Clarendon
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The Wiltshire place-name may come from Old English *Claringa dūn, the hill associated with Clare (a personal name).
The parish in New Brunswick was named after a settlement, named in turn after British politician George Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800 - 1870).
The typeface was named after the Clarendon Press, which was named after the Earl of Clarendon (a former chancellor of Oxford University).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Clarendon (countable and uncountable, plural Clarendons)
- A royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site.
- A peerage title (especially in reference to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon).
- A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A parish of Jamaica.
- A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Donley County, Texas, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A serif typeface.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Clarendon is the 193489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106 individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Clarendon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.
- Forebears
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The municipality is named after the English estate of Clarendon Park, famous for being the birthplace of the Constitutions of Clarendon.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Clarendon m
- A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
Derived terms
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