Montezuma

English

Alternative forms

• Moctezuma

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒntɪˈzuːmə/

Proper noun

Montezuma

1. A Nahuatl male given name, the name of two Aztec emperors.
2. Moctezuma II (1466–1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.
3. A town in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
4. A town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Arizona.
   2. An unincorporated community in California.
   3. A town in Colorado.
   4. A city in Georgia.
   5. A town in Indiana.
   6. A city, the county seat of Poweshiek County, Iowa.
   7. A minor city and township in Gray County, Kansas.
   8. An unincorporated community in New Mexico.
   9. A town in New York.
   10. An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
   11. A village in Ohio.
   12. An unincorporated community in Virginia.

Derived terms

• Montezuma County
• Montezuma cypress
• Montezuma quail
• Montezuma's revenge

 

Portuguese

Proper noun

Montezuma

1. A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil