Montgomery

  • [ mənt-GUM-ər-ee, mənt-GUM-ree ]
  • English
From an English surname meaning "GUMARICH's mountain" in Norman French. A notable bearer of this surname was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II.

GUMARICH   male   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements guma meaning "man" and ric meaning "power, rule".
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Monte, Monty
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Gumarich