Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ˈfwen.tes/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "spring, well" in Spanish, derived from Latin fons. Related NamesDetails RootfonsVariantsDe la Fuente, FontanaOther Languages & CulturesDe La Fontaine, Fontaine(French) Fontana(Italian) Categories chess Grandmasters, Guatemalan heads of state, percussionists, water