At a Glance
- 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
mon-TEE-gohIPA /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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