Ponce

See also: ponce and poncé

English

Proper noun

Ponce

1. A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States.

Anagrams

• Copen, NOPEC

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Pon‧ce

Proper noun

Ponce

1. a surname from Spanish

French

Alternative forms

• Pons

Etymology

From Latin Pontius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ̃s/
• Homophones: ponce, ponces

Proper noun

Ponce m

1. a male given name from Latin

Paronyms

• panse
• pense

 

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