Pontus

Male given name

Also known as Pontus (given name) · Pontus (first name)

Instance of: male given name

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Pontus is a masculine given name of Swedish origin. The name arose in Sweden through French nobleman Pontus De la Gardie: named Ponce in French, he transliterated his name that way rather than the standard Pontius. It was a relatively uncommon given name in Sweden, but came into greater usage there in the 1980s and 1990s. The name day for Pontus in Sweden is 20 November.

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Name day: November 20 country: Sweden
Different from: Pontus criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Language: Swedish
Native label: Pontus
Script: Latin script
Soundex: P532
Cologne phonetics: 1628
Caverphone: PNTS11

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AIDb. (2026). Pontus (Q59533). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/pontus-Q59533