Voltaire
See also: voltaire
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /voʊlˈtɛɹ/
- Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɛə(ɹ), (General American) -ɛɹ
Proper noun edit
Voltaire (countable and uncountable, plural Voltaires)
- A surname from French.
- A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.
- A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
pen name of French philosopher
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Voltaire is the 24554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1018 individuals. Voltaire is most common among Black/African American (86.25%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Voltaire”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.