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