Mitzi
Mitzi or Mitzy is a feminine given name of German origin. Originally a nickname for girls named Maria in German-speaking populations, Mitzi became a given name in its own right, even outside of Germany. Several early 20th century American actresses chose it as part of their stage name, for example Mitzi Green and Mitzi Gaynor, increasing its popularity.
Popularity
In the United States and England, Mitzi first appeared on the Social Security Administration's list of the top 1000 most popular names for baby girls in 1935, peaked in 1955, and has since fell out of favor, dropping off the list entirely after 1979.[1]
People
- Mitzi Cajayon (born 1978), Filipino politician
- Mitzi Cunliffe (1918–2006), American sculptor
- Mitzi Gaynor (born 1931), American actress, singer and dancer born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
- Mitzi Green (1920–1969), American child actress born Elizabeth Keno
- Mitzi Kai (1889–1970), Hungarian born American actress
- Mitzi Kapture (born 1962), American actress
- Mitzy Larue, a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles
- Mitzi Mayfair (1914–1976), stage name of American dancer and actress Emylyn Pique
- Mitzi Shore, co-founder and operator of the Los Angeles comedy club The Comedy Store and mother of comedian and actor Pauly Shore
- Montgomery McFate (born 1966), nicknamed "Mitzy", cultural anthropologist and defense and national security analyst
- Maria Reiter (1911–1992), known as "Mitzi", associated romantically with Adolf Hitler in the late 1920s
- Mitzi Cunningham (2002–2018), known as a fun girl who was always sad
Fictional characters
- Mitzi, in the 1921 Broadway play Blossom Time
- Mitzi, in the 1950 Agatha Christie novel A Murder Is Announced
- Mitzi, in the 1932 film One Hour with You
- Mitzi, in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and the subsequent musical
- Mitzi Mozzarella, the Animatronic Cheerleader Mouse in The Rock-afire Explosion Music Show
- Mitzy, in the 1998 animated series The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
- Mitzi a skunk in the third season of the animated television series Littlest Pet Shop
See also
- Mitzie, the dolphin who played Flipper in Flipper (1963 film)
- Mizzi (disambiguation)
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References
- ^ OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-16.