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Notre Dame en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/ (UK)
  • /ˌnɔ.tɹə ˈdäːm/ (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌnoʊ.tɚ ˈdeɪm/ (US)
  • /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdæm/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌnoʊ.tɹə ˈdɑːm/ (US)
  • /ˌnɒ.tɹə ˈdeɪm/ (UK)

Etymology

From French Notre Dame (literally, “Our Lady”, a title of Mary, mother of Jesus; now hyphenated as Notre-Dame). The university was named by its founder, the French-born Catholic priest Edward Sorin. The place was named after the university.

Meanings

  1. Notre-Dame de Paris.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of University of Notre Dame.
  3. A census-designated place in Indiana.
    • The Roman Catholic weekly Ave Maria, published by the Holy Cross Fathers of Notre Dame, Indiana, has just released a special issue with case histories on “the ‘silenced’ priests”—13 American Catholic clergymen who have been reassigned, disciplined or otherwise restricted in their public activities since June, 1964. 1966 January 4, John Cogley, “Cases of 13 'Silenced Priests' Described by Catholic Weekly”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
    • Died on Wed., January 1 at Saint Mary's Convent, Notre Dame, Indiana. 2003 January 2, “Paid Notice: Deaths BROUSSARD, SR. RITA ESTELLE, CSC,”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015:
    • A high school and college athlete, she studied biology at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana, with plans to become an orthopedic surgeon. 2025 January 12, Edward Helmore, “Kristin Crowley: LA fire chief publicly criticizing the city’s budget cuts”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jan 2025:

Relateds

Notre-Dame · Notre Dame Bay · Nôtre Dame · School Sister of Notre Dame

Translations (21)

it Nostra Signora (French cathedral) · ka ნოტრ-დამი (French cathedral) · ja ノートルダム (French cathedral) · de Notre-Dame (French cathedral) · ja ノートルダム大聖堂 (French cathedral) · bg Пари́жката Света́ Богоро́дица (French cathedral) · ka პარიზის ღვთისმშობლის ტაძარი (French cathedral) · ko 노트르담 (French cathedral) · bg Но́търдам (French cathedral) · fr Notre Dame (census-designated place in Indiana) · fr Notre-Dame (French cathedral) · bg Но́търдам дьо Пари́ (French cathedral) · de Notre-Dame de Paris (French cathedral) · cmn 巴黎聖母院 /巴黎圣母院 (French cathedral) · fr Notre-Dame de Paris (French cathedral) · ru Нотр-Да́м (French cathedral) · ru Собо́р Пари́жской Богома́тери (French cathedral) · ru Нотр-Да́м де Пари́ (French cathedral) · ar نوتر دام (French cathedral) · it Notre-Dame (French cathedral) · ko 노트르담 대성당 (French cathedral)

wikipedia: Mary, mother of Jesus · wikipedia: Edward Sorin