Fremont

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UK/ˈfɹiːˌmɒnt/US/ˈfɹiˌmɑnt/

proper noun

A surname from French, anglicisation of Frémont.

OriginFrench Frémont →
CommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper nounFremont (countable and uncountable, plural Fremonts)

plural Fremonts

  1. countableA surname from French, anglicisation of Frémont.
  2. countableuncountableJohn C. Frémont, American explorer, military leader, and presidential candidate.
  3. countableuncountableA pre-Columbian people who dwelled in what is now Utah and parts of Nevada, Idaho, and Colorado.
  4. A number of places in the United States:.
    1. countableuncountableA 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."

      2024 March 13, Wilson Walker, “Community of Mountain House votes overwhelmingly to become 1st California city since 2011”, in CBS News, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Yolo County, California.
    3. countableuncountableA ghost town in Clinton County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableA township and town therein, in Steuben County, Indiana.
    5. countableuncountableA minor city in Mahaska County, Iowa.
    6. countableuncountableA city in Newaygo County, Michigan.
    7. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Carter County, Missouri.
    8. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Dodge County, Nebraska.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
    10. countableuncountableA town in Steuben County, New York.
    11. countableuncountableA town in Sullivan County, New York.
    12. countableuncountableA town in Wayne County, North Carolina.
    13. countableuncountableA city, the county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio.
    14. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Wayne County, Utah.
    15. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia.
    16. countableuncountableA neighbourhood in northern Seattle, Washington.
    17. countableuncountableA town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
    18. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
    19. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, listed under Fremont Township.
    20. abbreviationcountableellipsisuncountableEllipsis of Fremont County.

Origin

  1. FrenchFrémont
  2. EnglishFremont

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.

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APA

Fremont. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fremont

MLA

“Fremont.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fremont. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fremont,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fremont.

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