Name Mickey Origin, meaning, pronunciation & popularity of the name Mickey

Mickey is a ♀ girl’s name and ♂ boy’s name. Mickey thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.

Origin of the name Mickey

Mickey is a diminutive of the name Michael, which is of Hebrew origin and is as well a feminine name. By the way, Disney’s original name for the character of Mickey Mouse was Mortimer Mouse, but his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it.

What is the meaning of the name Mickey?

Mickey means “who is like God?” (from Hebrew “Mikha’el/מִיכָאֵל” or “mikha/מִיכָ” = who is like + “el/אֵל” = God).

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