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Pierpont

Pierpont proper noun: a surname from Norman.

Proper noun

Pierpont (countable and uncountable, plural Pierponts)

  1. A surname from Norman.
  2. An unincorporated community in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States.
  3. A town in Day County, South Dakota, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States.

Forms of Pierpont

pluralPierponts
alternative formPierpoint

Origin of Pierpont

From the Norman habitational surname, from any of various places in Northern France, from pierre (“stone”) + pont (“bridge”).

Questions about Pierpont

What does Pierpont mean?
Pierpont means a surname from Norman.
What part of speech is Pierpont?
Pierpont is a proper noun.

Words near Pierpont in the dictionary

  1. Pieronis
  2. Pierotti
  3. Pierottis
  4. Pierpoint
  5. Pierpoints
  6. Pierpont
  7. Pierponts
  8. Pierre
  9. Pierre Marie-Bamberger syndrome
  10. pierre perdu
  11. pierre perdue

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