Lamar
English
Etymology
From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lə.ˈmɑː(ɹ)/
Proper noun
Lamar
- A habitational surname from Old French.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Johnson County, Arkansas.
- A city, the county seat of Prowers County, Colorado.
- An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.
- A census-designated place in Benton County, Mississippi.
- A city, the county seat of Barton County, Missouri.
- A township in Barton County, Missouri.
- A village in Chase County, Nebraska.
- A town in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
- A census-designated place in Porter Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
- A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Darlington County, South Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Washington County, Tennessee.
- A census-designated place in Aransas County, Texas, named after Mirabeau B. Lamar.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer County and Wyoming County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in the town of St. Croix Falls, Polk County, Wisconsin.
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From a placename in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare (“the pool”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la.maʁ/
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