Clarendon

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English

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Etymology

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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

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Proper noun

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Clarendon (countable and uncountable, plural Clarendons)

  1. A royal palace near Salisbury, now ruined, or the country house built on its site.
  2. A peerage title (especially in reference to Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon).
  3. A civil parish of Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  4. A parish of Jamaica.
  5. A city, the county seat of Monroe County, Arkansas, United States.
  6. A city, the county seat of Donley County, Texas, United States.
  7. A habitational surname from Old English.
  8. A serif typeface.

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Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Clarendon is the 193489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 106 individuals.

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French

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Etymology

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The municipality is named after the English estate of Clarendon Park, famous for being the birthplace of the Constitutions of Clarendon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kla.ʁən.dɔn/
  • Hyphenation: Cla‧ren‧don
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Proper noun

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Clarendon m

  1. A municipality of Pontiac, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

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