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Clermont
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English
Etymology
From en fr Clermont, from en la clarus clear, famed + la mons mount, mountain.
Proper noun
en Clermont-Ferrand.
en commune in dept/Oise r/Hauts-de-France c/France.
en commune in dept/Landes r/Nouvelle-Aquitaine c/France.
en commune in dept/Haute-Savoie r/Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes c/France.
en commune in dept/Ariège r/Occitania c/France.
en town r/Capitale-Nationale p/Quebec ; named for Clermont-Ferrand in honor of Blaise Pascal.
en town r/Abitibi-Témiscamingue p/Quebec.
en city s/Florida.
en town s/Georgia c/US.
en town s/Indiana.
en city s/Iowa.
en town s/New York ; named for the nearby Taconic mountains.
en town s/Queensland ; named for Clermont-Ferrand, the hometown of a founder.
en town p/KwaZulu-Natal c/South Africa ; named after an early landowner.
Derived terms
en Clermont County
French
fr:+ (Abitibi-Ouest)
Etymology
The municipality is named after a French soldier, the sieur de Clermont (d. 1690).
Pronunciation
fr Fr-Paris--Clermont.ogg Paris
fr Clairmont
fr Cler mont
fr ɔ̃ 2
Proper noun
m
fr township municipality rcm/Abitibi-Ouest r/Abitibi-Témiscamingue p/Quebec c/Canada
Derived terms
fr Clermontain, fr Clermontaine
Paronyms
fr clairement Clarmont Clémont
fr eponyms