Voltaire
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /voʊlˈtɛɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Voltaire (countable and uncountable, plural Voltaires)
- A surname from French.
- A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.
- A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
Derived terms
Translations
pen name of French philosopher
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Voltaire is the 24554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1018 individuals. Voltaire is most common among Black/African American (86.25%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Voltaire”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.