Montevideo

/ˌmɒntɪvɪˈdeɪəʊ/

There is general agreement that the first two syllables come from Spanish or Portuguese monte (“hill”), in reference to the prominent hill to the west of the city. Beyond that, explanations differ. Two of the most popular stories are that the name comes from a reading of the abbreviated MONTE-VI-D-E-O ("sixth hill from east to west"), or that it comes from a Portuguese sailor's shout of "Monte vide eu".


Montevideo

Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay)


Montevideo

cs-proper noun

Montevideo n (related adjective montevidejský)

montevidejský (adjective)
Montevideo (nominative singular)
Montevidea (genitive singular)
Montevideu (dative singular)
Montevideo (accusative singular)
Montevideo (singular vocative)
Montevideu (locative singular)
Montevideem (instrumental singular)


Montevideo

sk-proper noun

Montevideo n (genitive singular Montevidea)


Trinidad

Borrowed from Spanish trinidad (“trinity”), named after the Holy Trinity by Columbus to fulfill a religious vow.

bor+

A city, the capital of the Flores department, Uruguay.


Florida

New York City, Philadelphia, traditional Eastern New England (except for Boston), Ireland

From Spanish florida (“flowery”), often referring to a place's abundance of flowers.
The state's name specifically is a shortening of la Florida (“the flowery one”) or Pascua Florida (“flowery Easter”). It is the oldest surviving European-given place-name in the US.
The village in Orange County, New York was named in the 1760s from Latin flōrida (“flowery”).

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Several places in South and Central America:

A city, the capital of the Florida department, Uruguay.


Florida

Named la florida (“the land of flowers”) by Spanish explorer Ponce de León, referring to its blooming vegetation and the current season having been Pascua Florida.


Mercedes

en-proper noun

Mercedes (countable and uncountable, plural Mercedes)

From Spanish Mercedes (Mary, Our Lady of Mercy). The car was named for Mercédès Jellinek, the daughter of Austrian businessman Emil Jellinek who ordered 36 cars from Gottlieb Daimler.

A city, the capital of the Soriano department, Uruguay.


Young

Young (countable and uncountable, plural Youngs)

* As an English, Scottish, and northern Irish surname, from the adjective young, used to distinguish a younger brother or son. This sense is comparable to the surnames le Yunge, German Jong and Junk, Dutch Jong and de Jongh, French Lejeune and LaJeunesse, assimilated from Dion and Guyon.
* As a Chinese surname, from the following:
** Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng⁴). Doublet of Yeung.
** Hokkien 楊／杨 (iông / iâng). Doublet of Yu, Yeo, Yeoh.
** Mandarin 楊／杨 (yáng). Doublet of Yang.

A city in Río Negro department, Uruguay.


Barker

From Middle English barker (“shepherd; tanner”).

inh

A village in the Colonia department, Uruguay.


Maldonado

Possibly from McDonald when Irish Catholics fled religious persecution to settle in Galicia. Or possibly a Calque of French mal donné (literally “reluctantly given”), referring to a boon reluctantly granted by a French monarch.


Монтевидео

mk-proper noun

монтевидејски

Монтевидео • (Montevideo) n (relational adjective монтевидејски)

Montevideo (romanization)
монтевидејски (adjective relational)


Монтевидео

ru-proper noun

Монтевиде́о • (Montɛvidɛ́o) m inan (indeclinable)

Монтевиде́о (canonical)
Montɛvidɛ́o (romanization)

ru:Монтевидео


San Antonio

Borrowed from Spanish San Antonio, named after St. Anthony of Padua (1195-1231), Franciscan friar.

Canelones Department
Canelones Department#English

A village in the Canelones Department, Uruguay.

Salto Department
Salto Department#English

A suburb of Salto, Salto Department, Uruguay.


Flores

From Spanish Flores, from flores (“flowers”).


蒙得維的亞

ㄇㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄧˊ ㄧㄚˋ

/mɤŋ³⁵ tɤ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ti³⁵ jä⁵¹/

/mɤŋ³⁵ tɤ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ti³⁵ jä⁵¹/

Montevideo (a city, the capital city of Uruguay)


Minas

Lavalleja Department
w:Lavalleja Department

A city in the Lavalleja Department, Uruguay


Melo

From Portuguese melro (“blackbird”), similar to Spanish mirlo.

A city in Uruguay, capital of the department of Cerro Largo


Chamberlain

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chamberlain.wav

Tacuarembó Department
w:Tacuarembó Department

A village in the Tacuarembó Department, Uruguay.


Soriano

en-proper noun

Soriano (countable and uncountable, plural Sorianos)

From Spanish, from soriano (“demonym for people living in Soria”).


Soriano

From soriano (“demonym for people living in Soria”).


Artigas

A city and department in north-west Uruguay, named after José Gervasio Artigas.


Punta Gorda

From Spanish punta gorda (“(literally) fat point”).


Río Negro

A river in Uruguay, which joins the Uruguay River.


Treinta y Tres

Literally, “thirty-three”, after the Thirty-Three Orientals who led the independence movement against Brazil.


מונטווידאו

he-proper noun

מוֹנְטֶבִידֶאוֹ

מונטווידאו / מוֹנְטֶבִידֶאוֹ • (montevide'o)

מוֹנְטֶבִידֶאוֹ (canonical)
montevide'o (romanization)


San Jacinto

[sæ̃n d͡ʒəˈsɪ̃ɾ̃ə]

From Spanish San Jacinto (literally “Saint Hyacinth”).

bor

A small city in the Canelones department, Uruguay.


Canelones

A city and municipality in Canelones department, Uruguay.


Fray Bentos

From Spanish fray + Bentos - Friar Benedict, a reclusive priest.

A city, the capital of the Río Negro department, Uruguay.


Colonia del Sacramento

The affix appears to be from Spanish sacramento (“sacrament”), rather than the Sacramento place name.

A city, the capital of the Colonia department, in south-western Uruguay, also known as just Colonia.


Монтевідео

uk-proper noun

Монтевіде́о • (Montevidéo) n inan (indeclinable)

Монтевіде́о (canonical)
Montevidéo (romanization)

Montevideo (the capital city of Uruguay, South America)


Las Piedras

A suburb of Bella Unión, Artigas department, Uruguay.

A city in Canelones department, Uruguay.