Montserrat (, or ''Maria Montserrat'', after the

Virgin of Montserrat Our Lady of Montserrat or the Virgin of Montserrat ( ca, Mare de Déu de Montserrat) is a Marian title associated with a statue of the Madonna and Child venerated at the Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery on the Montserrat Mountain in Catalonia, ...

, is a popular name for girls in

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

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. The name is traditionally abbreviated to ''Montse'', ''Serrat'', ''Rat'', ''Rateta'', ''Tat'' or ''Tóna'', and more recently, due to foreign influence, also to ''Monse''."Catalanot II. Noves tendències en la tradició catalana d'escurçar els noms de font"
''Melancholia'', 21 Nov. 2010 (in Catalan) onsulted 7 April 2015/ref> April 27 is the Montserrat

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, traditionally celebrated in Catalan-speaking areas as a birthday would be in the Anglo-Saxon world. 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/).

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* 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 Montserrat Caballé i Folch or Folc (full name: María de Montserrat Bibiana Concepción Caballé i Folch (, , ; (12 April 1933 – 6 October 2018), known simply as Montserrat Caballé, was a Catalan Spanish operatic soprano. She sang a wide va ...

(1933–2018), Catalan operatic soprano * Montserrat Garriga Cabrero (1865–1956), Cuban-Spanish botanist *

Montserrat Carulla Montserrat Carulla i Ventura (19 September 1930 – 24 November 2020) was a Spanish actress. Career Coming from the amateur theatre, she completed her training with courses at the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona (Barcelona Theatre Institute) a ...

(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 Montserrat Puche Díaz (born 22 May 1970) is a former Spanish team handball player and current coach. She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where the Spanish team placed seventh. She also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in ...

(born 1970), Spanish team handball player and coach *

Montserrat Figueras Montserrat Figueras i García (, 15 March 1942 – 23 November 2011) was a Spanish soprano who specialized in early music. Figueras was born 15 March 1942 in Barcelona, Spain. After initially training as an actress she began studying early singing ...

, Catalan soprano * Montserrat García (born 1989), Andorran slalom canoer * Montserrat Gibert (born 1948), former mayor of

Sant Boi de Llobregat Sant Boi de Llobregat () is a city in the Province of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, located on the banks of the Llobregat river. In 2019 it had 83,605 inhabitants. The city is divided into six neighborhoods (named ''barris'' in Catalan): Ciutat ...

* Montserrat Gil Torné (born 1966), Andorran politician * Montserrat Calleja Gómez (born 1973), Spanish physicist *

Montserrat González Montserrat González Benítez (; born 1 July 1994) is a Paraguayan former tennis player. In her career, she won eleven singles and eight doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 12 September 2016, she reached her best singles ranking of w ...

(born 1994), Paraguayan tennis player *

Montserrat Grases María Montserrat Grases García (10 July 1941 – 26 March 1959) was a Spanish secular member of Opus Dei. Grases became part of Opus Dei on 24 December 1957 after she discerned whether or not her path would allow her to join their ranks. Her c ...

(1941–1959), Spanish candidate for

beatification Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their nam ...

Montserrat Gudiol Montserrat Gudiol (Montserrat Gudiol i Corominas; 9 June 1933 – 25 December 2015) was a Catalonian painter. Biography Gudiol was born in Barcelona as the daughter of the art historian José Gudiol Ricart, who authored many books and ran a med ...

(1933–2015), Catalonian painter *

Montserrat Guillén Montserrat Guillén i Estany (born 25 January 1964) is a Spanish statistician and economist whose research interests include actuarial science, fraud detection, and kernel density estimation. She is a professor and director of the Riskcenter in th ...

(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 Montserrat Julió (1929 – 26 January 2017) was a Spanish film and television actress. She died on 26 January 2017 at aged 88. Partial filmography * ''La cárcel de cristal'' (1957) - Irene Alsuaga * ''Sendas marcadas'' (1957) - Policía * ' ...

(1929–2017), Spanish film and television actress *

Montserrat Lombard Montserrat Lombard (born 1 August 1982) is an English actress best known for playing WPC (later DC) Sharon 'Shaz' Granger in the BBC drama series '' Ashes to Ashes''. Early life Lombard was born in London and is of Spanish and Italian desce ...

(born 1982), British actress * Montserrat Majo (born 1959), Catalan Olympic butterfly swimmer * Montserrat Marin (born 1968), Spanish handball player *

Montserrat Martí Montserrat Martí (born 15 November 1971), also known as Montsita, is a Spanish soprano. Early life Martí was born as Montserrat Martí Caballé in Barcelona on 15 November 1972 to Montserrat Caballé and Bernabé Martí. She made her first app ...

(born 1972), aka Montsita, Spanish soprano * Montserrat Martin (born 1966), Spanish former archer * Montserrat Minobis i Puntonet (1942-2019), Catalan feminist journalist *

Montserrat Oliver Montserrat Oliver (born Montserrat Lourdes Socorro Oliver Grimau on April 13, 1966) is a Mexican fashion model, business entrepreneur, actress, and talk-show host. Life and career Oliver started her modeling career at the age of 16. She quic ...

(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 Avelina Montserrat Conejo Ruiz (born February 3, 1993) is a Mexican female mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background At the age of 16, Ruiz started practicing Olympic wrestlin ...

(born 1993), Mexican female mixed martial artist * Montserrat Sagot, Costa Rican sociologist *

Montserrat Soliva Torrentó Montserrat Soliva Torrentó (1 January 1943 - 15 September 2019) was a Catalan doctor of chemistry. She served as a professor of the Higher School of Agriculture of Barcelona of the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, and had been a leading auth ...

(1943-2019), Catalan professor * Montserrat Teixidor i Bigas (born 1958), Catalan professor at

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* Montserrat Tomé (born 1982), Spanish football midfielder * Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sánchez, Puerto Rican actor * Montserrat Torrent (born 1926), Catalan organist *

(1943–2019), Catalan doctor of chemistry *

Montserrat Tura Montserrat Tura (born 6 November 1954) is a Spanish politician and Member of the Parliament of Catalonia. From 29 November 2006 to 29 December 2010, she had served as Minister of Justice of Catalonia. She is considered one of the most prominent ...

(born 1954), Catalan surgeon and politician * Montserrat Vayreda (1924–2006), Catalan poet * Montserrat Vilà (born 1964), Catalan ecologist

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