Forename Pontus

All around the world, Pontus (Pontus , Ponto , Понтус ) is quite a common male forename. The forename Pontus is habitual in Sweden, where it is quite a common masculine name, Bahrain, where it is a rare boy's name, and Finland. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sweden, Indonesia, and South Africa. Also, Pontus is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Pontus is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Pontus

name Понтус, name Ponce, name Ponto, name Ponte, name פונטוס, name Pontius, name Pontus

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Pontus	Germany, Sweden, Poland, United States, Indonesia
Ponto	Germany, France, Poland, United States, Indonesia
Понтус	Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
פונטוס	Israel

First names said to be same

Ponce, Ponte, and Pontius

First name Pontus in the context

Pontus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pontus , the sea god of Greek mythology; Ponto Nei , the Japanese virtual YouTuber and Ponto Baggins I , the Middle-Earth character.

Notable namesakes

	pythodorida of pontus Roman client queen of Pontus (30/29 BC-38 AD), TR (b. 30)
	pharnaces ii of pontus bosporan king from 63 to 47 BC (b. 95)
	stratonice of pontus (b. 50)
	pontus de la gardie French noble (1520-1585), SE (b. 1520)
	pontus de tyard French poet and bishop, FR (b. 1521)
	pontus heuterus Dutch theologian (1535-1602), NL (b. 1535)
	pontus van lalaing Belgian politician (1508-1557) (b. 1508)
	pontus fredrik de la gardie Swedish politician, SE (b. 1630)
	pontus fredrik de la gardie (1726-1791), SE (b. 1726)
	pontus fredrik de la gardie SE (b. 1669)
	pontus brevern de la gardie Russian statesman (b. 1814)
	pontus fredrik teodor winroth SE (b. 1810)
	pontus fürstenberg Swedish art collector and merchant, SE (b. 1827)
	pontus af burén Swedish politician (1835-1905), SE (b. 1835)
	pontus wikner Swedish philosopher, SE (b. 1837)