Ponte (surname)

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Ponte is a topographic surname which is of Portuguese, Galician, Italian and Jewish origin.{{cite book|editor=Patrick Hanks|location=Oxford; New York|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=RA2-PA116|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|publisher=Oxford University Press

|year=2003|isbn=978-0-19-508137-4|pages=115–116}} It may refer to "a dweller by a bridge". Its alternative meaning is derived from the Anglo-Norman French word pont which, in turn, originates from the Latin word pons with the meaning of "a bridge".{{cite web|title=Surname Database: Ponte Last Name Origin|website=The Internet Surname Database

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Notable people with the surname include:

• Angelo Ponte (1925–2018), American mobster
• Gabry Ponte (born 1973), Italian DJ and record producer
• José Linhares Ponte (1930–2025), Brazilian politician
• Laura Ponte (born 1973), Spanish model
• Mateo Ponte (born 2003), Uruguayan football player
• Moshe Ponte (born 1956), Israeli Olympic judoka
• Robson Ponte (born 1976), Brazilian football player
• Vincent Ponte (1919–2006), Canadian urban planner

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