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 [ 3 syll. mor-dec-hai, mo-rdech-ai ] The boy name Mordechai is pronounced as MAORDahKAY KEY. Mordechai's origin, as well as its use, is in the Hebrew language. The name is of the meaning little man. Derived from the element 'mordelhai'. The name Mordecai (English) is a variant of Mordechai. Mordechai is rare as a baby name for boys. At the peak of its usage in 2003, 0.008% of baby boys were given the name Mordechai. Its ranking then was #962. The baby name has since declined in popularity, and is currently of very modest use. Out of all boy names in its group, Mordechai was nonetheless the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Mordechai include Mordecai (English), Mauritius (Dutch and German), Maurits (Dutch, Russian, and Scandinavian), Mauritz (German), Moritz (German, Hebrew, and Hungarian), Muireadhach (Scottish), Murdoch (Scottish), Murtagh (Irish), Marts (Latvian), and Muiriartach (Irish). KEY: English pronunciation for Mordechai: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)"   |
