English Explanatory Dictionary

Belmont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
  2. The name of many places, including:
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas.
  5. A city in San Mateo County, California.
  6. An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
  7. An unincorporated community in Lisle Township, DuPage County, Illinois.
  8. A township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
  9. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana.
  10. An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
  11. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
  12. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɛlmɒnt/

Word forms

Belmont Belmonts

Etymology

From either French bel (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain, mount”), or else Italian bel (a clipped form of bello (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain”).

Derived words

Belmont County Belmont North Belmont Rural Belmont South
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