Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Spanish, Basque Pronounced Pron. mehn-DO-tha(European Spanish) mehn-DO-sa(Latin American Spanish) [key·IPA] Meaning & History From a Basque place name derived from mendi "mountain" and hotz "cold". Categories ballerinas, cold, Guatemalan heads of state, isograms, landforms, mountains, Virtua Tennis opponent characters