Across the world, Moss (موس 
, Moss 
, 莫斯 
, and others...) is a common primarily male, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name Moss is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly name, Libya, where it is quite a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine name, and Botswana, where it is quite a common epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Northern Africa, particularly Sudan, Libya, and Algeria. More frequently, Moss is the last name as well as the forename.
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| موس | Egypt, Syria, Sudan, Iraq, Libya |
| Moss | Australia, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, South Africa |
| 莫斯 | China |
| モス | Japan |
| Мосс | Ukraine, Russia |
| מוס | Israel |
Moss is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Moss Man , the fictional character from the Masters of the Universe franchise.
| mann von worsley moss head of a bog body, found 1958 (b. 50) |
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morris moss Canadian fur trader, CA (b. 1842) |
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| moton moss (b. 1800) |
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hunter holmes moss, jr. American politician (1874-1916), US (b. 1874) |
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| fletcher moss British politician and antiquary (1843-1919) (b. 1843) |
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| hyam henry moss (b. 1857) |
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| sanford alexander moss American aviation engineer (1872-1946), US (b. 1872) |
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perry moss American football player, coach, executive (1926-2014), US (b. 1926) |
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| griffiths moss British actor (b. 1879) |
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stirling moss British motor racing driver (1929-2020), GB (b. 1929) |
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| arnt ferdinand moss Norwegian politician, NO (b. 1880) |
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| marlow moss British artist (1889-1958), GB (b. 1889) |
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| ray moss American baseball player, US (b. 1901) |
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| howie moss American baseball player (1919-1989), US (b. 1919) |
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| lewis david moss (1922-1999), GB (b. 1922) |
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