Pont

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Pont (pronounced pohn; French for bridge; also 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 (where the 't' is pronounced).

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[edit] France

Pont is the name or part of the name of several communes of France:

[edit] Switzerland

  • Du Pont, Switzerland, a Swiss hamlet that is part of the commune of L'Abbaye

[edit] United Kingdom

  • Pont, Cornwall
  • Pont, County Durham
  • the River Pont in Ponteland, Northumberland

[edit] Wales (Part of the UK)

Some examples of towns in Wales that have derived from their use of a bridge:

[edit] People

[edit] See also