Montana - Meaning of Montana

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[ 3 syll. mon-ta-na, mo-nt-ana ] The baby boy name Montana is also used as a girl name, and more commonly so. Its pronunciation is MowNTAEN-aa- †. Montana is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is also English. It is derived from the elements 'montanus' meaning mountainous ; 'mons' mountain. Montanus (Latin) is an older form of Montana. The name was borne by the 2nd-century Saint Montanus, founder of the early Christian movement known as Montanism. The name is also known as the name of the western state in the USA.

Montaine, Montanah, Montanna, and Montanus are variants of Montana.

See also the related categories, english, latin, mountain, and christian (missionary).

Montana is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the height of its usage in 1995, 0.010% of baby boys were given the name Montana. It ranked at #771 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and is today of very modest use. Within all boy names in its group, Montana was nonetheless the most popular in 2018. Montana has in the past century been mostly given to girls. In 1999, the name Montana was given to 3 times as many girls than boys.

Baby names that sound like Montana include Maadan, Mandana, Matanya, Mathanee, Mathaney, Mathani, Mathanie, Mathoni, Middoni, Midian, Mithuna, Madhumaya, Mataniah, Muin-ud-Din, Madden, Maddyn, Maden, Madon, Mandin, and Mantin.

† Pronunciation for Montana: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"