Voltaire
See also: voltaire
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /voʊlˈtɛɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Proper noun
editVoltaire (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
editTranslations
editpen 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.
Anagrams
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- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)
- Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from French
- en:Cities in North Dakota, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in North Dakota, USA
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