Montserrat as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Montserrat

What is the meaning of the name Montserrat ?

The baby name Montserrat is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Catalan: [munsəˈrat] (approx. 'mon-seh-RAT'); English approximations: 'mon-se-RAHT' or 'mon-ser-RAT'.

Montserrat is Catalan in Origin.

Montserrat is a Catalan feminine given name taken from the famous mountain and abbey near Barcelona. The toponym combines Latin mons “mountain” and serratus “saw-toothed,” yielding the meaning “jagged/serrated mountain.” It is tightly linked to the veneration of the Virgin of Montserrat (La Moreneta), so the name also carries Marian associations and a traditional name day on 27 April in Catalonia.

Used as a baptismal and secular name since at least the 17th century, Montserrat became one of Catalonia’s most characteristic female names and later spread through Spain and the broader Spanish-speaking world via Catholic devotion. Common short forms include Montse (Catalan) and Monse (Spanish). Spelling variants and regional forms are Monserrat (single r; common in Mexico and the U.S.), Monserrate (Caribbean and Colombia), and the Portuguese-influenced Montserrate. The name remains unmistakably Catalan in origin and tone.