The story behind Moses
From Latin Mōsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Further etymology is unclear, but it is sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian ms-s (msj, “to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’; or, alternatively, contains Egyptian N35A (mw, “water”).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Latin entry
From Ancient Greek Μωσῆς (Mōsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Doublet of Mō̆ȳsēs.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˈmoʊzəs/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈməʊzɪz/
- Latin; Classical-Latin: [ˈmoː.seːs]
- Latin: [ˈmɔː.s̬es]
Popularity
Moses ranked #14380 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Moses
Moeses
From Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Moises
A variant of Mō̆ȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Borrowed from Spanish Moisés, from Latin Mōȳsēs,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Moisés
Learned borrowing from Latin Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה. Learned borrowing from Latin Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Moisès
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Moses
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Mooses
From Latin Mōsēs, Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōše). Learned borrowing from Latin Mōsēs, Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωσῆς, Μωϋσῆς…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Moyses
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from earlier disyllabic Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê). Doublet of Mōsēs.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Moses
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ábel
From Hebrew הבל (Hebel).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Moses
Aarão
From Latin Aarōn, from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן ('aharón). Doublet of Faro.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length