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Montague

MON-tuh-gyoo

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Old French 'pointed hill,' a place-based Norman surname that became an aristocratic given name. Famously associated with Romeo and Juliet's feuding families.”

Popularity Over Time

Montague US popularity rank over timeRank 12940 in 2012 to rank 2002 in 1915. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2002#7471#12940191519401960198020002024

Montague is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

FrenchNorman

Syllables

3

Nicknames

MontyMontGus

Style

RomanticGrandLiteraryElegant

Famous Bearers

  • Montague Summers (academic)
  • House of Montague (Romeo and Juliet)

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

Old French 'pointed hill,' a place-based Norman surname that became an aristocratic given name. Famously associated with Romeo and Juliet's feuding families.

Montague is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Montague include Monty, Mont, Gus.

Names that pair beautifully with Montague include Aubrey, Christopher, Sebastian.