Name «Mordas»

The name "Mordas" is a Ukrainian personal name of nickname type, derived from the individual nickname "Mordas," which means 'slap, pat on the back.' The first recorded use of the name Mordas dates back to 1583, when it was used to refer to a Brest townsman named Mordas Vasyukovich. The name was also documented in the patronymic surname Chahadaevich in the city of Lutsk in 1609, where it was used as Mordas Chahadaevich.