NOT pronounced like a Motel. The stress is on the first syllable, more like MO-tl. Like how Motl is spelled in the Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof. Fine name pronounced like that.
In English this refers to a cheap, usually sleazy and poor quality hotel-lite. In Yiddish it's a diminutive of Mordecai, meaning "Servant of Marduk," so either way this name doesn't mean anything nice.
― Anonymous User 11/12/2023
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Probably seems nicer in Yiddish than in English. I’m positive.
Some people here have forgotten not all names on this site are English ones... just because it means something in your language doesn't mean it can't be used in countries where the name originated, it is normal, and has no links to what YOU think it is. Grow a brain that isn't centered around your home country.Nice sounding name, not too long and not too short. Rolls off the tongue well (if you pronounce it right).
― Anonymous User 12/28/2019
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A motel is a building...
― Anonymous User 9/9/2014
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Often spelled "Muttel", as it's pronounced somewhere between-- "mah-tuhl". The nickname is Motty. This is a very common name in Chasidic and other Orthodox Jewish communities.