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Mortimer
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English
Alternative forms
en Mortymer
Etymology
A en habitational surname from Mortemer, Seine-Maritime Mortemer in en France, from en fro-nor -, literally meaning “dead pond”.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɔːtɪmə/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mortimer.wav Southern England
en /ˈmɔɹtəmɚ/ US
Proper noun
en British Old French.
1 3 He said he would not ransom Mortimer; / Forbade my tongue to speak of Mortimer; / But I will find him when he lies asleep, / And in his ear I'll holla ‘Mortimer!’
en male surnames.
en 1941 w:Delmore Schwartz Shenandoah New Directions 13 I like the names Herbert and Mortimer more all the time. They are so distinguished and new and American. Do you know how I came to think of them? I was reading the newspaper in bed after my first boy was born. I was reading the society page, which is always so interesting.
en Ralph Ellis and Melanie Schuman Hundreds of cities, counties and Native American tribes file federal lawsuit against Sackler family over opioid crisis w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/24/health/sackler-lawsuit 2019-03-24 A spokesperson for the families of Drs. Mortimer and Raymond Sackler, the late founders of the company, issued this statement: https://web.archive.org/web/20260429045323/https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/24/health/sackler-lawsuit 29 April 2026
en village par/Stratfield Mortimer dist/West Berkshire co/Berkshire cc/England, otherwise known as Mortimer Common OS grid ref SU6564.
en ghost town co/Caldwell County s/North Carolina c/USA.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Allen co/Hancock County s/Ohio c/USA.
en community in co/Kent County p/New Brunswick c/Canada.
Derived terms
en Cleobury Mortimer
en Mortimer's Cross
en Stratfield Mortimer
Related terms
en Mort
en Morty