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Clarendon
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English
Etymology
The Wiltshire place-name may come from Old English *Claringa dūn, the hill associated with Clare (a personal name).
The parish in New Brunswick was named after a settlement, named in turn after British politician George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870).
The typeface was named after the Clarendon Press, which was named after the Earl of Clarendon (a former chancellor of Oxford University).
Pronunciation
en /ˈklæ.ɹən.dən/
en Cla ren don
en æɹəndən 3
Proper noun
~ s
A royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site.
A peerage title (especially in reference to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon).
en civil parish co/Charlotte County p/New Brunswick c/Canada.
en parish c/Jamaica.
en number of places c/USA:
en city/county seat co/Monroe County s/Arkansas.
en twp co/Calhoun County s/Michigan.
en town co/Orleans County s/New York.
en ucomm co/Columbus County s/North Carolina.
en bor in co/Warren County s/Pennsylvania.
en city/county seat co/Donley County s/Texas.
en town co/Rutland County s/Vermont.
en neighbourhood co/Arlington County s/Virginia.
en locality in the carea/Hawkesbury eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en locality shire:Pref/Moorabool central western s/Victoria c/Australia.
en habitational Old English.
A serif typeface.
Derived terms
en Clarendon County Clarendonian Clarendon Parish Clarendon Vale North Clarendon
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Clarendon is the 193489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106 individuals.
Further reading
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en Typography
en eponyms
French
Etymology
The municipality is named after the fr en - estate of Clarendon Park, famous for being the birthplace of the Constitutions of Clarendon.
Pronunciation
[e:ə,on:one]
fr Cla ren don
fr ɔn 3
Proper noun
m
fr municipality rcm/Pontiac r/Outaouais p/Quebec c/Canada
Derived terms
fr Clarendonian