Bridgend

American  

[bri-jend] / ˌbrɪˈdʒɛnd /

noun

1. a county in southeastern Wales. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km).

2. a town in the county of Bridgend, in southeastern Wales.

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Bridgend British  

/ ˌbrɪdʒˈɛnd /

noun

1. a county borough in S Wales, created in 1996 from S Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Bridgend. Pop: 129 900 (2003 est). Area: 264 sq km (102 sq miles)

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Etymology

Origin of Bridgend

Translation of Welsh Pen-y-bont (ar Ogwr) “The End of the Bridge (on the Ogmoire),” from pen “head, top,” also “beginning, end” ( cf. penguin ( def. )) + y, definite article + bont (mutated form of pont “bridge,” ultimately from Latin pōns; see pons ( def. ))

Example Sentences

Rachel Bevan, 40, from Bridgend, started using Mounjaro in June 2024 after years of various diets, and can see herself using it for the foreseeable future.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Mark Hegarty helped organise a large protest in Bridgend, County Donegal on Thursday evening, where he said "hundreds and hundreds of lorries, tractors, vans and cars" blocked the road.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"We'd taken him before," said Gareth, from Bridgend.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Jones, who grew up in Porthcawl, Bridgend county, had her first novel, Never Greener, published in 2018.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

It is connected by an ancient stone bridge with the suburb of Bridgend on the southern or Pembroke bank of the river.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various