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Moshe.

A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmoʊʃɛ/US/moʊˈʃɛ/US/ˈmoʊʃə/US
  1. A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, equivalent to English Moses.

  2. Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew. Transliteration of Hebrew משה (moshé), sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian msj (“to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’.

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