Monterey: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

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

mon-tuh-RAYIPA /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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