Mordecai
Mordecai is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning Warrior; servant.
What Mordecai means
Warrior; servant.
Mordecai sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Mordecai comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Mordecai is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Mordecai?
Mordecai is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Mordecai is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Mordecai
Mordecai spans scripture and courage and battle, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Mordecai
These share Mordecai's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Gideon — Mighty warrior.
- Matthew — Gift of God.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- Caleb — Whole-hearted; faithful.
- Daniel — God is my judge.
- David — Beloved.
- Elijah — Yahweh is my God.
- Ethan — Strong, firm, enduring.
- Ezra — Help, helper.
- Gabriel — God is my strength.
- Isaac — He will laugh; laughter.