Moshe

MOSH-eh

Hebrew

"son or deliver"

Moshe Origin and Meaning

The name Moshe is a boy's name of Hebrew, Yiddish origin meaning "son or deliver".

Moshe is the original Hebrew form of Moses, also spelled Mosheh. In the past it was changed to names like Morris, Moe and Maurice.

The original Moshe has been drifting up the US popularity list for half a century now, as parents become more interested in names that have not been Anglicized. More than 600 baby boys were named Moshe in the US last year.

Moshe Rank in US Top 1000

# 470 in the US

Moshe Popularity

• 470 US 2023
• 419 Future 2028
• 882 England 2021
• 8 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Moshe

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• Mosheh
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• Natale
• Gustavus
• Revkah
• Fairbairn
• Blayne
• Miryam
• Avraham
• Yanina
• Peabody
• Rella
• Tevye
• Zoa
• Liel
• Marnina
• Esaias
• Ruaridh
• Irya
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Famous People Named Moshe

• Moshe Sharett 2nd Prime Minister of Israel
• Moshe Katsav 8th President of Israel
• Moshe Dayan former Israeli Minister of Defense
• Moshe Ya'alon current Israeli Minister of Defense
• Moshe Feinstein Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi
• Moshe Safdie Israeli,Canadian architect
• Moshe Chaim Luzzatto Italian rabbi and kabbalist

Moshe in Pop Culture

• Moshe the Beadle a character from Elie Wiesel's book Night.