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Meaning & History
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective montanus meaning "of mountains, mountainous". In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine form of MONTANA.Notable bearers of this name include the Roman consul Spurius Tarpeius Montanus Capitolinus (5th century BC) and the eponymous founder of Montanism, an early Christian movement from the late 2nd century AD.