Dupont

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Dupont^¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Dupont, meaning "of the bridge".

proper noun Duponts · DuPont

countable, uncountable A surname from French.
countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Adams County, Colorado, named after the DuPont company.
countable, uncountable A town in Lancaster Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, named after the Du Pont family.
countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, named, for want of a name, after a box of Dupont shotgun shells.
countable, uncountable A village in Putnam County, Ohio, named after Samuel Francis Du Pont.
countable, uncountable A borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, named after the Dupont Explosives company.
countable, uncountable A rural community within Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, said to be derived from dew point.
countable, uncountable A town in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

DuPont^²

proper noun

alternative Alternative spelling of Dupont

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nen, sommer, raabe, mulcahy, frederic, roc, doe, jack, smith, bridge, ferrier, cullen, dupin, dupre, dupuy, dupuis

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"Dupont." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dupont. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Dupont. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dupont

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@misc{dupont_2026,
  title = {Dupont},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dupont},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}