Etymology

Montoya

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Today it means: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]. Full definition →

Spanish Montoya ← Basque Montoia
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The story

  1. Basque · derived fromMontoia
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromMontoya
  3. English todayMontoya

From Spanish Montoya, from Basque Montoia.

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