Claim: Montreal is potentially named after Mount Royal, a mountain located in the city.
Evidence: Originally called Ville-Marie , or `` City of Mary , '' it is believed to be named after Mount Royal , though there is some debate about this.
There are some hypotheses concerning the origin of the name of Montreal.
The best-known is that it is a variant of `` Mount Royal ''.
Mount Royal -LRB- mont Royal , -LSB- mɔ̃ ʁwajal -RSB- -RRB- is a large volcanic-related hill or small mountain in the city of Montreal , immediately west of downtown Montreal , Quebec -LRB- in Canada -RRB- , the city to which it gave its name.