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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A habitational surname from Old French.
2. 2
   A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. 3
   A number of places in the United States:; A city in Johnson County, Arkansas.
4. 4
   A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Prowers County, Colorado.
5. 5
   A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clay Township, Spencer County, Indiana.

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6. 6
   A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Benton County, Mississippi.
7. 7
   A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Barton County, Missouri.
8. 8
   A number of places in the United States:; A township in Barton County, Missouri.
9. 9
   A number of places in the United States:; A village in Chase County, Nebraska.
10. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hughes County, Oklahoma.
11. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Porter Township, Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
12. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Clinton County, Pennsylvania.
13. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Darlington County, South Carolina.
14. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Washington County, Tennessee.
15. 15
    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”).

Related phrases

Lamar Countybarton countycounty seatprowers countysouth carolina

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