Moïse

\mɔ.iz\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin, first recorded around 1100.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
First recordedabout 1100
Pronunciation\mɔ.iz\

Origin and meaning

Learned borrowing from Latin Mōysēs.

Where it is mostly given

  • Romania
  • France

Around the world

  • GermanMose
  • EnglishMoses
  • Arabicموسى
  • BretonMoizez
  • CatalanMoisès
  • Chinese摩西
  • CroatianMojsije
  • DanishMoses
  • SpanishMoisés
  • FinnishMooses
  • IrishMaoise
  • GreekΜωυσής
  • Hebrewמשׁה
  • HungarianMózes

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: DenisdeShawi (Shawinigan (Canada)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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