Mortimer

English

"dead sea"

Mortimer Origin and Meaning

The name Mortimer is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dead sea".

Other kids might see a teasible connection to mortician or mortuary. Mortimer is an English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses; it was Walt Disney's original choice for the name of his mouse, until his wife talked him out of it.

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Famous People Named Mortimer

Mortimer Benjamin "Mort" ZuckermanCanadian,American media mogul
Mortimer Robinson ProctorAmerican politician; 66th governor of Vermont
Moses Mortimer Barrett III aka Petey PabloAmerican rapper
Mortimer Jerome AdlerAmerican philosopher, educator and author
Mortimer MenpesEnglish artist
(Robert Eric) Mortimer WheelerBritish archaeologist
Mortimer St George "Kumi" PlannoJamaican drummer and Rastafarian leader

Mortimer in Pop Culture

Mortimer Gothcharacter in "The Sims" (1 , 4) video/computer games
Cousin Mortimercharacter on British TV series "Basil Brush"
Mortimer Mousethe original name of the iconic Disney character, Mickey Mouse
Mortimer Brewstercharacter in Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace"
Mortimer Lightwoodbarrister in Charles Dickens' "Our Mutual Friend"
Mortimer Delvilecharacter in Fanny Burney's "Cecilia; or, Memoirs of an Heiress" (1782)
Mortimer "Mort" Death's apprentice in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
Mortimercharacter in book of same name by Robert Munsch
Mortimer "Mo" Folchart is a character in Cornelia Funke's Inkheart trilogy.
Doctor Mortimercharacter in 2011 movie "Hysteria"
Abbot Mortimermouse character in "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

Mortimer Harrencharacter in an episode of TV's "Star Trek: Voyager"
Mortimer "Morty" Smith Sr. and Mortimer "Morty" Smith Jr.characters in "Rick and Morty"
Mortimer Toynbeecharacter in Marvel Universe
Mortimer Scharffdriver of Shadow in the Twisted Metal video games
Mortimer McMirevillain in the Commander Keen video games
Mortimer Ramseycharacter in the video game Dishonored 2