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Caron
Caron
A caron or háček , also known as a wedge, inverted circumflex, inverted hat, is a diacritic placed over certain letters to indicate present or historical palatalization, iotation, or postalveolar pronunciation in the orthography of some Baltic, Slavic, Finno-Lappic, and other languages.It looks...

or háček, is a diacritic ( ˇ ).

Caron may also refer to:

People

  • Antoine Caron
    Antoine Caron
    Antoine Caron was a French master glassmaker, illustrator, Northern Mannerist painter and a product of the School of Fontainebleau.He is one of the few French painters of his time who had a pronounced artistic personality...

    , Mannerist painter to the court of the House of Valois
  • Daniel J. Caron
    Daniel J. Caron
    Dr. Daniel J. Caron is the current Librarian and Archivist of Canada. He was appointed on April 24, 2009. Caron has also been a professor, author and public speaker.-Education:...

     (born 1957), national librarian, Library and Archives Canada
    Library and Archives Canada
    Library and Archives Canada is a national memory institution dedicated to providing the best possible account of Canadian life through acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible for use in the 21st century and beyond...

  • George Caron
    George Caron
    George Caron was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Maskinongé in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Conservative member....

     (1823–1902), member of Canadian Parliament
  • Firminus Caron
    Firminus Caron
    Firminus Caron was a French composer, and likely a singer, of the Renaissance. While highly successful as a composer and influential, especially on the development of imitative counterpoint, and while numerous compositions of his survive, he is almost unique in there being an almost complete...

     (fl. 1460 – 1475 ), renaissance composer
  • Giuseppe Caron
    Giuseppe Caron
    Giuseppe Caron was an Italian Christian Democratic Party politician who was a Minister in successive governments in the 1950s to the 1970s, and a European Commissioner. He was born in Treviso....

    , an Italian politician
  • Leslie Caron
    Leslie Caron
    Leslie Claire Margaret Caron is a French film actress and dancer, who appeared in 45 films between 1951 and 2003. In 2006, her performance in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit won her an Emmy for guest actress in a drama series...

     (born 1931), a French film actress and dancer
  • Raymond Caron
    Raymond Caron
    Raymond Caron was an Irish Franciscan friar and author.-Life:Entering the Franciscan convent in his native town he there made his preliminary studies, after which he studied philosophy at Drogheda...

    , an Irish Franciscan
  • Sébastien Caron
    Sebastien Caron
    Sébastien Caron is a professional ice hockey goaltender.-Biography:Caron was a fourth-round pick in 1999 and is a butterfly goaltender most well known for his great save from Brian Savage against the Philadelphia Flyers. This save came early in the 2005–2006 season with his former team, the...

     (born 1980) French-Canadian NHL goaltender

Places

  • Caron, Saskatchewan
    Caron, Saskatchewan
    Caron is a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, located on the south side of the Trans-Canada Highway, 26 kilometres west of Moose Jaw. It has a population of 120.Location: 50.4592N -105.8692...

    , a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan
    Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan
    This article is about the rural municipality in Canada. For other places with the same name, see Caron Caron No. 162, Saskatchewan is a rural municipality of 500 rural residents in the southwestern part of Saskatchewan, Canada. The RM was incorporated December 9, 1912...

    , a rural municipality of Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Caron, Western Australia
    Caron, Western Australia
    Caron is a small town located on the Mullewa-Wubin Road in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is situated between the towns of Perenjori and Dalwallinu.The town is named after the nearby Caron Spring which is located about to the west...

    , a town in Western Australia
    Western Australia
    Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...


Other uses

  • Caron Foundation
    Caron Foundation
    Caron Foundation is a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation center located at a facility in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, USA. Caron also has locations in New York NY, Wyomissing PA, Plymouth Meeting PA, Boca Raton FL and Bermuda. Caron is a non-profit organization....

    , a drug and alcohol addiction rehabilitation center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania
  • Parfums Caron
    Parfums Caron
    Parfums Caron is a French perfume house, established by Ernest Daltroff in 1904.-External links:**...

    , a French perfume house established in 1904
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