Mortimer name meaning

Gender: Boy
Origin: Old French and Gaelic
Usage: Bengali and English
Pronunciation: m(o)-rti-mer
Meaning: Lives Near the Sea, From the Still Water, Dead Sea and Sea Aware
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What does Mortimer mean?

Meaning of Mortimer is Lives Near the Sea, From the Still Water, Dead Sea or Sea Aware is mostly used in English and Bengali which originated from Gaelic and Old French is used for boys.

Mortimer is Irish and Scottish cognate of Moses.

How do I pronounce Mortimer?

The two syllabled name Mortimer is commonly pronounced as m(o)-rti-mer. mor-timer is the different way(s) to pronounce the name.

Variants of Mortimer

Mortimar, Moses, Moeshe, Moïsette

Middle Names for Mortimer

Zus, Fintan, Corbett, Elic, Washington, Jakoby, view more middle names that goes with Mortimer

Names that rhyme with Mortimer

How popular is the name Mortimer?

Mortimer is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1880 and was able to reach the top 500 names. In 1882, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 469 on boy names chart when 91 babies were given the name Mortimer.

There are over 1919 babies that have been given the name Mortimer in United States. Mortimer is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 2020 in 1996.

Also, in Ireland, it has been in use since 1964 and achieved its top most rank of 181 in 1965. It had a short run of 4 years on France boy names chart.

Also, Mortimer is a familiar name in Jamaica, South Africa, Mexico and Guyana. According to our evaluation, over 2000 babies have been named Mortimer globally.

YearRankBirths
2015120475
197249915
197149065
197038367
196635376
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What numbers say about Mortimer?

You are probably an artist, or a writer, or something else associated with creativity. But you never change your style as trends change because you are faithful to your individuality. Love is very important to you and you would do just anything for the people you love. You have a strong will to succeed in life. Sometimes, your intuition is the reason why you made so mistakes in your life. Your mood changes constantly because you are so fragile and sensitive.

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  •  Edythe - Of Old English origin, Famed and Ceaseless Edythe means "Form of Edith or Battle" used as a baby girl name is used in English
  •  Erich - Renowned and Ever lasting unisex name Erich means "Sole Ruler or Alone-Ruler". It is rooted from Old Norse is particulary used in Finnish and German
  •  Bertie means Noble or Brilliant is used principally in English and English given to both sexes has its origin in Old High German and Germanic
  •  Bruno - Pleasing and Conifer Germanic and Old High German Bruno means "Brown, Shield or The Element Brun Which Means Brown" and is used especially in Slavic, Czech and German is used for boys
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Famous people named Mortimer

  • Mortimer Durand, British diplomat and civil servant of colonial British India
  • Mortimer Planno, renowned Rastafari elder, drummer
  • Mortimer Lamson Earle, Mortimer Lamson Earle, Ph
  • Mortimer Louis Anson, early protein scientist
  • Mortimer Wilson, American composer of classical music
  • Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher, educator, and popular author
  • Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist and officer
  • Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian-born American media proprietor
  • Mortimer Collins, English poet and novelist
  • Mortimer Sackville-West, 1st Baron Sackville, British peer and court official
  • Mortimer Davis, Jewish Canadian businessman and philanthropist
  • Mortimer L. Schiff, American banker and notable early Boy Scouts of America leader
  • Mortimer L. Downey, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation
  • Mortimer Plumtree, professional wrestler
  • Mortimer Dormer Leggett, lawyer, school administrator, professor
  • Mortimer R. Proctor, American politician from Vermont
  • Mortimer Caplin, American lawyer and educator
  • Mortimer Fitzland Elliott, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Mortimer Braus in movie The Postman Didn't Ring as Writer
  • Mortimer Martine played the vital character of Bill Sykes in 1912 drama movie Oliver Twist.
  • Mortimer E. Stinson played main role of Detective in 1921 drama flick Luring Lips.

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