Montpelier

Meanings

1. A number of places in the United States:
2. The capital city of Vermont, and the county seat of Washington County.
3. A city in Bear Lake County, Idaho.
4. A city in Blackford County, Indiana.
5. A township and census-designated place in Muscatine County, Iowa.
6. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky.
7. A village in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.
8. An unincorporated community in Clay County, Mississippi.
9. A minor city in Stutsman County, North Dakota.
10. A village in Williams County, Ohio.
11. An unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia.
12. An unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia.

Etymology

The cities in Vermont and Kentucky were named after Montpellier, France, despite the spelling difference in the modern spellings; and it is likely that many others were also named after that French city. The city in Iowa was named after the city in Vermont, and it is likely that at least some others were also named in that fashion (i.e., one U.S. city after another U.S. city).