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E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Co

TRANSLATION
 
E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Co.
 
translated means:
 
E.I. is Eleuthere Irenee (du Pont)
Initials E.I. stand for a French proper name Eleuthere Irenee,  
pronounced  - lötrn´  
 
du Pont translates the bridge
 
de translates from
 
Nemours derives its origin from the early Roman word Nemora and means woods. It is not translated but rather a transliteration into French from language of the Romans. There is no such word, Nemours in French for this application. Nemours is a 'made up' word that looks and sounds French.
 
translated it means:
 
Eleuthere Irenee lives at the bridge from the woods, company.
E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Co
 
 
HOW DO YOU SPELL DUPONT?
 
From the earliest days the du Pont family spelled their name at least six different ways. du Pont, du pont, Du pont, Du Pont, dupont, DuPont,
 
Usually when the name was associated with family matters it was spelled, du Pont.
 
When it was associated with business it was spelled DuPont.