Pontus (given name)

Pontus is a masculine given name of Swedish origin.[1] The name arose in Sweden through French nobleman Pontus De la Gardie: named Ponce in French, he transliterated his name that way rather than the standard Pontius. It was a relatively uncommon given name in Sweden, but came into greater usage there in the 1980s and 1990s.[2] The name day for Pontus in Sweden is 20 November.

List of people

  • Pontus Åberg (born 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Åhman (born 1994), Swedish rally driver
  • Pontus Almqvist (born 1999), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Andersson (born 1992), Swedish politician
  • Pontus Andersson, Swedish guitarist for Dia Psalma
  • Pontus Andreasson (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Artti (1878–1936), Finnish diplomat and writer
  • Pontus Åsbrink (born 1992), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Aspgren (born 1991), Swedish speedway rider
  • Pontus Assarsson (born 1979), Swedish musician
  • Pontus Böckman (born 1964), Swedish economist
  • Pontus Bodelsson (born 1967), Swedish businessman
  • Pontus Bonnier (born 1954), Swedish businessman
  • Pontus Braunerhjelm (born 1953), Swedish economist
  • Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie (1814–1890), Swedish nobleman
  • Pontus af Burén (1835–1905), Swedish landowner and politician
  • Pontus Carle (born 1955), Swedish artist
  • Pontus Carlsson (born 1982), Swedish chess player
  • Pontus Dahlberg (born 1999), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Ludvig Dahlman (1812–1882), Finnish statesman
  • Pontus Djanaieff (born 1967), Swedish comedian and clothing designer
  • Pontus Egberg, Swedish bassist for The Poodles
  • Pontus Ek (born 1975), Swedish rower
  • Pontus Ekerljung (born 1982), Swedish radio host
  • Pontus Ekhem (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Eklöf (born 1998), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Enhörning (born 1958), Swedish radio host and comedian
  • Pontus Engblom (born 1991), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Fahlbeck (1850–1923), Swedish historian and political scientist
  • Pontus Farnerud (born 1980), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Flodqvist (born 1988), Swedish swimmer
  • Pontus Fontaeus (born 1966), Swedish car designer
  • Pontus Fredricsson (born 1997), Swedish racing driver
  • Pontus Frisk (born 1979), Swedish music producer
  • Pontus Frithiof (born 1972), Swedish chef and restaurateur
  • Pontus Fürstenberg (1827–1902), Swedish art collector and merchant
  • Pontus De la Gardie (1520–1585), Swedish nobleman and general
  • Pontus Fredrik De la Gardie (1726–91), Swedish nobleman
  • Pontus Gårdinger (born 1964), Swedish television host
  • Pontus Grate (1922–2018), Swedish art historian
  • Pontus Gustafsson (born 1955), Swedish actor
  • Pontus Haag (born 1983), Swedish politician
  • Pontus Hammarén (born 1965), Swedish museum director
  • Pontus Hanson (1894–1962), Swedish swimmer and water polo player
  • Pontus Henriques (1852–1933), Swedish engineer and textbook author
  • Pontus Heuterus (1535–1602), Dutch historian
  • Pontus Hindrike (born 1990), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Hjorthén-Nilsson (born 1970), Swedish child actor
  • Pontus Holmberg (born 1999), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Holmgren (born 1964), Swedish musician
  • Pontus Hultén (1924–2006), Swedish art collector and museum director
  • Pontus Jansson (born 1991), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Jäntti (born 1968), Finnish badminton player
  • Pontus Johansson (born 1991), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Johnson (born 1970), Swedish professor
  • Pontus Kåmark (born 1969), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Karlsson (born 1983), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Kastemyr (born 1995), Swedish cyclist
