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Ponsonby

Ponsonby proper noun: a hamlet and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0505).

Proper noun

Ponsonby (countable and uncountable, plural Ponsonbys)

  1. A hamlet and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0505).
  2. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  3. Former name of Boileau, Quebec, Canada.
  4. A rural community in Centre Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A habitational surname.

Forms of Ponsonby

pluralPonsonbys

Words formed from Ponsonby

Questions about Ponsonby

What does Ponsonby mean?
Ponsonby means a hamlet and civil parish in Cumberland, Cumbria, England, previously in Copeland borough (OS grid ref NY0505).
What part of speech is Ponsonby?
Ponsonby is a proper noun.

Words near Ponsonby in the dictionary

  1. pons asinorum
  2. pons Varolii
  3. Ponsanooth
  4. Ponsford
  5. Ponsfords
  6. Ponsonby
  7. Ponsonby Rule
  8. Ponsonbys
  9. pont
  10. Pont l'Évêque
  11. Pont l'Évêques

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