Bridgend
suburban area · Inverclyde
WelshSurmised
Suggested2 sources · name elements
This place name means 'bridge end' or 'bridge extremity' in Welsh. It is a descriptive name indicating a location at the end of a bridge.
Word origins
- Pen
- Welshend, head, top(from pen "head, end, top")
- y
- Welshthe
- Bont
- Welshbridge(from pont "bridge")