Monterey: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Monterey – Meaning: royal mountain – Origin: Galician/Spanish – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: mon-tuh-RAY


Monterey is a Galician/Spanish unisex name meaning “royal mountain”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.

Meaning & Origin of Monterey

Meaning: Royal mountain.

Origin: Galician/Spanish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Monterey

Phonetic: mon-tuh-RAY   IPA: /ˌmɒntəˈreɪ/

Popularity of Monterey

Monterey 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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