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English
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl Motēuczōma (literally “he frowns like a lord”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Montezuma
- A Nahuatl male given name, the name of two Aztec emperors.
- Moctezuma II (1466–1520), the Aztec emperor at the time of the Spanish conquest.
- A town in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- A town in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Arizona.
- An unincorporated community in California.
- A town in Colorado.
- A city in Georgia.
- A town in Indiana.
- A city, the county seat of Poweshiek County, Iowa.
- A minor city and township in Gray County, Kansas.
- An unincorporated community in New Mexico.
- A town in New York.
- An unincorporated community in North Carolina.
- A village in Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Virginia.
Derived terms
Portuguese
Proper noun
Montezuma
- A municipality of Minas Gerais, Brazil