Character Name Origins

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See also Muppets Named After Their Performers

Astoria - After the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Beaker - After the piece of lab equipment.

Belmont - After the horse racing track Belmont Park.

Boober - After an angry cow encountered by one of Jim Henson's daughters in Devon.

The Bouncing Borcellino Brothers - After the Italian hat company Borcellino.

Bunsen Honeydew - After chemist Robert Bunsen (of bunsen burner fame), and the honeydew melon.

Donny Dodo - After Donny Osmond.

Fozzie - See Fozzie's Name

Gobo - Short for "go between"; a lighting term used in film, television and theatre.

Humphrey - After Humphrey Bogart.

Ingrid - After Ingrid Bergman.

Kermit - See Kermit's Name

Marie Dodo - After Marie Osmond.

Mokey - After a childhood friend of Jim Henson.

Oscar the Grouch - After Oscar's Tavern in Manhattan.

Prairie Dawn - After an actress named Prairie Dorn.

Rizzo - After Ratso Rizzo from Midnight Cowboy.

Signor Baffi - After Signor Baffi's Italian restaurant.

Statler - After the Statler Hotel in New York City.

Svengali - After a character in George du Maurier's novel Trilby.

Traveling Matt - From "traveling matte," a technique used in television and film to insert a foreground object into a prerecorded background image.

Waldo - After the Waldo, the electronic device used to perform him.

Waldorf - After the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.

Wembley - After Wembley Stadium.