Montgomery

See also: montgomery

English

Alternative forms

• Montgomerie

Etymology

From a Norman surname, from a place in Normandy (Old French for "Gomeric's hill"). Gumaric was a Germanic personal name composed of *gumô (“man”) and *rīks (“ruler”) (whence the modern French surnames Gomery, Gommery and Gumery or the Galician placename Gomariz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məntˈɡʌməɹi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Montgomery, West Virginia

Montgomery

1. A surname from Old French.
2. Bernard Montgomery (Monty), a British army officer.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. The capital city of Alabama, and the county seat of Montgomery County.
   2. A census-designated place in Chatham County, Georgia.
   3. A village in Kane County and Kendall County, Illinois.
   4. A town in Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
   5. An unincorporated community in Diamond Lake Township, Dickinson County, Iowa.
   6. An unincorporated community in Trigg County, Kentucky.
   7. A town in Grant Parish, Louisiana.
   8. A town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, named after Richard Montgomery.
   9. A village in Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan.
   10. A city in Le Sueur County, Minnesota.
   11. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
   12. A town and village therein, in Orange County, New York.
   13. A city in Hamilton County, Ohio.
   14. A borough in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
   15. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Tennessee.
   16. A small city in Montgomery County, Texas.
   17. A town in Franklin County, Vermont.
   18. A city mostly in Fayette County, West Virginia.
   19. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Montgomery Township.
5. A neighbourhood in north-west Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
6. A town and community with a town council in Powys, Wales, formerly the county town of Montgomeryshire (OS grid ref SO2296).
7. (dated) Former name of Sahiwal, a city in Punjab, Pakistan.

Derived terms

• Montgomery City
• Montgomery County
• Montgomery pie
• Montgomeryshire

Related terms

• Monty

Translations

the capital city of Alabama

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒙哥馬利／蒙哥马利 (zh) (Ménggēmǎlì)

• Korean: 몽고메리 (monggomeri)
• Latin: Mons Gomerici m
• Portuguese: Montgomery (pt) f

town in Powys, Wales

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蒙哥馬利／蒙哥马利 (zh) (Ménggēmǎlì)

• Welsh: Trefaldwyn m

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English Montgomery.

Proper noun

Montgomery f

1. Montgomery (a city, the state capital of Alabama, United States)