Leclerc

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Leclerc.

Proper noun

Leclerc (plural Leclercs)

1. A surname from French.
   • 2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Monza was the seventh race in a row at which Leclerc had out-qualified Vettel. There were extenuating circumstances this time - Vettel did not have a slipstream on his first lap and the farcical end to qualifying prevented him doing another - but a clear pattern is emerging.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Leclerc”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 412.
• Forebears

French

Etymology

Occupational surname from clerc (“clergyman”). In France, most prevalent in Seine-Maritime department.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə.klɛʁ/
• Homophones: Leclair, Leclert

Proper noun

Leclerc m or f

1. a surname originating as an occupation, equivalent to English Leclerc

Related terms

• Leclercq

Descendants

• English: Leclerc

Further reading

• Forebears (French)
• filae.com