Montgomery

English

Etymology

Norman surname from a place in Normandy, Old French "Gomeric's hill". Gumaric was a Germanic personal name composed of guma "man" and ric "power", modern French surnames Gomery, Gommery and Gumery^[1]. German first name Gumarich.

Proper noun

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Montgomery

1. A surname.
2. Bernard Montgomery (Monty) British army officer
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. The capital city of Alabama; see Wikipedia:Montgomery, Alabama

Related terms

• Monty

References

1. ^ Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001.