Ponce as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ponce

What is the meaning of the name Ponce ?

The baby name Ponce is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: POHN-seh (/ˈponse/ or Castilian /ˈponθe/); Anglicized: PON-say (/ˈpɒnseɪ/).

Ponce is Spanish in Origin.

Ponce is a Spanish given name and surname deriving from medieval Poncio, itself from the Roman family name Pontius. The nomen Pontius is of Italic (likely Oscan) origin; its exact meaning is debated, with scholars variously linking it to Latin pons "bridge" by folk association, or to an Oscan root sometimes compared to Latin Quintus "fifth." Through Occitan and Catalan, related forms include Pons and Ponç.

The name saw regular use among medieval nobility in Iberia and southern France, producing dynastic surnames such as Ponce de León; explorer Juan Ponce de León is a notable bearer, and the Puerto Rican city of Ponce takes its name from the family. As a given name, Ponce is now rare and chiefly Hispanic; as a surname it is widespread across the Spanish-speaking world. Variants: Poncio (Spa.), Pôncio (Pt.), Ponzio (It.), Pons/Ponç (Cat./Occ.), Pontius (Lat./Eng. lit.).