Mordica

Mordica Meaning & Origin

About Mordica
The surname Mordica is of English origin and is derived from the medieval given name "Maurice," which itself comes from the Latin name "Mauritius," meaning "dark-skinned" or "Moorish." The name Mordica likely originated as a nickname for someone with dark or swarthy skin, or it could have been a surname given to someone who had connections or associations with the Moors, a historical Muslim population in North Africa and Spain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mordica is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mordica: 190
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 95,955
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mordica based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRTK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M063020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AO0 R D IY1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/mordica*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRTK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mordica in Braille

Here's how to represent Mordica in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mordica in braille

How to sign the name Mordica using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mordica using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mordica in sign language

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