Spenard

See also: spenard and Spénard

English

Etymology

From French Spénard

  • The lake in Alaska is named after early settler Joe Spenard, who settled on its shores. A road from what was Anchorage city limits to the lake is named Spenard Road, after the lake, which is now contained within Anchorage. The neighborhood surrounding the lake is named after the road. The type of divorce is named after the neighborhood.

Proper noun

Spenard (countable and uncountable, plural Spenards)

  1. (countable) A surname from French
  2. A placename
    1. A neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, United States
    2. Ellipsis of Lake Spenard
      1. A lake in Spenard, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
        Synonym: (former name) Jeter Lake

Derived terms

Noun

Spenard (plural Spenards)

  1. Ellipsis of Spenard divorce

Translations

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