Mordecai Forename

95,900th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 5,027 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Mordecai Forename Definition:

The Scripture name, in Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי Mord’-kháy, which Tregelles derives from the Persian مردکي little man; or from the name מםרדך, Merodach, worshipper of Mars.

Mordecai Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi
100%
8671:19,7371,782
United States
100%
8111:447,02512,267
Nigeria
100%
7171:247,6499,940
Kenya
100%
7101:65,2214,057
Ghana-6741:40,0392,307
Israel
99%
 
3531:23,8042,097
Zimbabwe
97%
 
2251:68,5505,484
Jamaica-1871:15,4181,448
Zambia-1311:121,0295,227
South Africa
100%
1001:545,32625,383
Uganda
96%
 
571:718,54214,297
Brazil
100%
351:6,121,03389,466
England
100%
281:1,985,81925,430
Canada
100%
261:1,274,36022,928
Philippines
100%
181:5,889,41597,289
Liberia
100%
151:294,1379,351
Tanzania
100%
101:5,278,83228,402
Cameroon-71:3,087,21557,282
Trinidad and Tobago-51:272,28413,349
Iceland-51:73,2033,413
Cambodia
 
80%
51:3,254,66631,163
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
Russia
100%
41:36,058,42683,389
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Malaysia
67%
 
31:10,149,980208,386
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
India
100%
21:607,438,9864,324,298
Angola-11:26,966,6067,835
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Argentina
100%
11:42,773,24343,333
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249

Mordecai (2,466) may also be a surname.

Mordecai Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Scripture name, in Hebrew מָרְדֳּכַי Mord’-kháy, which Tregelles derives from the Persian مردکي little man; or from the name מםרדך, Merodach, worshipper of Mars.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Mor'-de-kay, contrition, bitter bruising; in Syriac, pure myrrh. The son of Jair, of the race of Saul, and one of the chief of the tribe of Benjamin. He was carried captive by Nebuchadnezzar, A. M. 3416. His history is contained in the book of Esther.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: bitterness of my oppressed.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Mordecai Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mordechai943,581/
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Mordecaih9417/
Mordeckai943/
Mordeacai943/
Morddecai941/
Mordeca9316/
Mordeci939/
Mordecaiah896/
Mordechaie891/
Mordechaii891/
Mordicai88369/
Mordekai88357/
Mordechi88127/
Mordecia8849/
Mordecay8833/
Mordecha8824/
Mordacai8817/
Mordocai887/
Mordecah886/
Mardecai885/
Mordecae882/
Mordecei882/
Mordecaj881/
Mordecat881/
Mordecci881/
Mordezai881/
Mordechay82190/
Mordekhai82104/
Mordichai8216/
Mordechei8215/
Mordechaj8210/
Mordeciah824/
Mordekayi824/
Mardechai823/
Mordoccai823/
Mordecaus822/
Mordechie822/
Mordicaih822/
Mordechae821/
Mordechaï821/
Mordechhi821/
Mordechui821/
Mordeckah821/
Mordehkai821/
Mordekaia821/
Mordekaji821/
Mordicayi821/
Moordekai821/
Mordiccai821/
Mordequai821/
Mordeka8078/
Mordica8016/
Mardeci8012/
Merdeca805/
Mordecy801/
Mordeza801/
Mordici801/
Mardeca801/
Mordaekaii783/
Mordeachae781/
Mordechaya781/
Mordechcah781/
Mordekahai781/
Mordekhayi781/
Moirdechay781/
Mordekay75124/
Mordikai7556/
Mardecia7530/
Mordeche7518/
Mordechy7515/
Mordicay7511/
Mordicia7510/
Murdekai758/
Mordekhi757/
Merdekai756/
Mardekai755/
Mordicah755/
Mordekei755/
Mordakai754/
Mordekae751/
Mordekie751/
Mordicae751/
Mordicas751/
Mordiqai751/
Mordokai751/
Merdecah751/
Mardechi751/
Mardecie751/
Mardocai751/
Mordekhay7179/
Mordekaye7122/
Mordiciah7111/
Mardichai7110/
Mordikaia716/
Mordikhai716/
Mardekhai713/
Mordehkay713/
Mardechay712/
Mordacuii711/
Mordechcy711/
Mordechee711/
Mordechey711/
Mordekayo711/
Mordekhah711/
Mordekhaï711/
Mordichay711/
Mordikayi711/
Mordokhai711/
Mordakhai711/
Merdeka67691/
Mardaki6793/
Mardeka6781/
Merdica6710/
Mardica6710/
Mardeki678/
Mardeza676/
Mardecy675/
Mardece673/
Mordiki672/
Mardici671/
Mordaka671/
Murdeki671/
Murdeza671/
Murdyca671/
Mordeke671/
Mordice671/
Mordika671/
Mordokhayi671/
Mordokkayi671/

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