Baby name

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Mickey

/MIK · ee/


“Who is like God”

English diminutive of Michael; carried worldwide by Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, making it the most globally recognized short form of the name.

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How it ages.

Impossible to separate from the mouse; works as a character name but carries heavy pop-culture baggage.

The cultural moment.

Common in the US and Ireland through the mid-20th century; now mostly associated with the Disney character.