Montfort
English
editProper noun
editMontfort
- A surname.
Dutch
editEtymology
editFirst attested as Montem circumfossatum qui Miemekar nuncupator in 1258. Derived from Latin mons (“mountain, hill”) and fortis (“strong, fortified”). Compare Hardenberg, Montfoort, Sterkenburg and Stoutenburg.
See also Limburgish Mofert.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMontfort n
- A town and former municipality of Roerdalen, Limburg, Netherlands
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- nl:Towns in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Towns in the Netherlands
- nl:Historical political subdivisions
- nl:Places in Limburg, Netherlands
- nl:Places in the Netherlands