Mortimer.
A British surname from Old French.
Meaning & usage
A British surname from Old French.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A village in Stratfield Mortimer parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, otherwise known as Mortimer Common (OS grid ref SU6564).
A ghost town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States.
An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio, United States.
A community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Where this word comes from
A habitational surname from Mortemer in France, from Old Northern French, literally meaning “dead pond”.
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