Clermont

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Clermont

1. Short for 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

• Clermont County

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛʁ.mɔ̃/

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• 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

• clairement
• Clarmont
• Clémont