Pont 562504 220453410 2008-06-19T22:55:24Z 82.25.14.82 /* Wales (Part of the UK) */ {{wiktionary}} '''Pont''' (pronounced ''pohn''; [[French language|French]] for ''bridge''; also [[Welsh language|Welsh]] for ''bridge'' when prefixed to another word, the "t" not silent) is the name or part of the name of several places. It also means 'period' and 'exactly' in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] (where the 't' is pronounced). ==France== '''Pont''' is the name or part of the name of several [[Commune in France|communes]] of France: * [[Pont, Côte-d'Or]], in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' * [[Pont-Bellanger]], in the Calvados ''département'' * [[Pont-d'Ouilly]], in the Calvados ''département'' * [[Pont-Farcy]], in the Calvados ''département'' * [[Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados]], in the Calvados ''département'' * [[Pont-l'Évêque, Oise]], in the Oise ''département'' ==Switzerland== *[[Du Pont, Switzerland]], a Swiss hamlet that is part of the commune of [[L'Abbaye]] ==United Kingdom== * [[Pont, Cornwall]] * [[Pont, County Durham]] * the [[River Pont]] in [[Ponteland]], Northumberland ==Wales (Part of the UK)== Some examples of towns in Wales that have derived from their use of a bridge: * [[Pontarddulais]], [[Swansea]] Welsh for "Bridge over the (river) Dulais" * [[Pontypridd]], [[Glamorgan]] Welsh for "Bridge by the earthen house" ==People== * [[Charles E. Pont]], American artist * [[John Pont]], American college football coach * [[Mike Pont]], singer * [[Timothy Pont]], Scottish mapmaker of the late 16th century * See also [[Du Pont family]] * [[(Gavin) Graham Laidler]], British cartoonist, 'Pont' of ''Punch'' magazine ==See also== * [[DuPont]], the company * [[Dupont]], other uses {{disambig}} [[de:Pont]] [[it:Pont]] [[lb:Pont]] [[nl:Pont]] [[pl:Pont]]