Do you know a Morton? How old are they? What are they like?

[Cookethenook]

Please please please don't try to put me off the name! We've had such a hard time trying to decide on one that we're both ok with and we think Morton Felix G is a good sounding name that goes well with DS1.

Anyway, like the question says- how old are they, what are they like? We're just curious as we don't know of any Mortons (apart from the one in Charlie and Lola and he's a Morten, which we're not so keen on) and are just wondering if there are many others out there.

[RunningAgain]

Morton Harkett? I don't actually know him btw

[RunningAgain]

Or is it Morten?

[StellaNova]

I thought Morten Harkett! I don't know any Mortons.

[Frogman]

There is a much loved Mortein in Australia. Kills cockroaches.

[Cookethenook]

HA! I think it's pronounced 'Mor-teen'...

[Longdistance]

@ Frogman

[mayanna123]

I know a 7 year old Morton. He is a lovely boy.

[MyCatsRule]

Aha!

[Suzietwo]

i know a lovely norweigian called morten

[NeoMaxiZoomDweebie]

Morten seems to be the spelling...Morton is a bit too close to Moron.

[StellaNova]

Oh, there's a Morten in Clarice Bean as well - Lauren Child clearly likes the name.

[Cookethenook]

Morton is the old English version, means 'moor town'. I think it sounds slightly more gentle than morten.
The closeness to moron has been noted though- thanks!
Yes, I think Lauren Child has a soft spot for Scandinavian names- there was a Soren in Charlie and Lola too!

[KobayashiMaru]

Morton is a middle aged jewish man who owns a small car dealership.

[OneHundredSecondsofSolitude]

i wish i knew Morten Harkett hummanahummana

[NeoMaxiZoomDweebie]

Morton is a town near Birkenhead.

[NeoMaxiZoomDweebie]

I find a good test of any name is to google image it.

Morton

Just for reference...LOLA

CLEMENTINE

[Cookethenook]

To me, Morton is the mouse in Horton Hears a Who voiced by Seth Rogen :) (forgot to mention that one) and of course Charlie and Lola Morten.
kobay it never really struck me as a Jewish name, but we seriously considered Ira for a while which really IS an elderly Jewish man name, so I guess we have a thing for names like that!

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

Know a middle-aged Danish Morten pronounced more like More-den. Kind, educated, bookish.

Morton makes me think of Samantha Morton, actress, mid 30s.

As a first name I guess it could be shortened to Mort, how do you feel about that?

Sounds smart, cultured, and love Felix.

[telsa]

Morton Feldman ...composer is all I think of.

[Cookethenook]

Don't mind mort... Bit deathy though!

Would try to steer it towards Morty or Moss (not a natural connection, but love the nn.)

[WinkyTwinglet]

I know a Norwegian 'Morten'. He is in his late twenties and is very polite and intelligent.

[DonkeysDontRideBicycles]

Still think it sounds bright, intelligent.

Fwiw locally most names get abbreviated with a -y on the end.

[RemindMeWhatSleepIs]

It's the name of the Health Care of the Elderly Ward I worked at when I was 19. Sorry, not very helpful.

[nextphase]

Danish Morton here.
mid 30's, lovely.
Really into brewing (and possibly drinking) beer, cycling. Multilingual (5 or 6 languages), works in finance.