First names in Hebrew

First name Mordy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרדכי

Gematria value: 274

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mordy is written מרדכי

RecommendedמרדכיThe original spellingMordy is a pet form of Mordechai, מרדכי in Hebrew.Value: 274

מורדיAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 260

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Mordy mean?

Meaning: pet form of Mordechai (origin debated)
Origin: disputed

Mordy is the pet form of Mordechai used in Orthodox and Jewish families in America. Mordechai is the hero of the Book of Esther; the origin of his name is debated, and tradition reads in it mor dror, “pure myrrh”.

Gematria

Mordy = 274

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מרדכי has 5 letters:

מthe letter Mem40
רthe letter Resh200
דthe letter Dalet4
כthe letter Kaf20
יthe letter Yod10
Total274

Written מורדי (as it sounds in English), Mordy is worth 260.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Yod

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Mordy, from מ to י:

מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי׃

“He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me firm upon my heights.”

Psalms 18:34

The book of your first name

Mordy, in nine pages

Mordy, in Hebrew
Letter by letter
The number of your name
The verse of your name
The portrait of Mordy
Mordy, day to day
What tradition says about names
The sources

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Frequently asked

Mordy in three answers

How do you write Mordy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mordy is written מרדכי. Mordy is a pet form of Mordechai, מרדכי in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מורדי.

What is the gematria value of Mordy?
Written מרדכי, Mordy is worth 274: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Yod (10). Written מורדי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 260.

What does Mordy mean?
Pet form of Mordechai (origin debated) (origin: disputed). Mordy is the pet form of Mordechai used in Orthodox and Jewish families in America. Mordechai is the hero of the Book of Esther; the origin of his name is debated, and tradition reads in it mor dror, “pure myrrh”.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).