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

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

Characteristic surnames

חן, יעקב, יצחק, דיין, וקנין, חיים, אוחנה, אשכנזי, מזרחי, אליהו, אברהם, אמסלם, אטיאס, אזולאי, מימון, ביטון, ישראל, סויסה, קליין, דניאל, עובדיה, אוחיון, יוסף, פרידמן, גבאי, שלום, טל, כץ, מור, ממן, בכר, שמש, פרץ, לוי, דוד, דהן, עמר, חזן, חדד, כהן, נחום, אלבז, אדרי, מלכה, מלול, ברוך, בן דוד, גולן, and אסולין