Meaning and background
The story behind Morticia
Morticia was created for the mother in The Addams Family television series, drawing on the English word mortician and ultimately a Latin death-related form. Behind the Name distinguishes the television naming from Charles Addams's earlier unnamed cartoon character. A dog called Morticia can therefore carry a specific gothic character tribute. The source supports this documented creation story rather than an unrelated claim that the name has an ancient given-name tradition.
- Origin
- Name created for The Addams Family television mother from mortician, ultimately related to Latin mortis. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Morticia appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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