Montgomery - Meaning of Montgomery
What does Montgomery mean?
[ 3 syll. mon-(t)go-me-ry, mo-ntgom-ery ] The baby boy name Montgomery is sometimes used as a girl name. It is pronounced as MahNTGAHMRiy- or MahNTGAHM-eriy- †. Montgomery is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old French origins. The name's meaning is Gomeric's hill; hill of the powerful one. It is from the elements 'mont' meaning hill ; 'Gomeric' strong man. The first name is derived from the English surname, itself from a Norman baronial title; the title is from the place name Mont Goumeril, derived from the Old French 'mont' and Gomeric, a Germanic personal name. The first name was adopted by English speakers from the early 20th century, promoted by the fame of Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), the British commander in the Second World War often referred to as Monty, and later by the US actor Montgomery Clift (1920-1966).
Montgomary, Montgomerea, Montgomeree, Montgomerey, Montgomeri, Montgomerie, and Mountgomery are variants of Montgomery.
Monty (English diminutive form) and Monte (Spanish contraction) are other variants of Montgomery.
See also the related categories, strong (strength), commander (king), title, english, powerful, norman, war, man (humanity), actor, french, and germanic (german).
Montgomery is an unusual baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1964 with 0.004% of baby boys being given the name Montgomery. It ranked at #895 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity, and is now of sporadic use. Among all boy names in its group, Montgomery was nonetheless the most widely used in 2018. In the past century Montgomery has mostly been a baby boy name.
Baby names that sound like Montgomery include Montgomary, Montgomeree, Montgomerey, Montgomeri, and Montgomerie.
† Pronunciation for Montgomery: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"
A famous person named Montgomery is Actor, Montgomery Clift, born 17 October 1920 - 26 July 1966, Omaha, Nebraska.
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