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Catalan · Spanish

Montserrat

Pronounced mohn-seh-RAHTShare

Meaning: Jagged mountain

  • Girl
  • Uncommon
  • 3 syllables

The story

From the mountain near Barcelona, named from Latin elements for mountain and serrated. Its monastery and Marian statue explain the name’s strong Catalan devotional connection.

Nicknames

  • Montse
  • Mon

Spellings & variants

  • Monserrat

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Montserrat comes from Catalan and Spanish.

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