Spanish/Latin · Unisex name
Montana
“mountainous region”
About the name Montana
Montana comes from the Spanish word montaña, ‘mountain’, which derives from Latin montanus, ‘mountainous’. It is best known as the name of the U.S. state of Montana, named for the Rocky Mountains in its western part. As a given name it is used for both boys and girls. The American football quarterback Joe Montana carries it as a surname, and Hannah Montana is the title character of a Disney television series.
- Meaning
- mountainous region
- Origin
- Spanish/Latin
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- mon-TAN-uh(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Montana
- Montana James
- Montana Sky
- Montana Rose
- Montana Lee
- Montana Alex
Questions about Montana
- What does Montana mean?
- Montana is a Spanish name meaning "mountainous region".
- How do you pronounce Montana?
- Montana is pronounced mon-TAN-uh, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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