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