Montebello
English
Proper noun
Montebello
- A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
French
Etymology
The name of the municipality likely derives from a Latin form of the words mont (“mountain”) and beau (“beautiful”). It is also possible that the municipality was named after French diplomat and politician Louis Napoléon Auguste Lannes, 2nd duc de Montebello (1801 - 1874).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ̃.tə.bɛ.lo/
- Hyphenation: Mon‧te‧bel‧lo
- Rhymes: -o
Proper noun
Montebello m
- A municipality of Papineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
Derived terms
- Montebellois, Montebelloise