Given name

Mordechaj

Mordechaj is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in Polish.

Original Hebrewמרדכי

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Mordechaj comes from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew מרדכי.

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Mordechaj’s family of names

In Polish usage, Mordechaj has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Mordechai. In Polish usage, Mordechaj has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mordecai. In Czech usage, Mordechaj has a conventional equivalent in the French form Mardochée.

Walk Mordechaj’s family in the name graph

MordechajMordechaiMordecaiMordicaiמרדכיMardochéeМордехай

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Mordechaj has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

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Hebrewwhere Mordechaj comes from · 2 names

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People named Mordechaj

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Hebrew

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“king”

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Molid

“begetter” · “begetting”

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Meremoth

“elevations”

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Hebrew

Madmannah

“dunghill” · “manure pit”

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Hebrew

Mezahab

“waters of gold”

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Hebrew

Malluchi

“reigning” · “my king”

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Hebrew

Merib-baal

“the Lord contends” · “Baal is an agent of contention”

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