Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Spanish, Portuguese Pronounced Pron. /fon.ˈse.ka/(Spanish) /fõ.ˈse.kɐ/(Portuguese) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Originally belonged to a person who lived near a dry spring, from Latin fons "well, spring" and siccus "dry". Related Names Rootsfons + siccus Categories landforms, water