Montserrat (given name) explained

Montserrat (pronounced as /ca/), or Maria Montserrat, after the Virgin of Montserrat, is a popular name for girls in Catalonia and several other parts of Catalan-speaking areas. It was the second most common given name for women in Catalonia in 2014, according to the Catalan Statistics Institute.^[1]

The name is traditionally abbreviated to Montse, Serrat, Rat, Rateta, Tat or Tóna, and more recently, due to foreign influence, also to Monse.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

The name day for Montserrat is celebrated on April 27.

Sometimes this name appears in the Spanish-speaking world as a given name as is, or sometimes translated as Montserrate or Monserrate (where the final "e" is pronounced /e̞/).

People

• Montserrat Abelló (1918–2014), Catalan poet
• Montserrat Artamendi (born 1941), Spanish gymnast
• Montserrat Bassa (born 1965), Spanish politician from Catalonia
• Monserrat Bernabeu Guitart (born 1960), Catalan doctor and mother of former professional footballer Gerard Pique
• Montserrat Boix (born 1960), Spanish journalist
• Montserrat Caballé (1933–2018), Catalan operatic soprano
• Montserrat Garriga Cabrero (1865–1956), Cuban-Spanish botanist
• Montserrat Carulla (1930–2020), Catalan actress
• Montserrat Cervera Rodon (born 1949), Catalan anti-militarist, feminist, and women's health activist
• Montserrat Ginesta Clavell (born 1952), Spanish illustrator and writer
• Montserrat Cortés Fernández (born 1972), Spanish flamenco singer
• Montserrat Puche Díaz (born 1970), Spanish team handball player and coach
• Montserrat Figueras, Catalan soprano
• Montserrat García (born 1989), Andorran slalom canoer
• Montserrat Gibert (born 1948), former mayor of Sant Boi de Llobregat
• Montserrat Gil Torné (born 1966), Andorran politician
• Montserrat Calleja Gómez (born 1973), Spanish physicist
• Montserrat González (born 1994), Paraguayan tennis player
• Montserrat Grases (1941–1959), Spanish candidate for beatification
• Montserrat Gudiol (1933–2015), Catalonian painter
• Montserrat Guillén (born 1964), Spanish statistician and economist
• Marti Montserrat Guillemat (1906–1990), aka Serramont, Catalan musician
• Montserrat Hidalgo (born 1968), Costa Rican breaststroke swimmer
• Montserrat Julió (1929–2017), Spanish film and television actress
• Montserrat Lombard (born 1982), British actress
• Montserrat Majo (born 1959), Catalan Olympic butterfly swimmer
• Montserrat Marin (born 1968), Spanish handball player
• Montserrat Martí (born 1972), aka Montsita, Spanish soprano
• Montserrat Martin (born 1966), Spanish former archer
• Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet (1942-2019), Catalan feminist journalist
• Montserrat Oliver (born 1966), Mexican fashion model
• Montserrat Pujol (Andorran athlete) (born 1979), Andorran sprinter and long jumper
• Montserrat Pujol (Spanish athlete) (born 1961), Spanish hurdler and runner
• Montserrat Roig (1946–1991), Catalan writer
• Montserrat Ruiz (born 1993), Mexican female mixed martial artist
• Montserrat Sagot, Costa Rican sociologist
• Montserrat Soliva Torrentó (1943-2019), Catalan professor
• Montserrat Teixidor i Bigas (born 1958), Catalan professor at Tufts University
• Montserrat Tomé (born 1982), Spanish national football coach and former midfielder
• Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sánchez, Puerto Rican actor
• Montserrat Torrent (born 1926), Catalan organist
• Montserrat Soliva Torrentó (1943–2019), Catalan doctor of chemistry
• Montserrat Tura (born 1954), Catalan surgeon and politician
• Montserrat Vayreda (1924–2006), Catalan poet
• Montserrat Vilà (born 1964), Catalan ecologist

See also

• • Montserrat (disambiguation) Montserrat (surname)

Notes and References

1. http://www.idescat.cat/orpi/Orpi?TC=222&VR=1&VC=1&VA=0000&VS=6&CC=01&VOK=Confirmar Els 100 noms més freqüents. Presentació per rànquing. Catalunya. Dones. Total població.
2. Ruaix, Josep. Català Complet 3. Curs superior de llengua, Editorial Claret, 1998, p. 23-26 (in Catalan)
3. http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/5-cultura/19-cultura/736893-de-rats-i-tats.html?cca=1&tmpl=component&print=1&page= "De Rats i Tats"
4. http://www.ara.cat/premium/llegim/Montserrat_0_946705372.html "Montserrat"
5. https://pepvalsalobre.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/catalanot-ii-noves-tendencies-en-la-tradicio-catalana-de-pronunciar-els-noms-de-fonts/ "Catalanot II. Noves tendències en la tradició catalana d'escurçar els noms de font"