Fontaine
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Fontaine is a French
word meaning fountain or natural spring.
Fountain (Duchamp)
is the title of a famous sculpture by Marcel Duchamp.
Fontaines is the name or part of the name of the following municipalities in Switzerland:
La Fontaine is the name of several persons:
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
word meaning fountain or natural spring.
Fountain (Duchamp)
Fountain (Duchamp)
Fountain is a 1917 work by Marcel Duchamp. It is one of the pieces which he called readymades. In such pieces he made use of an already existing object. In this case Duchamp used a urinal, which he titled Fountain and signed "R. Mutt". Readymades also go by the term Found object...
is the title of a famous sculpture by Marcel Duchamp.
Place Names
Fontaine or Fontaines is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:- Beaulieu-les-FontainesBeaulieu-les-FontainesBeaulieu-les-Fontaines is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...
, in the Oise département - Bierry-les-Belles-FontainesBierry-les-Belles-FontainesBierry-les-Belles-Fontaines is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
, in the Yonne département - Cailloux-sur-FontainesCailloux-sur-FontainesCailloux-sur-Fontaines is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Rhône département - Druyes-les-Belles-FontainesDruyes-les-Belles-FontainesDruyes-les-Belles-Fontaines is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
, in the Yonne département - Fontaine, AubeFontaine, AubeFontaine is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Population:...
, in the Aube département - Fontaine, IsèreFontaine, IsèreFontaine is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.It is the third-largest suburb of the city of Grenoble, and is adjacent to it on the west. In the 1999 census, Fontaine had a population of 23,323. The commune has a land area of 6.74 km² .-External links:*...
, in the Isère département - Fontaine, Territoire de BelfortFontaine, Territoire de BelfortFontaine is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France.-References:*...
, in the Territoire de Belfort département - Fontaine-au-BoisFontaine-au-BoisFontaine-au-Bois is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...
, in the Nord département - Fontaine-au-PireFontaine-au-Pire-References:*...
, in the Nord département - Fontaine-BellengerFontaine-BellengerFontaine-Bellenger is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Eure département - Fontaine-BonneleauFontaine-BonneleauFontaine-Bonneleau is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....
, in the Oise département - Fontaine-ChaalisFontaine-ChaalisFontaine-Chaalis is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.On 3 March 1974 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in this commune, in the Ermenonville Forest.-References:*...
, in the Oise département - Fontaine-ChalendrayFontaine-ChalendrayFontaine-Chalendray is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Charente-Maritime département - Fontaine-CouverteFontaine-CouverteFontaine-Couverte is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France....
, in the Mayenne département - Fontaine-de-VaucluseFontaine-de-VaucluseFontaine-de-Vaucluse is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Heraldry:...
, in the Vaucluse département - Fontaine-Denis-NuisyFontaine-Denis-NuisyFontaine-Denis-Nuisy is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
, in the Marne département - Fontaine-en-BrayFontaine-en-BrayFontaine-en-Bray is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small farming village situated in the Pays de Bray, some southeast of Dieppe, at the junction of the D1, the D114 and the D119 roads....
, in the Seine-Maritime département - Fontaine-en-DormoisFontaine-en-DormoisFontaine-en-Dormois is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
, in the Marne département - Fontaine-ÉtoupefourFontaine-Étoupefour-References:*...
, in the Calvados département - Fontaine-FourchesFontaine-FourchesFontaine-Fourches is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* *...
, in the Seine-et-Marne département - Fontaine-FrançaiseFontaine-FrançaiseFontaine-Française is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or département - Fontaines, Saône-et-LoireFontaines, Saône-et-LoireFontaines is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-History:Formerly Fontanœ then Fontes. The village owes its name to the numerous source which spring from his territory. We find tracks of Roman time there...
, in the Saône-et-Loire département - Fontaines, VendéeFontaines, VendéeFontaines, Vendée is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.It achieved fame when it was featured in the film Fame.-References:*...
, in the Vendée département - Fontaines, YonneFontaines, YonneFontaines is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....
