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