Clermont

English

Etymology

From French Clermont, from Latin clarus (clear, famed) + mons (mount, mountain).

Proper noun

Clermont

  1. Ellipsis of Clermont-Ferrand.
  2. A commune of Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  3. A commune of Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
  4. A commune of Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
  5. A commune of Ariège department, Occitania, France.
  6. A town in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec; named for Clermont-Ferrand in honor of Blaise Pascal.
  7. A town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.
  8. A city in Florida.
  9. A town in Georgia, United States.
  10. A town in Indiana.
  11. A city in Iowa.
  12. A town in New York; named for the nearby Taconic mountains.
  13. A town in Queensland; named for Clermont-Ferrand, the hometown of a founder.
  14. A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; named after an early landowner.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

The municipality is named after a French soldier, the sieur de Clermont (d. 1690).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɛʁ.mɔ̃/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Homophone: Clairmont
  • Hyphenation: Cler‧mont
  • Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Proper noun

Clermont m

  1. a township municipality of Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada

Derived terms

  • Clermontain, Clermontaine

Paronyms