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Montgomery

Pronunciation: mahnt-GUHM-ree (key)

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Origin of the name Montgomery:

Transferred use of the surname originating from a Norman baronial name derived from a place-name in Calvados, Normandy. The name, de Monte Goumeril, is composed of the Old French elements mont (hill) and the personal name Goumeril, a derivative of the Germanic Gomeric (man power). Short: Monty.

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Actor Montgomery Clift aka Monty.

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Montgomery Ward was a department store that everyone called "Monkey Wards."

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Monty, Monte, Emery

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(Edward) Montgomery Clift, American actor

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'Montgomery Burns' from the Simpsons cartoon
Montgomery Scott (Mr. Scott) from Star Trek

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