Montreal.. how did montreal got the name ?

Question

Montreal is the canada's largest city. The french settlers founded it.

Answer 1

Montreal QC is the largest Canadian city - did you say?

Not anymore!

Toronto ON "stole" that title from Montreal back in the 70's, if my memory is correct.

The 1970s ushered in a period of wide-ranging social and political changes, stemming in large part from the concerns of the French-Canadian majority about the conservation of their culture and language, given the traditional predominance of the English-Canadian minority in the business arena. The October Crisis and the election of the separatist political party, the Parti Québécois, resulted in major political, ethnic and linguistic shifts. Despite hosting the 1976 Summer Olympics, Montreal lost its title of Canada's largest and most influential city to Toronto.

See? What did I tell you?

And to answer your original question...

Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'), some historians think the city takes its present name from the Mont Réal (as it was pronounced in Middle French, or Mont Royal / Mount Royal in present French), the three-head hill at the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located.

Satisfied?

I sure hope so!

Answer 2

From the high hill in the middle of the City - "Mount Royal".

Answer 3

Montreal, or Montréal in French,[4] (pronounced /ˌmɒ̃ʀeˈal/ (help·info) in Quebec French, pronounced /ˌmʌntriːˈɑːl/ (help·info) in Canadian English, and /ˌmɔ̃ʀeˈal/ (help·info) in European French) was the largest city in Canada up until the 70's and is now the second-largest city in Canada and the largest city in the province of Quebec. Originally called Ville-Marie ('City of Mary'), some historians think the city takes its present name from the Mont Réal (as it was pronounced in Middle French,[5] or Mont Royal / Mount Royal in present French), the three-head hill at the heart of the city, whose name was also initially given to the island on which the city is located

I got this from Wikipedia.