Montserrat

English

Etymology

Named after the hill in Catalonia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɒntsəˈɹæt/

Proper noun

Montserrat

  1. Overseas territory of the United Kingdom, an island in the Caribbean. Official name: Montserrat.

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See also

  • Countries of the world

Catalan

Etymology

mont +‎ serrat

Proper noun

Montserrat f

  1. Montserrat
  2. A female given name

Portuguese

Proper noun

Montserrat f

  1. Obsolete spelling of Monserrate

Spanish

Etymology

Catalan mont (“hill”) + serrat (“jagged”).

Proper noun

Montserrat f

  1. A hill near Barcelona in Catalonia, the site of a monastery.
  2. A female given name, shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia.
  3. Montserrat (the island)
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