Monsivais Family History
Monsivais Name Meaning
Hispanic (Mexico; Monsiváis): perhaps a topographic name derived from Latin mons silvaticus ‘wooded mountain’ or a habitational name from Monsivalls a hill in Ribagorza in Huesca province (Spain) named from Latin monte ipsa vallis ‘mount of the valley’. Compare Moncivais and Moncivaiz .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022