Plaisance

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English

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Proper noun

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Plaisance (plural Plaisances)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Plaisance is the 11200th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2822 individuals. Plaisance is most common among White (93.41%) individuals.

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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Derived from plaisance (pleasure), either as a reference to the pleasant surroundings of the municipality or as a reference to one of several locales in France. The Italian city is derived from the Latin Placentia, from placentia < placēns (pleasing, welcoming).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /plɛ.zɑ̃s/ ~ /ple.zɑ̃s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Plai‧sance
  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃s
  • Homophone: plaisance

Proper noun

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Plaisance f

  1. a surname
  2. Piacenza (a province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
  3. Piacenza (the capital city of the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)
  4. A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

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