Mortimer

Mortimer is a boy name of English origin, meaning Still water; dead sea.

What Mortimer means

Still water; dead sea.

Mortimer sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Mortimer comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Mortimer is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Mortimer?

Mortimer does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.

The character of Mortimer

The thread we file Mortimer under is water and the sea — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.

Themes: Water

Names like Mortimer

These share Mortimer's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.
• Beckett — Dweller by the brook.
• Beckham — Homestead by the stream.
• Hudson — Son of Hugh; of the river.
• Lincoln — Town by the pool.
• Reed — Red-haired; the riverside reed.
• Wade — At the river crossing.
• Wells — From the springs.
• Marlowe — From the hill by the lake.
• Maxwell — From the great stream.
• Brooke — A small stream.
• Cove — A sheltered bay.

More English names

• Mercy — Compassion and forgiveness.
• Moss — Of the woodland; saviour.
• Meadow — A field of wildflowers.
• Nash — By the ash tree.
• Maybelle — Lovable and dear.
• Nell — Bright, shining one.
• May — The hawthorn blossom; the fifth month.
• Nellie — Bright, shining one.
• Maxwell — From the great stream.
• North — The northern direction; a guiding point.