MONTANA  

Gender: M
Origin: Spanish place-name; "mountainous"
Meaning: "mountainous"

Relaxed western place-name that still has some masculine punch, but be warned: this whole posse of similarly trendy names, like Sierra and Dakota, will soon ride toward the sunset.

Montana is being discussed in our message boards:

• HELP!
• Almost there...
• Buying a book
• Narrowed it down to these!!!
• Drop Two Add One girls names

Read Nameberry blog posts about Montana:

• TOP NAMES OF 2008: Emma and Jacob Rule
• NAMES TO CELEBRATE EARTH DAY
• TAKING BABY NAMES SERIOUSLY
• 2008 NAMES OF THE YEAR
• NAMES RIDING OFF INTO THE SUNSET