Montego: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Montego – Meaning: lard or butter, from a former trading post – Origin: Spanish/Portuguese (place name) – Pronunciation: mon-TEE-goh


Montego is a Spanish/Portuguese (place name) name meaning “lard or butter, from a former trading post”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Montego

Meaning: Lard or butter, from a former trading post.

Origin: Spanish/Portuguese (place name).

How to Pronounce Montego

Phonetic: mon-TEE-goh   IPA: /mɒnˈtiːɡoʊ/

Popularity of Montego

Montego doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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