Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Mordecai

MORDECAI

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Biblical, Jewish

Other Scripts: מָרְדֳכַי (Hebrew)

Pronounced: mor-də-KIE (English) [key]

Means "servant of MARDUK" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai was the cousin and foster father of Esther.