Placid is a masculine given name, and may refer to:
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John Placid Adelham
Dom Placid Adelham, O.S.B. was an English monk and priest.
Originally a Protestant minister, John Adelham was born in Wiltshire. He became a Catholic and joined the Benedictine monks, at which time he took the name Placid. He was professe ...
(17th century), English Protestant minister
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Saint Placid (6th century), Italian Christian monk
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Placid J. Podipara (20th century), Indian Catholic priest
See also
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Placid, Texas
Placid is an unincorporated community in McCulloch County, Texas, United States.
History
A post office called Placid was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1965. The community was so named on account of the tranquility of the ...
, a community in the United States
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Lake Placid (disambiguation) Lake Placid may refer to:
* Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics
** Lake Placid (New York), a lake near the New York village
* Lake Placid, Florida, a town in Highlands County, Florida
* Lake Placid, a lake in Collie ...
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Masculine given names