Montezuma

Alternative forms

• Moctezuma

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Montezuma

1. A Nahuatl (Aztec) given name, and the name of two Aztec emperors.
2. Moctezuma II (1466–1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.
3. A statutory town in Summit County, Colorado in the United States.
4. A city in Macon County, Georgia in the United States.
5. A town in Parke County, Indiana in the United States.
6. A small city in Iowa, USA, and the county seat of Poweshiek County.
7. A small city in Gray County, Kansas in the United States.
8. An unincorporated community in San Miguel County, New Mexico in the United States.
9. A town in Cayuga County, New York in the United States.
10. An unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina in the United States.
11. A small village in Mercer County, Ohio in the United States.
12. An unincorporated community in Rockingham County, Virginia in the United States.
13. A municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
14. A town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.

Proper noun

Montezuma

1. Montezuma (municipality of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil)