Where does “Montserrat” come from?
Montserrat (Spanish) comes from Catalan Montserrat, from Catalan mont, from Old Catalan mont, from Latin mōns, from Proto-Italic *monts, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Montserrat (Spanish): shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia
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- shortened from María (de) Montserrat, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the patron of Catalonia