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". Related Names RootMendoza (place name) Categories ballerinas, cold, Guatemalan heads of state, isograms, landforms, marimbists, mountains, percussionists, Virtua Tennis opponent characters