Meaning & Origin
a female given name transferred from the place name
Monserrat is a girl's and boy's baby name of Spanish and Catalan origin, from the mountain monastery of Montserrat in Catalonia, Spain, meaning 'jagged mountain' — from Catalan mont (mountain) and serrat (jagged, saw-toothed), referring to the mountain's distinctive serrated profile.
Montserrat is home to the Black Madonna of Montserrat — one of the most venerated Marian shrines in Spain and the patron of Catalonia. Naming a daughter Monserrat expresses deep Marian devotion rooted in the Catalan landscape. The alternate spelling Monserrat (one R) is common in Latin American communities.