English Explanatory Dictionary

Montacute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST4916).
  2. A regional area in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia, named after the Somerset village.
  3. A habitational surname from Old French.

Word forms

Montacute Montacutes

Etymology

Latinized from Montagu, from Old French mont (“mountain”) + aigu (“sharp”). Alternatively from Latin mons acutus.

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