Dupont
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from French. countable, uncountable
- 2 Alternative spelling of Dupont. alt-of, alternative
- 3 A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado, named after the DuPont company. countable, uncountable
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, named after the Du Pont family. countable, uncountable
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, named, for want of a name, after a box of Dupont shotgun shells. countable, uncountable
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; A village in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Samuel Francis Du Pont. countable, uncountable
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; A borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named after the Dupont Explosives company. countable, uncountable
- 9 A number of places in the United States:; A rural community within Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, said to be derived from dew point. countable, uncountable
- 10 A number of places in the United States:; A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Mr Dupont doesn't want to work with me anymore."
Etymology
Borrowed from French Dupont.