Clermont
English edit
Etymology edit
From French Clermont, from Latin clarus (“clear, famed”) + mons (“mount, mountain”).
Proper noun edit
Clermont
- Short for Clermont-Ferrand.
- A commune in Oise department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A commune of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
- A commune of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
- A commune of Occitanie, France.
- A town in Capitale-Nationale, Quebec; named for Clermont-Ferrand in honor of Blaise Pascal.
- A town in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec.
- A city in Florida.
- A town in Georgia, United States.
- A town in Indiana.
- A city in Iowa.
- A town in New York; named for the nearby Taconic mountains.
- A town in Queensland; named for Clermont-Ferrand, the hometown of a founder.
- A town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; named after an early landowner.
Derived terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
The municipality is named after a French soldier, the sieur de Clermont (d. 1690).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Clermont m