Mickey

Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "Who resembles God."

Nickname For: Michael

Feminine Forms: Mickey

Popularity: The name Mickey ranked 541st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: In the Jewish and Christian scriptures and other religious writings, the archangel Michael is identified as captain of God's army, humanity's intercessor with the divine, and an eternal recorder who tracks our deeds and misdeeds in a great heavenly book. He is often depicted carrying a flaming sword, and sometimes guarding the gates of Paradise.

The consistently high popularity of this name in the U.S. cannot be attributed with certainty to any one factor. It may be due simply to the pleasant sound of the name. It is also possible that no one has ever devised a more congenial nickname for a boy than Mike!

Arts and Music

Mickey Hart (born 1950)
American musician.
- Performer with The Grateful Dead at Woodstock (see list of Performers at Woodstock)

Sports

Mickey Cochrane
Baseball player.
- 1928, 1934 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
Mickey Cochrane
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
Mickey Lolich
Baseball player.
- 1968 World Series Most Valuable Player (see list of World Series Most Valuable Players)
Mickey Mantle
American baseball player.
- 1956-57, 1962 American League Most Valuable Player (see list of American League Most Valuable Players)
- 1956 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- 1956 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)
Mickey Vernon
Baseball player.
- 1946, 1953 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
Mickey Walker (born 1901, died 1981)
Welterweight and middleweight boxer. Nickname: The Toy Bulldog.
- Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
Mickey Welch
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

Mickey Gilley (born 1936)
American musician.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Mickey Horton
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''Days of Our Lives'''' (see list of Characters on ''Days of Our Lives'')
Mickey
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Woody Allen (see list of Characters in the film Hannah and Her Sisters)
Mickey Mouse
Animated character created by Walt Disney.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Mickey Rooney (born 1920)
American actor, writer, director and producer. Original name: Joe Yule, Jr.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

Mickey Spillane (born 1918)
American mystery writer.
- Wrote I, the Jury (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
Mickey Sylvester
Fictional character.
- A roomer at Eva''s house in Stephen King''s novel Salem''s Lot (see list of Characters in Salem's Lot)


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Maci
Macie
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Maggi
Maggie
Maggy
Maisey
Maisie
Maja
Masha
Maxi
Maxie

Associations:

''Mickey Mouse'' is a slang term which implies that something is of inferior quality.

''Mickey D's'' refers to McDonald's fast-food restaurants.

''Mickey finished'' means someone is drunk and probably does not need anything else to drink.

''Mickey ears'' are lights on a police car roof.

A ''Mickey habit'' is a trivial drug habit.

To ''Slip someone a Mickey'' means to give someone a drink containing chloral hydrate or a fast-acting laxative without their knowledge.

Meaning: Its source is Michael, a Hebrew name meaning "Who resembles God."

Nickname For: Michaela

Popularity: The name Mickey ranked 1470th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: The French feminine forms of this name have been adopted by a large number of European languages. Though ultimately derived from the Hebrew original, their closest ancestor is the male French name Michel.

Awareness of this name was undoubtedly boosted by the immense popularity of Lennon and McCartney's 1965 ballad ''Michelle.'' Clearly addressed to a French girl (the lyrics rhyme her name with ma belle -- ''my beauty''), it reinforced the exotic, romantic impression this name can make.

Sports

Mickey Wright
American golfer.
- 1958-59, 1961, 1964 U.S. Women''s Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
- 1958, 1960-61, 1963 Ladies'' Professional Golf Association champion (see list of LPGA Champions)
- 1963-64 Associated Press Athlete of the Year (see list of Associated Press Athletes of the Year)