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The Name Montgomery - Origin and Meaning of Montgomery
  



The Name Montgomery - Origin and Meaning of Montgomery


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Montgomery

Old High German and Old French

Usage of the Name Montgomery

English

Meaning of the Name Montgomery

The name Montgomery comes from a surname, which is derived from a place name meaning "Gomeric's mountain" in Old French. Gomeric was a Germanic given name meaning "power of man".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include James Montgomery Bailey (1841 - 1894), an American journalist; Montgomery Clift (1920 - 1966), an American actor. A bearer of the surname is Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery (1887 - 1976), a British Army commander during World War II.
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