Montague

MAHN-tuh-gyoo; MON-tuh-gyoo

Literature, French

"pointy hill"

Montague Origin and Meaning

The name Montague is a boy's name of French origin meaning "pointy hill".

The family name of Shakespeare's Romeo, Montague has a touch of old-fashioned grandeur about it. With clunky-cute nickname Monty and similar sounds to Montgomery, it has been used as a given name since at least the 18th century, with a number of English earls and baronets receiving the name, along with film director, Montague "Monty" Banks, journalist and radio host Montague Modlyn, and cricketer Montague Noble.

Ultimately derived from the Old French , the literary and aristocratic surname means "sharp mountain" or "pointy hill", giving it a nature connection too. Shakespeare took inspiration for the name from Dante's Divine Comedy in which the feuding families are called the Montecchi and the Cappelletti, Montecchi being the Italian equivalent of Montague, meaning "pointy" or "small" "mountain".

Given to just a handful of boys most years in the US, across the pond in England and Wales, it has seen increased use in the last decade. Its current peak was in 2018, when it was given to more than 50 boys, placing it in the Top 1000.

Popularity of the name Montague

• 1539 Nameberry 2025
• 927 England 2021

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Famous People Named Montague

• Montague "Monte" Pfeffer American baseball player
• Montague Ullman American psychoanalyst
• Montague Lessler American representative from New York state
• Montague Druitt English barrister, suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders
• Montague Chamberlain American Businessman
• Montague Rhodes James English antiquarian and writer of ghost stories
• (Augustus) Montague Summers English literary critic and clergyman
• Montague Graham Clark American educator
• Montague George "Monty" Westmore American movie make up artist
• Curtis Montague "Curt" Schilling American baseball player
• Montague George Hector Horner son of Geri Halliwell and Christian Horner

The name Montague in Pop Culture

• Romeo Montague and family characters in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet"
• Duck the Great Western Engine aka Montague an engine from TV's "Thomas and Friends"
• Montague the Mouse character from TV's "Johnny Test"
• Montague Egg detective in series by Dorothy L. Sayers
• Montague "Monty" Bodkin character in P. G. Wodehouse novels
• Montague Brewster main character in movie "Brewster's Millions"
• Dr. Montague supernatural investigator in Shirley Jackson's horror classic "The Haunting of Hill House"
• Montague "Monty" D'Ysquith Navarro main character in the Broadway musical "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder"
• Montague Bone character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series