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pontypool

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
pon-ty-pool
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

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A village in the city of Kawartha Lakes, previously Victoria County, Ontario, Canada.

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A locality in Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area, eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does pontypool mean?
A town in Torfaen borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO2900).
Where does pontypool come from?
It is traced to Welsh.

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