Moses
Meaning of Moses
Moses—MOH-ziz in English, moh-SEHS in Spanish—springs from the ancient Hebrew “Moshe,” meaning “drawn out of the water,” and he’s been making waves ever since. Picture a tiny adventurer cradled among the reeds, destined to part seas, deliver commandments, and star in storybooks read under abuela’s warm kitchen light while arroz con leche bubbles nearby. The name carries a trumpet blast of courage, leadership, and that can-do perseverance every parent hopes to bottle for 2 a.m. diaper duty. Pop-culture keeps him fresh: from Charlton Heston thundering on screen to reggae and gospel lyrics that still celebrate his journey, Moses strides through the centuries without losing a sandal. In the U.S., he’s danced steadily around the mid-400s in the baby-name charts—never flashy, always reliable, like a classic guayabera that fits every generation. Choosing Moses is like gifting your little guy a passport stamped with faith, fortitude, and a dash of epic flair—ready to lead play-time parades and, someday, maybe move mountains of his own.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as MOH-zes (/ˈmoʊzɪz/)
British English
- Pronunced as MOH-zis (/ˈməʊzɪs/)
Spanish
- Pronunced as tah-DEH-oh (/taˈðeo̯/)
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Notable People Named Moses
| Moses Schorr was a pioneering rabbi and historian renowned for his expertise in Polish-Jewish history and leadership of the central synagogue before the Holocaust. |
| Moses Malone was a three-time NBA MVP and champion widely considered one of basketball's greatest yet most underrated players. |
| Moses Mendelssohn was a German-Jewish philosopher whose influential writings were central to the Jewish Enlightenment, or Haskalah. |
| Moses Brown is an American professional basketball center for the Grand Rapids Gold in the NBA G League, playing on a two-way contract with the Denver Nuggets. |
| Sir Moses Haim Montefiore was a British financier and philanthropist who founded the first Jewish settlement outside Jerusalem and supported the welfare of the Jewish community in the Levant. |
| Moses Fleetwood Walker made history as the first black man to play major league baseball. |
| Moses Sofer - Moses Schreiber was a leading Orthodox rabbi in European Jewry during the early 19th century. |
| Moses Grandy, after enduring decades of enslavement and multiple failed attempts to purchase his freedom, finally secured his liberty. |
| Moses Kekūāiwa was a Hawaiian royal family member. |
| Moses Gaster was a British scholar, Hakham of London's Spanish and Portuguese Jewish congregation, and a Zionist who helped establish the English Zionist Federation. |
| Moses Wilhelm Shapira, a Jerusalem antiquities dealer, committed suicide in 1884 after being disgraced by accusations of forging the Shapira Scroll, which recent research suggests may have been an authentic precursor to Deuteronomy. |
| Moses Brown was a Rhode Island abolitionist, Quaker, and industrialist who co-founded Brown University and supported the Moses Brown School. |
| Moses, a British Thoroughbred, won the 1822 Derby but had his career cut short by injuries and was later exported to Germany. |
| Moses Sumney is an American singer-songwriter and actor known for his albums Aromanticism and Græ and his role in The Weeknd's HBO series The Idol. |
| Moses Williams earned the Medal of Honor as a Buffalo Soldier for his bravery in the Indian Wars. |
