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Pons (personal Name)
Pons () is a surname of Catalan origin. It is also given name. Within a person’s personal name, it is sometimes used as a first name or middle name. Pons is also sometimes used mononymously (''e.g.'', by someone who is known simply as Pons, as Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis) is sometimes known as "Francis"). Notable people with this name include: Surname A–J * Abel Molinero Pons (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Alain Pons (born 1995), Gibraltarian footballer * Antoinette de Pons-Ribérac (1560–1632), French courtier * Antonio Pons (1897–1980), Ecuadorian politician *Axel Pons (born 1991), Spanish motorcycle racer and model; son of Sito Pons, brother of Edgar Pons * Beatrice Pons (1906–1991), American actor *Bernadeth Pons (born 1996), Filipino volleyball player *Bernard Pons (born 1926), French politician and physician *Bonne de Pons d'Heudicourt (1644–1709), French courtier * Cipriano Pons (1890–unknown), Argentine fencer and Olympics competitor *Edgar Pons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catalan Language
Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern Spain: Catalonia, the Valencian Community, and the Balearic Islands. It also has semi-official status in the Italian comune of Alghero. It is also spoken in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of France and in two further areas in eastern Spain: the eastern strip of Aragon and the Carche area in the Region of Murcia. The Catalan-speaking territories are often called the or "Catalan Countries". The language evolved from Vulgar Latin in the Middle Ages around the eastern Pyrenees. Nineteenth-century Spain saw a Catalan literary revival, culminating in the early 1900s. Etymology and pronunciation The word ''Catalan'' is derived from the territorial name of Catalonia, itself of disputed etymology. The main theory suggests that (Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