, in the Yonne département - Fontaines-d'OzillacFontaines-d'OzillacFontaines-d'Ozillac is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Charente-Maritime département - Fontaines-en-DuesmoisFontaines-en-DuesmoisFontaines-en-Duesmois is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or département - Fontaines-en-SologneFontaines-en-SologneFontaines-en-Sologne is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...
, in the Loir-et-Cher département - Fontaines-les-SèchesFontaines-les-SèchesFontaines-les-Sèches is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or département - Fontaines-Saint-ClairFontaines-Saint-ClairFontaines-Saint-Clair is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....
, in the Meuse département - Fontaines-Saint-MartinFontaines-Saint-MartinFontaines-Saint-Martin is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Rhône département - Fontaines-sur-MarneFontaines-sur-MarneFontaines-sur-Marne is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, in the Haute-Marne département - Fontaines-sur-SaôneFontaines-sur-SaôneFontaines-sur-Saône is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.-References:*...
, in the Rhône département - Grandchamps-des-FontainesGrandchamps-des-FontainesGrandchamps-des-Fontaines is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...
, in the Loire-Atlantique département - Nouans-les-FontainesNouans-les-FontainesNouans-les-Fontaines is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department...
, in the Indre-et-Loire département - Pernes-les-FontainesPernes-les-FontainesPernes-les-Fontaines is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, in the Vaucluse département - Perrogney-les-FontainesPerrogney-les-FontainesPerrogney-les-Fontaines is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
, in the Haute-Marne département - Saint-Génis-des-FontainesSaint-Génis-des-FontainesSaint-Génis-des-Fontaines is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It is home to a Benedictine abbey, founded in the late 8th or early 9th century.-References:*...
, in the Pyrénées-Orientales département - Saint-Malo-des-Trois-FontainesSaint-Malo-des-Trois-FontainesSaint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines are called in French Malouins.-References:* * -External links:* *...
, in the Morbihan département - Saint-Martin-des-FontainesSaint-Martin-des-FontainesSaint-Martin-des-Fontaines is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...
, in the Vendée département - Trois-Fontaines-l'AbbayeTrois-Fontaines-l'AbbayeTrois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...
, in the Marne département
Fontaines is the name or part of the name of the following municipalities in Switzerland:
- Fontaines, SwitzerlandFontaines, SwitzerlandFontaines is a municipality in the district of Val-de-Ruz in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.The municipalities of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, Fontaines, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys,...
, canton of Neuchâtel - Fontaines-sur-GrandsonFontaines-sur-GrandsonFontaines-sur-Grandson is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Fontaines-sur-Grandson has an area, , of . Of this area, or 47.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 50.6% is forested...
, canton of Vaud, Switzerland
People
Fontaine is also the name of several persons:- Brigitte FontaineBrigitte FontaineBrigitte Fontaine, born in 1939 in Morlaix in the Brittany region of France, is a singer of avant-garde music. During the course of her career she has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry and world rhythms...
, French singer and musician - Claudia FontaineClaudia FontaineClaudia Fontaine is a backing vocalist from Bethnal Green, London, England. She has sung with Betty Boo, Dusty Springfield, Claudia Brücken, Julia Fordham and the bands Pink Floyd and The Beatmasters...
, British backing singer - Del FontaineDel FontaineDel Fontaine ne Raymond Henry Bousquet was a Canadian boxer who fought between 1925 and 1935. He is most notable within boxing for winning the Canadian middleweight boxing championship in 1926 and again in 1931. In 1932 he travelled to Britain to continue his boxing career, and began a...
, Canadian boxer executed for murder - Eddie FontaineEddie FontaineEddie Fontaine was an American actor and singer, best known for television roles in the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
, American actor and rockabilly singer - Fontaine WeymanFontaine (singer)Fontaine Weyman, better known as Fontaine, is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and photographer in the Los Angeles, California, area. Born May 7, 1979, in France, she was raised in South Carolina. She has shared a stage with Paula Cole, performed at Lilith Fair, and provided back-up vocals for Rob...
