Fontana

See also: fontana and fontána

English

Etymology

From Romance. From Vulgar Latin fontana.

Proper noun

Fontana (countable and uncountable, plural Fontanas)

1. A surname from the Romance languages.
2. A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
3. A minor city in Miami County, Kansas, United States, named for a spring.
4. A city in Chaco province, Argentina; derived from the surname.

   Synonym: Comandante Fontana

6. A village and local council of the Gozo Region, Malta
7. A neighbourhood of Belgrade, Serbia.

Coordinate terms

surname

• Fontaine

 

placename

• Fontaine
• Fountain

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fontana is the 4615^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7685 individuals. Fontana is most common among White (90.83%) individuals.

Italian

Etymology

From fontana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fonˈta.na/
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: Fon‧tà‧na

Proper noun

Fontana m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• tanfano

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔnˈtaː.na/

Proper noun

Il-Fontana f

1. Fontana (a village and local council of the Gozo Region, Malta)

Spanish

Etymology

From fontana.

Proper noun

Fontana m or f by sense

1. a surname