Mordecai

macska3

WDYT of Mordecai? What are some MNs to go with Mordecai?

Mordecai is of Hebrew origin.

MamaFantastic

i just immediately think of the Bible story...  in fact, i just watched "One Night With The King" today, so it's funny this post should come across my screen!

you could do cai for a nickname - that's kind of neat.  i wonder if people who don't know the Biblical association might associate it with a gloom/doom sort of feel since it kind of has that "mortician/morbid" pronunciation thing going on...  (it's a reach, but i'm trying to think outside the box!)

FWIW, i know a malachi and a nehemiah (and a zebulun too!) so others definitely use strange Biblical names also...

emmylou78

I see the Morde- and think death....

zoieglow

Heather6789 said:

I see the Morde- and think death....

Same. Or Mordor from lord of the rings. What is the actual meaning?

MamaFantastic

Mordecai is a key player in the story of Esther (the Jewish girl who became queen and risked her life before the King to save her nation from annihilation at the hands of a wicked palace adviser).  the full story can be read in the book of Esther in the Bible.

it's a pretty awesome story, actually!  very dramatic and theatrical

diamondduck13

Heather6789 said:

I see the Morde- and think death....

This

Rushmore

When I meet someone named Mordechai/Mordecai I think that the person is Jewish (because usually they are lol). I've heard Mordy as a NN.

mrs.vanderwall

It's okay...NN Kai?

ChelsiAnn13

I actually really like it. NN Kai is great.

AngeliaG8

Mordecai - season 1 supernatural - murderer farmer ghost. First thing I think of.

ap142193

When I hear this name m brain automatically translates it to " mortify." I think it's pretty, but I always have to correct myself.

BlindysWife

I love me some Old Testament names, but I'm not loving Mordecai. I can't put my finger on why at the moment. I do love Moses, Solomon, and Abraham, though.

Ilumine

I love the story and I like the name.  But it is heavy one, given most do not know the history of Esther, for a child or adult to carry.  

apc1929

Just too dark/heavy for me..  its a lot of name to pull off I think

magsugar13

The name gives me the creeps

anssett

If he turns out to be an atheist do you think he'll legally change it to something NOT crazy biblical later in life?