70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. mənt-GUM-ə-ree, mənt-GUM-ree [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname meaning "Gumarich's mountain" in Norman French. A notable bearer of this surname was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details DiminutiveMonty PopularityDetails Last ranked #526 in 2021 England and Wales Last ranked #946 in 1968 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Categories A Series of Unfortunate Events characters, country music singers, currently out of the US top 1000, Dishonored characters, earth, explorers, landforms, LGBT history, Marvel characters, mountains, Simpsons characters, Star Trek characters, surnames, US state capitals, William Faulkner characters