Walt Disney named Mickey Mouse after Mickey Rooney, whose mother he dated for some time. Another story states that: Mickey mouse was not named after Mickey Rooney he was made on a train ride from New York after Walt found out he didn’t actually own Oswald the lucky rabbit. The mouse Walt drew was originally named Mortimor But his wife Lilly didn’t like that name so she suggested Mickey and the name stuck.
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