin America, Philippines) Etymology: First attested in 1646. The surname is from the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from Latin Pontius. The city is named after Spanish administrator Juan Ponce de León y Loayza. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|Pontius}} Latin Pontius Head templates: {{es-proper noun|m}} Ponce m
  1. a city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in Puerto Rico, Municipalities of Puerto Rico, Places in Puerto Rico Synonyms: La Perla del Sur, Ciudad Señorial Derived forms: ponceña, ponceño
    Sense id: en-Ponce-es-name-iRCAjwnV Categories (other): Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 26 11 2 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Spanish masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 67 33

Proper name

IPA: /ˈponθe/, [ˈpõn̟.θe], /ˈponse/, [ˈpõn.se]
Rhymes: -onθe (Spain), -onse (Latin America, Philippines) Etymology: First attested in 1646. The surname is from the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from Latin Pontius. The city is named after Spanish administrator Juan Ponce de León y Loayza. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|Pontius}} Latin Pontius Head templates: {{es-proper noun|mfbysense}} Ponce m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Ponce-es-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Spanish surnames
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