Pont
Encyclopedia
Pont is the name or part of the name of several places. It also means 'period' and 'exactly' in Hungarian
(where the 't' is pronounced).
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
(where the 't' is pronounced).
France
Pont is the name or part of the name of several communes of France:- Pont, Côte-d'OrPont, Côte-d'OrPont is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, in the Côte-d'Or département - Pont-BellangerPont-Bellanger-References:*...
, in the Calvados département - Pont-d'OuillyPont-d'OuillyPont-d'Ouilly is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Pont-d'Ouilly is home to the famous Haras d'Ouilly, a Thoroughbred horse racing and breeding business currently owned by the Aga Khan IV.-History:...
, in the Calvados département - Pont-FarcyPont-FarcyPont-Farcy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.-History:Pont Farcy has its origins in Gallo-Roman times: the town has always been an important crossing place due to its bridge over the River Vire. It was also passed through by the Norman Dukes...
, in the Calvados département - Pont-l'Évêque, CalvadosPont-l'Évêque, CalvadosPont-l'Évêque is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France. It has given its name to a type of soft cheese .-Population:-Transport:* A13 autoroute* A132 autoroute...
, in the Calvados département - Pont-l'Évêque, OisePont-l'Évêque, OisePont-l'Évêque is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...
, in the Oise département
Switzerland
- Du Pont, Switzerland, a Swiss hamlet that is part of the commune of L'AbbayeL'AbbayeL'Abbaye is a municipality in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, located in the Jura-Nord Vaudois district. It takes its name from Lac de Joux Abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery.-History:...
United Kingdom
- Pont, CornwallPont, CornwallPont is a village in Cornwall, England, UK....
- Pont, County Durham
- the River Pont in PontelandPontelandPonteland is a village situated in Northumberland near Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The name means island in the Pont , as the area consisted of a small piece of solid ground around St. Mary's church and the old bridge, surrounded by marshland. This marshland is now drained, with housing built on...
, Northumberland
Wales (Part of the UK)
Some examples of towns in Wales that have derived from their use of a bridge:- PontarddulaisPontarddulaisPontarddulais is a community and town in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It is situated north west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pontarddulais ward.-Overview:...
, SwanseaSwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
Welsh for "Bridge over the (river) Dulais" - PontypriddPontypriddPontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
, GlamorganGlamorganGlamorgan or Glamorganshire is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It was originally an early medieval kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing until taken over by the Normans as a lordship. Glamorgan is latterly represented by the three...
Welsh for "Bridge by the earthen house"
People
- Charles E. PontCharles E. PontCharles Ernest Pont was a Swiss-American artist and Baptist minister. Although his ministerial career was not particularly noteworthy, he was a prolific artist in many media including watercolor, printmaking, oil, pen and ink, and pencil...
, American artist - John PontJohn PontJohn Pont was an American football player and coach. He served as head coach at Miami University, Yale University, Northwestern University and Indiana University. He was the only Indiana University coach to take a team to the Rose Bowl. Later in his career, Pont was recruited to start a football...
, American college football coach - Mike PontMike PontMike Pont is a singer who has sung for several bands, including Hotshot, Trouble, The Mike Pont Band, Danger Danger, and the Gangsters Of Love....
, singer - Mónica PontMónica PontMónica Pont Chafer is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who won the Rotterdam Marathon on April 23, 1995 clocking 2:30:34. She represented her native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in the women's marathon race, where she finished in 14th place...
, Spanish long-distance runner - Timothy PontTimothy PontTimothy Pont was a Scottish topographer, the first to produce a detailed map of Scotland. Pont's maps are among the earliest surviving to show a European country in minute detail, from an actual survey.-Life:...
, Scottish mapmaker of the late 16th century - See also Du Pont familyDu Pont familyThe Du Pont family is an American family descended from Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours . The son of a Paris watchmaker and a member of a Burgundian noble family, he and his sons, Victor Marie du Pont and Eleuthère Irénée du Pont, emigrated to the United States in 1800 and used the resources of...
- (Gavin) Graham Laidler, British cartoonist, 'Pont' of Punch magazine
See also
- DuPontDuPontE. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company , commonly referred to as DuPont, is an American chemical company that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuthère Irénée du Pont. DuPont was the world's third largest chemical company based on market capitalization and ninth based on revenue in 2009...
, the company - Dupont (disambiguation)
- PONT, Time zone abbreviation for Ponape Time (Micronesia), UTC+11:00