Monticello

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The estate of Thomas Jefferson.
• commune in Haute-Corse (department) Corsica (island) France (country).
• The name of many places in the United States:

Origin

• Originally borrowed from Italian monticello ("little mount"). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate. Cognate to French monceau ("heap, pile") and Spanish montecillo ("hill").