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Montserrat (Eastern Calatan:
[munsəˈrat] ), 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.
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The name is traditionally abbreviated to Montse , Serrat , Rat , Rateta , Tat or Tóna , and more recently, due to foreign influence, also to Monse .
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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 /).
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 football 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
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Els 100 noms més freqüents. Presentació per rànquing. Catalunya. Dones. Total població.
Archived 2009-10-10 at the
Wayback Machine (in Catalan)
^ Ruaix, Josep. Català Complet 3. Curs superior de llengua , Editorial Claret, 1998, p. 23-26 (in Catalan)
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"De Rats i Tats" , Núria Puyuelo,
El Punt / Avui , 2 May 2014 (in Catalan) [consulted 7 April 2015]
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"Montserrat" , Sílvia Soler,
Ara , 29 June 2013 (in Catalan) [consulted 7 April 2015]
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"Catalanot II. Noves tendències en la tradició catalana d'escurçar els noms de font" , Melancholia , 21 Nov. 2010 (in Catalan) [consulted 7 April 2015]