ˈoʊldɚ sˈaɪnz fɚðə vˈɪlɪdʒ jˈuːs ðə spˈɛlɪŋ ʌv pˈɔntɪsˌɪmɚ; æz wɪð mˈɛni ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪs nˈeɪmz ɪn wˈeɪlz ɐ dˈʌbəl "ˌɛmˈɛm" wʌz hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd æz ɐn ˈæŋɡlɪsˌaɪzd spˈɛlɪŋ, bˌʌt ðə mˈɑːdɚn wˈɛlʃ spˈɛlɪŋ jˈuːsᵻz ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl "ˈɛm".
Older signs for the village use the spelling of Pontycymmer; as with many other place names in Wales a double "mm" was historically included as an Anglicised spelling, but the modern Welsh spelling uses a single "m".