Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne are back, 20 years after they lit up the screen in Dumb and Dumber. In honor of the sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, we’ve compiled a list of Jim Carrey’s most memorable movie characters. Will one of them provide inspiration for your next baby boy name?
Ace—Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). Ace means “unity” or “first in luck.”
Stanley—The Mask (1994). Stanley is an English name that means “lives by the stony field.”
Lloyd —Dumb and Dumber (1994). Lloyd means “one with gray hair.”
Chip—The Cable Guy (1996). This Old English name means “man.”
Fletcher—Liar Liar (1997). Fletcher, a Scottish name, means “maker of arrows.”
Truman—The Truman Show (1998). Truman means “loyal” and has English and American roots.
Joe—Simon Birch (1998). Joe is a diminutive of the Hebrew name Joseph. The Biblical name Simon means “one who hears, obeys.”
Andy—Man on the Moon (1999). Short for Andrew, Andy means “manly, brave.”
Charlie—Me, Myself & Irene (2000). Charlie, like Chip, means “man.” It is a diminutive of Charles.
Peter—The Majestic (2001). This Biblical name means “rock.”
Bruce—Bruce Almighty (2003). Bruce is a Scottish surname that can be traced back to medieval times.
Joel —Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004). The Hebrew meaning of Joel is “Jehovah is God.” The American meaning of the name is “he who wills or commands.”
Olaf—Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Olaf, recently made popular by Frozen, means “relic.”
Dick—Fun with Dick and Jane (2005). Dick, a common nickname for Richard, means “powerful ruler.”
Walter —The Number 23 (2007). This German name means “strong fighter.”
Horton—Horton Hears a Who! (2008). Interestingly, Horton means “from the gray estate.”
Carl—Yes Man (2008). Carl, with English and German roots, means “man.”
Steven—I Love You Phillip Morris (2009). Steven, which was also the name of the character Chip tormented in The Cable Guy, means “crown, wreath.” Phillip means “lover of horses,” and Morris means “son of More.”
Ebenezer—A Christmas Carol (2009). Ebenezer is a Hebrew name that means “rock or stone of help.”
Tom—Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2011). Tom, short for Thomas, means “twin.”
Scott—Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013). The name means “from Scotland.”
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