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Montezuma.

A Nahuatl male given name, the name of two Aztec emperors.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/mɒntɪˈzuːmə/

  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: An unincorporated community in Arizona.

  6. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in California.

  7. A number of places in the United States: A town in Colorado.

  8. A number of places in the United States: A city in Georgia.

  9. A number of places in the United States: A town in Indiana.

  10. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Poweshiek County, Iowa.

  11. A number of places in the United States: A minor city and township in Gray County, Kansas.

  12. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in New Mexico.

  13. A number of places in the United States: A town in New York.

  14. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in North Carolina.

  15. A number of places in the United States: A village in Ohio.

  16. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Virginia.

Where this word comes from

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

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.