Pontypool

P3O1N1T1Y4P3O1O1L1

proper noun

A town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).

OriginWelsh Pont-y-pŵl ← Latin pōns ← English pool →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).
  2. A village in the city of Kawartha Lakes, previously Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Origin

  1. Englishpool
  2. Latinpōns“bridge”
  3. WelshPont-y-pŵl
  4. EnglishPontypool

From Welsh Pont-y-pŵl. From pont y pŵl (literally “bridge of the pool”), from Latin pōns (“bridge”) and English pool.

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Translations

Welsh Pont-y-pŵl
  • Pont-y-pŵltown in Torfaen
Cite this entry
APA

Pontypool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontypool

MLA

“Pontypool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontypool. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pontypool,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pontypool.

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