Ponte (surname)
Ponte is a surname which is of Portuguese, Galician, Italian and Jewish origin.[1] It may refer to "a dweller by a bridge".[2] Its alternative meaning is derived from the Anglo-Norman French word pont which, in turn, originates from the Latin word pons with the meaning of "a bridge".[2] In Italian, the surname may be used with a preposition like da (Italian: from).[3]
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Notable people with the surname include:
- Angelo Ponte (1925–2018), American mobster
- Antonio da Ponte (1512–1597), Venetian architect and engineer
- Duarte da Ponte Ribeiro (1795—1878), Portuguese-Brazilian physician and diplomat
- Gabry Ponte (born 1973), Italian DJ and record producer
- Laura Ponte (born 1973), Spanish model
- Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749–1838), Italian, later American, opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest
- Mateo Ponte (born 2003), Uruguayan football player
- Moshe Ponte (born 1956), Israeli Olympic judoka
- Piero de Ponte (1462–1535), Italian Grandmaster of the Order of Saint John
- Robson Ponte (born 1976), Brazilian football player
- Vincent Ponte (1919–2006), Canadian urban planner
This page lists people with the surname Ponte.
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See also[edit]
- Del Ponte, list of people with a similar surname
References[edit]
- ^ Patrick Hanks, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.
- ^ a b "Surname Database: Ponte Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Citing Sources: Capitalization and Personal Names in Foreign Languages". Waidner-Spahr Library. Retrieved 19 January 2024.