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Mitzi or Mitzy is a feminine given name of
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origin. Originally a
nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
for girls named
Maria Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial * 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 * Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
in
German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...
-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 Mitzi Green (born Elizabeth Keno; October 22, 1920 – May 24, 1969) was an American child actress for Paramount and RKO, in the early "talkies" era. She then acted on Broadway and in other stage works, as well as in films and on television ...
and
Mitzi Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor (born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber; September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films include '' We're Not Married!'' (1952), '' There's No Business Like Show Business'' (1954), '' The Birds ...
, increasing its popularity. In the
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, Mitzi first appeared on the
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's list of the top 1000 most popular names for baby girls in 1930, peaked in 1955, and has since fallen out of favor, dropping off the list entirely after 1979.


People

* Mitzi Cajayon (born 1978), Filipino politician * Mitzi Cunliffe (1918–2006), American sculptor *
Mitzi Gaynor Mitzi Gaynor (born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber; September 4, 1931) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films include '' We're Not Married!'' (1952), '' There's No Business Like Show Business'' (1954), '' The Birds ...
(born 1931), American actress, singer and dancer born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber *
Mitzi Green Mitzi Green (born Elizabeth Keno; October 22, 1920 – May 24, 1969) was an American child actress for Paramount and RKO, in the early "talkies" era. She then acted on Broadway and in other stage works, as well as in films and on television ...
(1920–1969), American child actress born Elizabeth Keno * Mitzi Hajos (1889–1970), Hungarian born American actress *
Mitzi Kapture Mitzi Kapture (born Mitzi Gaynor Donahue; May 2, 1962) is an American actress, known for her role as Sgt. Rita Lee Lance in the CBS/USA Network crime drama series ''Silk Stalkings'' from 1991 to 1995. Life and career Kapture was born in Yorba L ...
(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 McCall (born 1932), American comedienne and actress. *
Mitzi Shore Mitzi Shore (born Lillian Saidel; July 25, 1930 – April 11, 2018) was an American comedy club owner. Her husband, Sammy Shore, co-founded The Comedy Store in 1972 and she became its owner two years later. Through the club, she had a huge i ...
, 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 * Mitzy (fashion designer) (born 1955), Mexican fashion designer born Cebedeo García Cárdenas


Fictional characters

*
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 ...
, 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 ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Tere ...
'' and the subsequent musical *Mitzi Mozzarella, the Animatronic Cheerleader Mouse in
The Rock-afire Explosion The Rock-afire Explosion was an animatronic character band that appeared in ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurants from 1980 to 1992. Since 1992, independent companies and people have been preserving it and one can still view the show in various location ...
Music Show *Mitzy, in the 1998 animated series ''
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs ''The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs'' is an American children's animated series, produced by Saban Entertainment, that aired on Fox Kids from 1998 to 1999. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, ...
'' *Miss Mitzi, in the 2004 Peter Chelsom movie '' Shall We Dance'' *Mitzi, in the 1986–1993 series '' Under the Umbrella Tree'' *Mitzi, in the 2004 animated series Winx Club *Mitzi Nohara, the mother of Shin-Chan in the Funimation English dub of '' Crayon Shin-chan'' in 2005 *Mitzi, a skunk in the third season of the animated television series ''
Littlest Pet Shop Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series was made in 1995 by Sunbow Productions and Jean Chalopin Creativite et Devel ...
'' *Spritzy Mitzi, in an episode of ''
Doc McStuffins ''Doc McStuffins'' is an American educational computer-animated children's television series created and executive produced by Chris Nee (an Irish-American who was an associate producer for international versions of Sesame Street) and produced ...
'' *Mitzi, in the life-simulation videogame ''
Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inhab ...
'' *Mitzi, in the 2012 psychological horror game '' The Cat Lady'' * Mitzi, in the 2019 film '' The Queen's Corgi'' *Mitzi Schildkraut-Fabelman, in the 2022 film ''
The Fabelmans ''The Fabelmans'' is a 2022 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written and produced by Tony Kushner and Spielberg. It is a semi-autobiographical story loosely based on Spielberg's adolescence and first years as ...
'', based on director Steven Spielberg's mother Leah Adler.


See also

*Mitzie, the dolphin who played Flipper in ''Flipper'' (1963 film) * Mizzi (disambiguation)


References

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