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Morton

noun

a masculine name: dim. Mort, Morty

  1. Morton, Ferdinand Joseph (born Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe) 1890-1941; U.S. jazz pianist & composer: called Jelly Roll Morton
  2. Morton, William Thomas Green 1819-68; U.S. dentist: introduced the use of ether for anesthesia (1846)

See Morton in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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