Mordecai

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Thoughts on Mordecai?

Don't.

As a name for a human child?

Absolutely not. Sounds like a Harry Potter character.

I've just googled and it's a Biblical name, but I think it's far too out there and no-one will know it's origins.

Do not subject your child to that.

Very Biblical/Jewish. I’d assume you were very religious.

I think it's a beautiful name for a boy.

I’d be instantly banned if I shared my thoughts on that.

It reminds me of Children of the corn

I'm a Christian so I know exactly which character you mean from the book of Esther however to me I can't shake the Harry Potter connotations and also the fact that Morde has too many death associations morde / mort etc in many languages means death. Sorry.

Pretentious or weird.

Sounds villainous tbh

Just no

and Rigby

No

Sounds like a demon in a tv series

And also ‘don’t be silly’

Amazing for a video game character. Less so for a real child. I'd be worried it would get shortened to Mord which is even worse.

Not a good idea.

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As a Canadian, I immediately think of Mordecai Richler, the famous writer, so it sounds fine to me.

Probably a niche reference but there's a a character called Mordecai in the children's book series The Roman Mysteries. He doesn't have a happy arc.

I kind of love it as a name but I don't think I'd ever give it to a child,it seems too big. I imagine a person called Mordecai to be an elderly hasidic man.

I like it!

As a person who lives near a large orthodox Jewish community there are quite a few who live in that community. I would assume you belonged to the Jewish community.
It's not a particularity pleasant sounding name, I couldn't inflict that on a child

Yes I remember reading his books .
Mordecai is a Jewish name. Some of these replies are questionable to say the least.

Im not keen on it personally but would assume that you are Jewish