  • Pontus Kjerrman (born 1954), Swedish-Danish artist and art educator
  • Pontus Kyander (born 1959), Finnish art historian
  • Pontus Lanner (1880–1944), Swedish painter
  • Pontus Leander (1872–1935), Swedish orientalist and professor
  • Pontus Karl Johan Lidberg (born 1977), Swedish choreographer and dancer
  • Pontus Lindwall (born 1965), Swedish civil engineer
  • Pontus Ljungberg (born 1945), Swedish artist and architect
  • Pontus Lund (born 1990), Swedish wrestler
  • Pontus Lundkvist (born 1971), Swedish cartoonist, film maker and musician
  • Pontus Mattsson (born 1965), Swedish journalist
  • Pontus Mellegård (born 1990), Swedish handball player
  • Pontus Molander (born 1964), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Möller (1921–2009), Swedish genealogist
  • Pontus Morén (born 1984), Swedish-Italian ice hockey player and coach
  • Pontus Netterberg (born 1992), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Nilsson (born 1982), Swedish track and field sprinter
  • Pontus Norgren (born 1968), Swedish power metal guitarist
  • Pontus Nyholm (born 1998), Swedish golfer
  • Pontus T. Pagler (born 1987), Swedish actor
  • Pontus Palmgren (1907–1993), Finnish ornithologist
  • Pontus Heinrich Johannes Paucker (1823–1855), Estonian clergyman
  • Pontus Petterström (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Platin (born 1954), Swedish artist
  • Pontus Plænge (born 1971), Swedish actor and director
  • Pontus Purokuru (born 1987), Finnish writer
  • Pontus Qvarnström (1872–1918), Swedish tennis player
  • Pontus Renholm (born 1986), Swedish swimmer
  • Pontus Reuterswärd (1871–1949), Swedish military officer
  • Pontus Rödin (born 2000), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Sandström (1875–1952), Swedish jurist and politician
  • Pontus Schultz (1972–2012), Swedish journalist and businessman
  • Pontus Segerström (1981–2014), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Stierna (1951–2020), Swedish medic and professor
  • Pontus Själin (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Sjöbeck (180–1929), Swedish librarian
  • Pontus Sjögren (born 1985), Swedish ice hockey player
  • Pontus Sjöman (born 1971), Swedish film producer
  • Pontus Silfwer (born 1991), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Skoglund (born 1984), Swedish geneticist
  • Pontus Skrivare (18971971), Swedish editor and playwright (born Helmer Jarl Wahlroos)
  • Pontus Ståhlkloo (born 1973), Swedish snowboarder
  • Pontus Stenshäll (born 1966), Swedish theatre director and actor
  • Pontus Ströbaek (born 1970), Swedish actor and director
  • Pontus Strömvall (1886–1962), Swedish painter
  • Pontus Thomée (born 1987), Swedish javelin thrower
  • Pontus Tidemand (1990), Swedish rally driver
  • Pontus Tunander (born 1957), Swedish painter and writer
  • Pontus de Tyard (1512–1605), French poet and priest
  • Pontus von Rosen (1881–1951), Swedish fencer
  • Pontus Wernbloom (born 1986), Swedish footballer
  • Pontus Widén (1920–1983), Swedish bandy player and sports executive
  • Pontus Wikner (1837–1888), Swedish lecturer
  • Pontus Zetterman (born 1994), Swedish handball player

Middle name

  • Carl Pontus Gahn (1759–1825), Swedish military officer
  • Carl Pontus Lilliehorn (1758–1820), Swedish soldier
  • Christian-Pontus Andersson (born 1977), Swedish artist
  • Didrik Pontus af Burén (1802–1878), Swedish mill owner and politician
  • Gustav Pontus Bagge (1839–1915), Swedish soldier and artist
  • Hjalmar Pontus Alner (1878–1952), Swedish priest and psalm writer
  • Jakob Pontus Stenbock (1744–1824), Swedish nobleman and military officer
  • Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844–1916), Swedish author, journalist, and politician

See also

References

  1. Otterbjörk, Roland. Svenska förnamn (1979).
  2. af Klintberg, Bengt, Namnen i almanackan, 2001, Norstedts ordbok, Stockholm, ISBN 91-7227-292-9
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