Montezuma

Meanings

1. A Nahuatl male given name, the name of two Aztec emperors.
2. Moctezuma II (1466–1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.
3. A town in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
4. A town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. An unincorporated community in Arizona.
7. An unincorporated community in California.
8. A town in Colorado.
9. A city in Georgia.
10. A town in Indiana.
11. A city, the county seat of Poweshiek County, Iowa.
12. A minor city and township in Gray County, Kansas.

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).