Save Type Surname (from nickname & from occupation) Usage English Meaning & History Nickname or occupational name for a person who worked for monks. This word is derived from Latin monachus, from Greek μοναχός (monachos) meaning "alone". Related NamesDetails RootmonachusOther Languages & CulturesLemoine(French) Categories composers, English nouns, isograms, Italian Westerns, keyboardists, religion, solitary, word names