Mordokhay as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mordokhay

What is the meaning of the name Mordokhay ?

The baby name Mordokhay is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MOR-dok-hai (guttural 'kh'); IPA: /mɔrˈdɔx.aɪ/.

Mordokhay is Hebrew in Origin.

Mordokhay is the scholarly transliteration of Hebrew Mordechai (מרדכי), known in English as Mordecai. Most scholars trace it to Akkadian Marduk plus a theophoric -ai/-y, meaning belonging to/servant of Marduk; a rabbinic gloss connects it to Aramaic mara dakhya, pure myrrh. Variants include Mordechai (Israeli), Mordecai (English), Mardochee (French), Mardoqueo (Spanish), Mordechaj (Polish), Russian Mordekhay, and Latin Mardocheus; nicknames include Mordi/Moti and Yiddish Motke/Mordkhe.

The name enters Jewish tradition in the Book of Esther, where Mordokhay, Esther’s guardian and a Persian courtier, helps avert Haman’s plot - an episode celebrated at Purim. It remained common across Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities, borne by figures such as the halakhist Mordechai ben Hillel, theologian Mordecai Kaplan, and resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. Today Israeli usage favors Mordechai, while Mordokhay appears mainly in academic or liturgical transliteration.

⚙ Mordokhay does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.