Belmont

English

Belmont, Antigua in 2023

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛlmɒnt/

Proper noun

Belmont (countable and uncountable, plural Belmonts)

1. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
2. The name of many places, including:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Arkansas.
      2. A city in San Mateo County, California.
      3. An unincorporated community in Hall County, Georgia.
      4. An unincorporated community in Lisle Township, DuPage County, Illinois.
      5. A township in Iroquois County, Illinois.
      6. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana.
      7. An unincorporated community in Bullitt County, Kentucky.
      8. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
      9. A town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
      10. An unincorporated community in Plainfield Township, Kent County, Michigan.
      11. A township in Jackson County, Minnesota.
      12. A town in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
      13. A ghost town in Mississippi County, Missouri, site of the Battle of Belmont.
      14. An unincorporated community (semi-ghost town) in Dawes County, Nebraska.
      15. A ghost town in Nye County, Nevada.
      16. A town and census-designated place therein, in Belknap County, New Hampshire.
      17. A village, the county seat of Allegany County, New York.
      18. A neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.
      19. A city in Gaston County, North Carolina.
      20. A village in Belmont County, Ohio.
      21. A district of Portland, Oregon.
      22. A census-designated place in Stonycreek Township and Richland Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
      23. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee.
      24. An unincorporated community in Coffee County, Tennessee.
      25. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Tennessee.
      26. An unincorporated community in Gonzales County, Texas.
      27. A neighbourhood in east Dallas, Texas.
      28. An unincorporated community in the town of Mount Holly, Rutland County, Vermont.
      29. A census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia.
      30. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Virginia.
      31. A neighbourhood of Roanoke, Virginia.
      32. An unincorporated community in Whitman County, Washington.
      33. A town in Pleasants County, West Virginia.
      34. A town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
      35. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
   2. A place in Canada:
      1. A neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta.
      2. A community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
      3. A community in Hants County, Nova Scotia.
      4. A community in Central Elgin municipality, Elgin County, Ontario.
      5. A rural community in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.
   3. A place in the West Indies / Caribbean:
      1. A village in Saint John parish, Antigua and Barbuda.
      2. A town in Saint Patrick parish, Grenada.
      3. A village in Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
      4. A district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
   4. A village in western County Offaly, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 0722).
   5. A number of places in England:
      1. A suburb of the city of Durham and civil parish in County Durham (OS grid ref NZ3043).
      2. An eastern suburb of Hastings, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ8310).
      3. A suburban area in the borough of Harrow, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ1690).
      4. A suburban area in the borough of Sutton, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2562).
      5. A suburban area of Hereford, Herefordshire: see Belmont Rural.
      6. A village in North Turton parish, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6716).
      7. A suburb of Wantage, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU3988).
   6. A place in Scotland:
      1. A small settlement in south Unst, Shetland Islands council area (OS grid ref HP5600).
      2. A southern suburb of Ayr, South Ayrshire council area (OS grid ref NS3419).
   7. A number of places in France:
      1. A commune in Bas-Rhin department, Grand Est.
      2. A commune in Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
      3. A commune in Gers department, Occitania.
      4. A commune in Haute-Marne department, Grand Est.
      5. A commune in Haute-Saône department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
      6. A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
      7. A commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

         Plus others with affixes.

   8. A place in Australia:
      1. A suburb and local government area (City of Belmont) in Perth, Western Australia.
      2. A suburb of Newcastle in the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales.
      3. An outer suburb of Brisbane, Queensland.
      4. A southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria.
   9. A place in New Zealand:
      1. A suburb on the North Shore of Auckland.
      2. A suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Derived terms

• Belmont County
• Belmont Rural

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Belmont is the 9648^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3363 individuals. Belmont is most common among White (75.97%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.02%) individuals.

References

• List of United Kingdom locations: Bea-Bem on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.mɔnt/
• Rhymes: -ɛlmɔnt
• Syllabification: Bel‧mont

Proper noun

Belmont m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Belmont

	singular	plural
nominative	Belmont	Belmontowie
genitive	Belmonta	Belmontów
dative	Belmontowi	Belmontom
accusative	Belmonta	Belmontów
instrumental	Belmontem	Belmontami
locative	Belmoncie	Belmontach
vocative	Belmoncie	Belmontowie

Proper noun

Belmont f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Derived terms

• Belmontowa
• Belmontówna

See also

• Appendix:Polish surnames