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No his first name was Endeavour which he found embarrassing so he always called himself "Morse".

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Inspector Morse's first name was Endeavour, after Captain Cook's ship. Morse's creator, Colin Dexter, decided to give him this unique first name to make him stand out and be memorable among other fictional detectives.

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