Moses

Egyptian

"delivered from the water"

Moses Origin and Meaning

The name Moses is a boy's name of Egyptian origin meaning "delivered from the water".

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's choice of this white-bearded Old Testament name helped bring it into the modern age, along with brethren Elijah, Isaiah and Isaac. User-friendly nicknames include Moe and Mose.

The biblical story of Moses is, of course, one of the most familiar from the Old Testament -- Moses being found as a baby in the bulrushes, growing up to lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage and into the Promised Land, then bringing down the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai.

Moshe, as in Israeli statesman Dayan, is the original Hebrew form of the name. In Spanish, it is Moises, and in Yiddish, Moishe.

A namesake from the world of sports is NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone. Mose Allison, meanwhile, is a jazz blues pianist and singer.

Moses Rank in US Top 1000

# 557 in the US

Moses Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1180 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Moses

• 557 US 2023
• 1180 Nameberry 2025
• 416 Future 2028
• 852 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Moses

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Moses.

• Neville
• Norman
• Roy
• Howard
• Guy
• Seymour
• Homer
• Ned
• Lloyd
• Rudolph
• Arnold
• Roger
• Nigel
• Earl
• Marvin
• Reginald
• Boris
• Milton
• Irwin
• Barney

Famous People Named Moses

• Moses Biblical prophet
• Moses Maimonides medieval Spanish philosopher and Torah scholar
• Moses Mendelssohn German philosopher, "father of Reform Judaism"
• Moses Malone American basketball player
• Moses Montefiore Italian,British philanthropist
• Moses Fleetwood "Fleet" Walker American baseball player
• Moses Soyer Russian/American artist; twin brother Raphael Soyer
• Moses Mortimer Barrett III aka Petey Pablo American rapper
• Moses Chan Hong Kong actor
• Moses Amadeus Farrow son of actress Mia Farrow and director Woody Allen
• Moses Bruce Anthony Martin (b. 2006) son of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and musician Chris Martin
• Callum Ryan Moses Schweain (b. 2010) son of singer Kristin Swinford,Schweain of ZOEgirl
• Rick Moses American actor
• William R. Moses American actor
• Joseph "Joe" Moses American comedian

The name Moses in Pop Culture

• Moses a main character in movie "Attack the Block"
• Moses Agency character in movie "Diamonds"
• Moses Willow Jane Grace "Mosey" Slocumb female character in the novel "A Grown,Up Kind Of Pretty" by Joshilyn Jackson
• Archie Moses character in movie "Bulletproof"
• Moses Hightower character in the "Police Academy" Film series

International Variations of the name Moses

• Moisei Bulgarian
• Moïse French
• Moshe Yiddish
• Mousa Arabic
• Mosya Russian
• Maois Irish Gaelic
• Mosze Polish
• Musa Arabic
• Moszek Polish
• Moishe Yiddish
• Moises Portuguese
• Moisse Russian
• Móizes Slavic
• Moze Lithuanian
• Moisis Greek
• Mosheh Yiddish
• Moisey Russian
• Moyses Greek
• Mozes Arabic
• Mózes Hungarian
• Moyshe Yiddish
• Mozses Hungarian
• Mojzesz Hungarian