Voltaire

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UK/vəʊlˈtɛə(ɹ)/US/voʊlˈtɛɹ/

proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Voltaire →
Less commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

proper nounVoltaire (countable and uncountable, plural Voltaires)

plural Voltaires

  1. countableuncountableA surname from French.
  2. countableuncountableA pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.
  3. countableuncountableA city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.

Origin

  1. FrenchVoltaire
  2. EnglishVoltaire

Borrowed from French Voltaire. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 伏爾泰 /伏尔泰
  • 伏爾泰 /伏尔泰 (Fú'ěrtài)pen name of French philosopher
Esperanto Voltero
  • Volteropen name of French philosopher
Finnish Voltaire
  • Voltairepen name of French philosopher
Polish Wolter
  • Wolterpen name of French philosopher
Portuguese Voltaire
  • Voltairepen name of French philosopher

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Voltaire

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Cite this entry
APA

Voltaire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Voltaire

MLA

“Voltaire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Voltaire. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Voltaire,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Voltaire.

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