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Montacute
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English
Etymology
Latinized from en Montagu, from en fro mont mountain + fro aigu sharp. Alternatively from en la mons acutus.
Proper noun
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en village/and/cpar in co/Somerset cc/England previously in dist/South Somerset OS grid ref ST4916. Parish map (Somerset)
en 1980 AA Book of British Villages Drive Publications Ltd 287 The name Montacute derives from the Latin mons acutus, meaning 'steep hill'.
en regional area carea:suf/Adelaide Hills s/South Australia, named after the Somerset village.
en habitational Old French.
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Montacute is the 43863rd most common surname in England, belonging to 68 individuals.
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