Polmont

P3O1L1M3O1N1T1

proper noun

A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9378).

OriginScottish Gaelic poll →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village in Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9378).

Origin

  1. Scottish Gaelicpoll“pool”
  2. EnglishPolmont

Generally derived from Scottish Gaelic poll (“pool”) + monadh (“moor”). Alan G. James proposes derivation from the Cumbric/Pictish equivalents.

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APA

Polmont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polmont

MLA

“Polmont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polmont. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Polmont,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Polmont.

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