ðə nˈeɪm ɪz wˈɛlʃ: pˈɔnt mˈiːnz "bɹˈɪdʒ" ænd sˈaɪmɚ mˈiːnz "kˈɑːnfluːəns", ˈaɪ.ˈiː. wˌɛɹ tˈuː stɹˈiːmz ɔːɹ ɹˈɪvɚz mˈiːt.
The name is Welsh: pont means "bridge" and cymer means "confluence", i.e. where two streams or rivers meet.