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

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Cookethenook · 25/03/2013 13:49

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.

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FrancesFarmer · 26/03/2013 03:02

My association: Morton Koopa from the Super Mario games

mathanxiety · 26/03/2013 02:49

Morton is a brand of salt in the US.

If I heard the name I would think older American male who probably wore hideous plaid trousers in the 1970s and voted for Richard Nixon. I would place the name in the same class as Earl and Homer and Byron.

It also makes me think of morticians.

Ham69 · 26/03/2013 00:02

Yes, I do! He's 5 and goes to my DC's school. Very sweet and gentle and has 2 older brothers. Parents are lovely and very 'normal' (though hate that word!) Have only positive associations with the name.

ElegantSufficiency · 25/03/2013 23:08

Only Morten Harkett. I didn't know all that well !

squoosh · 25/03/2013 23:06

When I hear Morton I automatically think of Morton's Rolls.

Not very helpful.

Chewbecca · 25/03/2013 21:50

I used to work with a Morton. He must be 45-50 now. An accountant. Quite posh, quite handsome and charming. A bit of a public school boy type.

defineme · 25/03/2013 21:46

38 year old Morten with Danish parents. Are you sensing a theme here op?

AberdeenAngusina · 25/03/2013 21:42

My chemistry teacher at school was a Morton, or maybe a Morten. He was Scottish, but had a non-Scottish surname, possibly Scandinavian. He'd be in his late 50s now. He was skinny, geeky, easy going.

He's the only one I've ever met.

thereinmadnesslies · 25/03/2013 19:55

I know a scandi adult Morten. He's a bit clueless but very charming.

meala · 25/03/2013 19:54

Morton is a Scottish football team, currently top of the first division. He could have a cool football top with his name on it ! [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenock_Morton_F.C. greenock morton
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TeWiSavesTheDay · 25/03/2013 18:58

Well, I've never heard of it, but I like it. Nice sound to it.

Have never met one.

Jamdoughnutfiend · 25/03/2013 18:51

I know a Morten - about 40, Danish, very cool

sparkle12mar08 · 25/03/2013 18:50

I know of a Mortimer. He's about 9 or 10 I think. Parents are a bit individual and he has a double barrelled first name and a double barrelled surname...

PhyllisDoris · 25/03/2013 18:42

Morton isn't a name, unless you're Jewish, or Norwegan (and then it's MortEn).
Could also be a surname I suppose, or a town.
Def not a first name.

nextphase · 25/03/2013 18:41

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

RemindMeWhatSleepIs · 25/03/2013 18:28

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

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 25/03/2013 18:24

Still think it sounds bright, intelligent.

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

WinkyTwinglet · 25/03/2013 18:11

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

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Cookethenook · 25/03/2013 18:10

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

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

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telsa · 25/03/2013 17:39

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

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 25/03/2013 16:51

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.

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Cookethenook · 25/03/2013 16:23

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!

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NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 25/03/2013 16:10

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

Morton

Just for reference...LOLA

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NeoMaxiZoomDweebie · 25/03/2013 16:08

Morton is a town near Birkenhead.

OneHundredSecondsofSolitude · 25/03/2013 16:07

i wish i knew Morten Harkett hummanahummana

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