Montague

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English-language surname family name surname

Montague is an English surname historically associated with the noble Montagu family and widely recognized from its use in literature, most notably in Shakespeare’s "Romeo and Juliet."

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Label Occurrences
Montague canonical 12

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English-language surname ⓘ
family name ⓘ
surname ⓘ
appearsInAuthor William Shakespeare ⓘ
appearsInWork Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
associatedWith British peerage ⓘ
English nobility ⓘ
Montagu family ⓘ
category English-language surnames ⓘ
Surnames of English origin ⓘ
Surnames of Norman origin ⓘ
contrastedWith Lord Capulet ⓘ
surface form: Capulet
culturalAssociation symbol of family feud via Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
symbol of romantic tragedy via Romeo and Juliet ⓘ
derivedFrom Montagu ⓘ
etymologyComponents mont (mountain) + aigu (sharp) or acutus (pointed) ⓘ
etymologyMeaning pointed hill ⓘ
etymologyOrigin Old French ⓘ
fictionalAssociation House of Montague ⓘ
Romeo Montague ⓘ
hasGivenNameUsage Montague (given name) ⓘ
hasVariant Montacute ⓘ
Montagu ⓘ
historicalClassAssociation aristocracy ⓘ
gentry ⓘ
historicalOriginRegion Norman England ⓘ
languageOfOrigin English ⓘ
notableIn drama ⓘ
genealogy ⓘ
literature ⓘ
roleInRomeoAndJuliet name of one of the two feuding houses in Verona ⓘ
spellingEarlierForm Montagu ⓘ
spellingStandardized Montague self-link ⓘ
usedAsTitleElement British peerage titles containing Montagu or Montague ⓘ
usedIn Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
England ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Montagu family → familyNameVariant → Montague ⓘ
Montagu → hasVariant → Montague ⓘ
Romeo Montague → familyName → Montague ⓘ
Montague Francis Ashley-Montagu → givenName → Montague ⓘ
Montague → spellingStandardized → Montague self-link ⓘ
Montacute → hasVariant → Montague ⓘ
Montacute → relatedFamilyName → Montague ⓘ
M. R. James → givenName → Montague ⓘ
Montague Dartie → givenName → Montague ⓘ
Lord Montague → familyName → Montague ⓘ
Lady Montague → spouse → Montague ⓘ
Lady Montague → mentionedBy → Montague ⓘ