Given name

Poncjan

Poncjan is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Poncjan comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Pontianus.

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Poncjan’s family of names

In Polish usage, Poncjan has a conventional equivalent in the English form PONTIAN. In Polish usage, Poncjan has a conventional equivalent in the Lithuanian form Pontianas. In Polish usage, Poncjan has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form PONTIANUS.

Walk Poncjan’s family in the name graph

PoncjanPonzianoPontianPontianas

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Poncjan has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

Latin

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Ancient Greek

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Oscan

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Latin

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Latin

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Latin

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Sibling ideas

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