Pamplona

//pæmˈploʊnə// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Navarre, northern Spain, famous for the running of the bulls.
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Spanish.
  3. 3
    Several barangays of Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines.
  4. 4
    A municipality of Cagayan, Philippines.
  5. 5
    A barangay of General Nakar, Quezon, Philippines.
Show 3 more definitions
  1. 6
    A barangay of Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  2. 7
    A municipality of Camarines Sur, Philippines.
  3. 8
    A municipality of Negros Oriental, Philippines.

Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Pompeiopolis, named for Pompey, Roman general who founded it in 68 BC.

Related phrases

running of bulls

More for "pamplona"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.