Forename משה

Across the world, משה (Moses , Moshe , משה , among others...) is a widespread principally masculine, but very infrequently feminine first name. The first name משה is habitual in Israel, where it is a prevalent masculine name, Nigeria, where it is a common largely boy's, but uncommonly girly name, and Namibia, where it is a common primarily boy's, but scarcely girly name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Nigeria, Israel, and Tanzania. Likewise, משה is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish משה is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name משה

name Mosheh, name Moi, name مويسيس, name Mosche, name Moïse, name Мойше, name Mózes, name Мозес, name Mosè, name Мойжеш, name Moshe, name Mosze, name Mojžíš, name Moisej, name מואיז, name מוזס, name Moisei, name Moisey, name Mojsej, name Мовсес, name Моисей, name Моше, name 摩西, name Мойсей, name Moses, name Moysey, name Mshh, name Moisès, name Moscheh, name Mojżesz, name মোজেস, name Moyshe, name Mozes, name Moysen, name Moše, name M., name Musa, name Moise, name Мойзес, Мойсес, name Мусій, name 摩斯, name موسى, name Moishe, name Mojzesz, name Smous, name Мозеш, name موشيه, name Mavro, name Moshé, name Moisés, name Мойша, name משה, name Mose

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Moses	Kenya, Israel, Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria
Moshe	Kenya, Israel, United States, South Africa, Nigeria
משה	Israel
Moishe	United Kingdom, Israel, United States, South Africa, Canada
Mosche	Israel, United States, India, South Africa, Germany
Mosheh	Israel, Tanzania, United States, India, Nigeria
Mosze	United States, Brazil, Argentina, Poland
Moshé	Israel, France, United States, South Africa, Peru
Moyshe	United States
Moše	Croatia

First names said to be same

M., Mavro, Moi, Moise, Moisei, Moisej, Moisey, Moisès, Moisés, Mojsej, Mojzesz, Mojżesz, Mojžíš, Moscheh, Mose, Mosè, Moysen, Moysey, Mozes, Moïse, Mshh, Musa, Mózes, Smous, Мовсес, Мозес, Мозеш, Моисей, Мойжеш, Мойзес, Мойсес, Мойсей, Мойша, Мойше, Моше, Мусій, מואיז, מוזס, موسى, موشيه, مويسيس, মোজেস, 摩斯, and 摩西

First name משה in the context

משה is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Moses , the Abrahamic prophet said to have led the Israelites out of Egypt, The Qur’an; Moses in Islam , the one of the most important prophets in Islam, The Qur’an; Moses Puloki , the fictional character from Disney's Lilo & Stitch franchise; Jon Sable , the American comic book character and Moishe Oofnik , the character from the Israeli version of Sesame Street, cousin of Oscar the Grouch, Rechov SumSum, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	משה בן מימון 12th-century Sephardic Jewish rabbi, ES (b. 1138)
	משה בן שם-טוב די-ליאון Spanish rabbi, ES (b. 1250)
	משה קפשאלי Ottoman rabbi, GR (b. 1420)
	משה אלשיך Ottoman rabbi and kabbalist., IL (b. 1508)
	משה קורדובירו rabbi and cabalist in Ottoman Palestine, IL (b. 1522)
	משה יהודה בן מאיר עבאס GR (b. 1601)
	משה גלנטי Ottoman rabbi, IL (b. 1621)
	משה בן שלמה אבן חביב Ottoman rabbi, IL (b. 1654)
	משה ישראל rabbi (1670–1740), IL (b. 1670)
	משה חגיז Ottoman rabbi, IL (b. 1671)
	משה בן אברהם נייאוויט Personal physician of Clemens August Archbishop of Cologne and head of the Jewish community in Bonn (b. 1713)
	משה יוסף מרדכי מיוחס chief Rabbi of Israel, IL (b. 1738)
	משה שיק rabbi, SK (b. 1807)
	משה וולך Jerusalem physician, IL (b. 1866)
	משה נחמיה כהניו rabbi and Talmudist from Belarus, IL (b. 1817)

Forename משה

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name משה

First names said to be same

First name משה in the context

Notable namesakes

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