Mordecai

Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɔɹ.də.ˌkaɪ/ (American English) /ˈmɔː.də.ˌkaɪ/ (British English) /moʁ.de.ˈχaj/ (Hebrew) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "servant of Marduk" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther. He thwarted a plot to kill the Persian king, though he made an enemy of the king's chief advisor Haman.

Related Names

Rootsamar + Utu
VariantMordechai (Hebrew)
DiminutiveMoti (Hebrew)
Other Languages & CulturesMardochée (Biblical French) Mardochaios (Biblical Greek) Mordokhay (Biblical Hebrew) Mardocheus (Biblical Latin) Mardoqueo (Biblical Spanish) Mardochée (French) Mardoqueo (Spanish) Motel, Motke (Yiddish)

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