What does Montevideo mean in spanish?

"Montevideo" is a proper noun and doesn't have a direct translation in Spanish. It's the name of the capital city of Uruguay.

However, the name itself is a combination of two Spanish words:

* Monte - "Mountain"

* Video - "I see" (in the past tense)

Therefore, the literal meaning of "Montevideo" would be "I saw the mountain". However, this is simply the origin of the name and doesn't really have a practical meaning in modern Spanish.