Monte

Originally a short form of Montgomery or derived directly from the Romance word for mountain. American parents adopted it as an independent given name in the late nineteenth century, drawn to its clipped cadence.

The name reads like someone who knows how to shuffle cards cleanly with one hand. It belongs comfortably to mid-century carports and late-afternoon Little League games. The average bearer is in his mid-fifties and owns at least one snap-button shirt. He is rarely found wearing a tie on a Saturday.