# Mortimer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɔːtɪmə/ · frequency rank #21,587

## Definitions
1. A British surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A village in Stratfield Mortimer parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England, otherwise known as Mortimer Common (OS grid ref SU6564).
4. A ghost town in Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Hancock County, Ohio, United States.
6. A community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada.

## Etymology
A habitational surname from Mortemer in France, from Old Northern French, literally meaning “dead pond”.

## Common misspellings (12)
`mmortimer`, `moritmer`, `morrtimer`, `mortiemr`, `mortimerr`, `mortimmer`, `mortimre`, `mortmier`, `morttimer`, `motrimer`, `mrotimer`, `omrtimer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mortimer