Name:
Mortimer
Gender:
Boy
Origin:
French
Meaning:
Mortimer is a locational English name, derived from the Old French words 'morte', which means 'dead', and 'mer', which means 'sea'. The name could possibly mean that the bearer came from an area with a large body of still water.
Pronunciation:
MAWR-ti-mər
The Five Elements:
Fire
Also Spelled Like...:
Morty
Famous Mortimer:
Mortimer J. Adler : philosopher