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.
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.