, American singer, songwriter, guitarist and photographer - Frank FontaineFrank FontaineFrank Fontaine was an American comedian and singer.Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he is best known for his appearances on television shows of the 1950s and 1960s, including The Jackie Gleason Show, The Jack Benny Show, and The Tonight Show.One of his earliest appearances was on the radio show,...
, American comedian and singer - Frank Fontaine, a fictional character in the 2007 video game BioShockBioshockBioShock is a first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and designed by Ken Levine. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on August 21, 2007 in North America, and three days later in Europe and Australia. It became available on Steam on August 21, 2007...
- Godfrey of FontainesGodfrey of FontainesGodfrey of Fontaines , whose name in Latin was Godefridus de Fontibus, was a scholastic philosopher and theologian, designated by the title Doctor Venerandus. He made contributions to a diverse range of subjects ranging from moral philosophy to epistemology...
, medieval philosopher - Jean-Marc Fontaine, French mathematician
- Jerry FontaineJerry FontaineJerry Fontaine is an Anishinaabe politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was chief of the Sagkeeng First Nation from 1989 to 1998, led the First Peoples Party in the 1995 provincial election, and was an unsuccessful candidate to lead the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1998...
, Canadian politician - Joan FontaineJoan FontaineJoan de Beauvoir de Havilland , known professionally as Joan Fontaine, is a British American actress. She and her elder sister Olivia de Havilland are two of the last surviving leading ladies from Hollywood of the 1930s....
, British actress - John Fontaine, President of Fontaine's Auction Gallery in the USA
- Just FontaineJust FontaineJust "Justo" Fontaine is a former French football player.-Football career:He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with 13 in 1958...
, French football player - Liam FontaineLiam FontaineLiam Vaughan Henry Fontaine is an English footballer who plays for Bristol City as a defender. He previously played in the Premier League for Fulham, in the Football League for Yeovil Town and in the Scottish Premier League for Kilmarnock....
, English football player - Mz FontaineMz FontaineMz Fontaine is the stage name of lesbian rapper Naomi Romeo. She was born in Guyana June 1978 and moved to London in 1992.Mz Fontaine has been nominated for the Stonewall 2007 Entertainer Of The Year award....
, the stage name of lesbian rapper Naomi Romeo - Nicole FontaineNicole FontaineNicole Fontaine is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Île-de-France. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, part of the European People's Party...
, French politician - Larry Phillip (Phil) FontainePhil FontaineLarry Phillip Fontaine, OM is an Aboriginal Canadian leader. He completed his third and final term as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in 2009....
, Aboriginal Canadian leader - Pierre François Léonard FontainePierre François Léonard FontainePierre François Léonard Fontaine was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer.Starting from 1794 Fontaine worked in such close partnership with Charles Percier, originally his friend from student days, that it is difficult to distinguish their work...
, architect - Pierre FontainePierre Fontaine (composer)Pierre Fontaine was a French composer of the transitional era between the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, and a member of the Burgundian School of composers. While he was well-known at the time, most of his music has probably been lost...
(c. 1380–1450), French composer - René FontaineRené FontaineJacques Noe René Fontaine is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990, and was a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson....
, Canadian politician - Yvonne FontaineYvonne FontaineYvonne Fontaine was a member of the French Resistance working with the Special Operations Executive .- Resistance & Special Operations Executive work :...
, female spy during World War II
La Fontaine is the name of several persons:
- Don LaFontaineDon LaFontaineDonald Leroy "Don" LaFontaine was an American voiceover artist famous for recording more than 5,000 film trailers and hundreds of thousands of television advertisements, network promotions, and video game trailers. His nicknames included "Thunder Throat" and "The Voice of God"...
, an American voiceover artist - Henri La FontaineHenri La FontaineHenri La Fontaine , was a Belgian international lawyer and president of the International Peace Bureau. He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1913.-Biography:...
, a Belgian international lawyer and Nobel Prize for Peace winner - Jean de La FontaineJean de La FontaineJean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional...
- Oskar LafontaineOskar LafontaineOskar Lafontaine is a German politician, former German finance minister, former chairman of the Social Democratic Party and former Minister-President of the state of Saarland. Since 2007 he was co-chairman of The Left...
, a German politician