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La Montagne or La Montagne or Lamontagne is a surname of French (Norman) origins but is possibly related to some surnames within
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England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. The word "montagne" in French translates as the word "mountain" in English. Also, there were French Huguenots who settled within the United Kingdom during the 16th and 17th centuries. Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Manntáin ‘descendant of Manntán’, a personal name derived from a diminutive of manntach ‘toothless’. Notable people with the surname include: * Armand LaMontagne (born 1939), American sculptor * Blanche Lamontagne-Beauregard (1889–1958), Canadian poet *
Cynthia Lamontagne Cynthia Ann LaMontagne (born February 15, 1966) is an American former actress who has appeared in numerous television shows and films. She is best known for her recurring role as "Big Rhonda" in the fourth season of ''That '70s Show''. Televis ...
(born 1966), American actress * Francois Baquet Lamontagne (1646-1701), French soldier and Canadian pioneer *
Gilles Lamontagne Joseph-Georges-Gilles-Claude Lamontagne (; April 17, 1919 – June 14, 2016) was a Canadian politician and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Early life He was born in Montreal. During World War II, Lamontagne served as a bomber pilot in ...
(born 1919), Canadian politician * Maurice Lamontagne (1917–1983), Canadian economist and politician *
Noel LaMontagne Noel Michael LaMontagne (born March 9, 1977) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Virginia. He signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent following the 2000 NFL Draft and played for the Br ...
(born 1977), American football player *
Ovide Lamontagne Ovide Marc Lamontagne (born 1957) is an American businessman who serves as a shareholder at Bernstein Shur law firm in Manchester, New Hampshire. Lamontagne is a lawyer and a Republican former political candidate who was his party's nominee for ...
(born 1957), American politician *
Ray LaMontagne Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne (; born June 18, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. LaMontagne has released eight studio albums: ''Trouble'', ''Till the Sun Turns Black'', '' Gossip in the Grain'', '' God Willin' & the Creek Don ...
(born 1973), American singer-songwriter * Rene Morgan La Montagne, Sr. (1856–1910), American businessman * Rene Morgan La Montagne, Jr. (1882–19??), American polo player *
Richie Lamontagne Richie Lamontagne, known as ''"The Mountain"'', born in Everett, Massachusetts, December 20, 1969, is a professional American boxer. Lamontagne's record is 29-7-1 with 24 knockouts. He is also an actor and model. He was U.S.B.F. Cruiserweight Ch ...
(born 1969), American boxer


See also

* Manton (name) {{surname, La Montagne