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Моисей
Моисей (Moiséj) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
Bulgarian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Moses.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Моисей comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς, from Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōše).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Моисей’s family of names
In Russian usage, Моисей has a conventional equivalent in the English form Moses. In Russian usage, Моисей has a conventional equivalent in the German form Mose. In Russian usage, Моисей has a conventional equivalent in the English form MOISEY.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Моисей has relatives in 15 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere Моисей comes from · 1 name
Across languages 38
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- משֶׁ֔הHebrew
- Mosheequivalent
- Musaequivalent
- MosesGerman, English
- Moisesequivalent
- Moussaequivalent
- Mousaequivalent
- Moisheequivalent
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- MoseGerman
- Moiseequivalent
- Moshehequivalent
- Mozesequivalent
- MoysesLatin
- Mózesequivalent
- Moosesequivalent
- Moisisequivalent
- משהequivalent
- Moisèsequivalent
- MoïseFrench
- Movsesequivalent
- Մովսեսequivalent
- Muuseequivalent
- Moscheequivalent
- Moisseyequivalent
- Moiseiequivalent
- МойсейUkrainian, Bulgarian
- МусоTajik
- MojżeszPolish
- MoisèItalian
- MosèItalian
- MoisésSpanish
- ΜωυσήςGreek
- Маісе́йBelarusian
- МайсейBelarusian
- مُوسَىArabic
- MoisiejPolish
- MoiseyEnglish
- Μωϋσῆςsource · Ancient Greek
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Моисей
- Moisei UritskySoviet politician (1873-1918)
- Moisei GinzburgRussian architect, Soviet writer (1892–1946)
- Moses the HungarianKievan Russian monk990–1043
- Mishka YaponchikSoviet military leader (1891–1919)
- Moisey KasyanikSoviet weightlifter1911–1988
- Moisei Zlatin1882–1953
- Moisey KirpichnikovRussian botanist (1913-1995)
- Moisey LeybovskyJewish Polish painter1876–1942
- Moisei BeregovskyJewish folklorist and ethnomusicologist (1892–1961)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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