Point

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English

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Etymology 1

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Short for West Point.

Proper noun

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the Point

  1. (informal, military) USMA (United States Military Academy) in West Point, New York.
    • 2017, Charles King, Cadet Days:
      Study goes on until tattoo, which, when Pops was at the Point, was sounded at 9.30, followed by taps at 10.

Etymology 2

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 Point (places) on Wikipedia
 Point Township on Wikipedia
Houses on the shore at Point, Cornwall

Proper noun

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Point

  1. A township in Posey County, Indiana, United States, so-named for being the southernmost and westernmost point in the state.
  2. A township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  3. A minor city in Rains County, Texas, United States.
  4. A coastal settlement in Feock parish, south-west Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8138).
    • 1952 March, “Notes and News: A Redruth & Chasewater Echo”, in Railway Magazine, page 206:
      Cornwall County Council asked for a decision on objections raised by property owners to its proposal to convert the site of the railway into a public road for a distance of 1 mile 86 yards from Devoran to Point (Restronguet Creek).

Etymology 3

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 Point (surname) on Wikipedia

Probably an altered form of French Pons.

Proper noun

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Point (plural Points)

  1. A surname from French.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Point is the 37591st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Point is most common among White (71.96%) and Black/African American (17.74%) individuals.

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