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Mortimer

MOR-tim-er

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Norman French origin meaning 'still water' or 'dead sea,' a medieval surname with aristocratic heritage popularized in old English literature.”

Popularity Over Time

Mortimer US popularity rank over timeRank 12917 in 2023 to rank 543 in 1912. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#543#6730#129171900192019401960198020002023

Mortimer is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Norman French

Syllables

3

Nicknames

MortMorty

Style

VintageClassicGrandLiterary

Famous Bearers

  • Mortimer Mouse (Disney character)
  • Mortimer Adler

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names → Preppy & Surname Names → Vintage Revival →

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People Also Ask

Norman French origin meaning 'still water' or 'dead sea,' a medieval surname with aristocratic heritage popularized in old English literature.

Mortimer is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Mortimer include Mort, Morty.

Names that pair beautifully with Mortimer include Lysander, Leander, Dashiell, Peregrine, Roscoe.