indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Spanish, Portuguese
Pronounced Pron. /mon.te.ˈne.ɡɾo/(Spanish) /mon.te.ˈne.ɣɾo/(Spanish) /ˌmõ.te.ˈne.ɡɾu/(European Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese) /ˌmõ.ti.ˈne.ɡɾu/(European Portuguese) /ˌmõ.t͡ʃi.ˈne.ɡɾu/(Brazilian Portuguese) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in Spain and Portugal named Montenegro, from Spanish and Portuguese monte meaning "mountain, hill" and negro meaning "black".