Pontus (given name)

Pontus is a masculine given name of Swedish origin.[1] 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.[2] The name day for Pontus in Sweden is 20 November.

  1. ^ Otterbjörk, Roland. Svenska förnamn (1979).
  2. ^ af Klintberg, Bengt, Namnen i almanackan, 2001, Norstedts ordbok, Stockholm, ISBN 91-7227-292-9