Ponce

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Ponce. === Proper noun === Ponce A city and municipality in the south of Puerto Rico, United States. === Anagrams === Copen, NOPEC == Cebuano == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Pon‧ce === Proper noun === Ponce a surname from Spanish == French == === Alternative forms === Pons === Etymology === From the medieval personal name Ponce, ultimately from Latin Pontius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pɔ̃s/ Homophones: ponce, ponces === Proper noun === Ponce m a male given name from Latin === Paronyms === === References === == Spanish == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈponθe/ [ˈpõn̟.θe] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /ˈponse/ [ˈpõn.se] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -onθe (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -onse (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: Pon‧ce === Proper noun === Ponce m a city and municipality of Puerto Rico, United States. [From 1646] Synonyms: (nickname) La Perla del Sur, (nickname) Ciudad Señorial ==== Derived terms ==== === Proper noun === Ponce m or f by sense a surname === References ===