Pontus (first name)
Pontus is a Swedish masculine given name .
Origin and meaning
Pontus is derived from the ancient Greek word Pontos ( Πόντος ), sea , or its Latinized form Pontus , or it is the short form of the name Pontianus .
Name bearer
First name
- Pontus Åberg (* 1993), Swedish ice hockey player
- Pontus Carlsson (* 1982), Swedish chess player
- Pontus Dahlberg (* 1999), Swedish football goalkeeper
- Pontus Engblom (* 1991), Swedish football player
- Pontus Farnerud (* 1980), Swedish football player
- Pontus De la Gardie (1520–1585), Swedish military leader and governor
- Pontus Gustafsson (* 1955), Swedish actor
- Pontus Hanson (1894–1962), Swedish swimmer and water polo player
- Pontus Heuterus (1535–1602), Dutch historian and Roman Catholic clergyman
- Pontus Hultén (1924–2006), Swedish art historian and philosopher
- Pontus Jansson (* 1991), Swedish football player
- Pontus Jäntti (* 1968), Finnish badminton player
- Pontus Kåmark (* 1969), Swedish football player
- Pontus Karlsson (* 1983), Swedish football player
- Pontus Segerström (1981-2014), Swedish football player
- Pontus de Tyard (1512–1605), French poet and theologian
- Pontus Wernbloom (* 1986), Swedish football player
- Pontus Wikner (1837–1888), Swedish philosopher and writer
- Pontus Zetterman (* 1994), Swedish handball player
Fictional character
- Title hero in Astrid Lindgren's book Rasmus, Pontus and the Sword Swallower