Montefiore

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Montefiore.

Proper noun

Montefiore

  1. A surname from Italian.
    • 2004 October 24, Bill Gladstone, “The oldest family in the world”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency‎[1]:
      The family tree boasts an astonishing array of celebrated historical figures from the prophet Isaiah to Sir Isaiah Berlin, from Felix Mendelssohn to Karl Marx and Moses Montefiore. The list also includes Yehudi Menuhin, Helena Rubinstein, the Rothschilds and even Rosenstein himself.

Italian

Etymology

Compound of monte (“mountain, mount”) +‎ fiore (“flower”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mon.teˈfjo.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧fió‧re

Proper noun

Montefiore f

  1. ellipsis of Montefiore Conca
  2. ellipsis of Montefiore dell'Aso

Derived terms

Proper noun

Montefiore m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

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