proper noun
a surname from French
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Italic *olnos Old Latin olle Latin ille Latin illa Old French la Middle French la French la Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Late Latin pūnctā French pointe French Lapointebor. Spanish Lapointe Borrowed from French Lapointe.