Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old French.
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Montmorency’s family of names
Montmorency has a short form in Monty.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Montmorency, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Montgomery
“man power” · “from Gomeric's mountain”
87% boys · 13% girls
Moldovan
Moldovan is a surname from Old French, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in English and Romanian.
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Montacute
“mountain”
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Morphew
“badly, wrong”
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Mounce
“fort”
>99% boys
Martín
“of or like Mars”
>99% boys
Means
“inferior in rank”
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Paltrinieri
“rogue”
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