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Fremont

  • /ˈfɹiːˌmɒnt/ UK
  • /ˈfɹiˌmɑnt/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Frémont. Places with said name, are typically named after John C. Fremont (in his case, the surname is typically but not always spelled with a written accent: Frémont). In the case of John C. Fremont, the name was originally Frémon; the "t" was added at some point.

proper noun Fremonts

  1. countable A surname from French, anglicisation of Frémont.
  2. countable, uncountable John C. Frémont, American explorer, military leader, and presidential candidate.
  3. countable, uncountable A pre-Columbian people who dwelled in what is now Utah and parts of Nevada, Idaho, and Colorado.
  4. countable, uncountable A city in Alameda County, California. "So, I am originally born and raised in Fremont," explained Salah Salah. "I've resided in Mountain House for the past 10 years with my family."
  5. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Yolo County, California.
  6. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Clinton County, Illinois.
  7. countable, uncountable A township and town therein, in Steuben County, Indiana.
  8. countable, uncountable A minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
  9. countable, uncountable A city in Newaygo County, Michigan.
  10. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Carter County, Missouri.
  11. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska.
  12. countable, uncountable A town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
  13. countable, uncountable A town in Steuben County, New York.
  14. countable, uncountable A town in Sullivan County, New York.
  15. countable, uncountable A town in Wayne County, North Carolina.
  16. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio.
  17. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Wayne County, Utah.
  18. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
  19. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood in northern Seattle, Washington.
  20. countable, uncountable A town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
  21. countable, uncountable A town and village therein, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
  22. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Fremont Township.
  23. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Fremont County

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: smith, explorer, pathfinder, adventurer, pioneer, discoverer, trailblazer, surveyor, cartographer, topographer, scout, voyager, frontiersman, navigator, expeditioner, trekker

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"Fremont." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fremont. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Fremont. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fremont

Chicago

"Fremont." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fremont.

BibTeX
@misc{fremont_2026,
  title = {Fremont},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fremont},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}