Given name · Classical Armenian
Մովսէս
Մովսէս (Movsēs) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Old Armenian.
Classical ArmenianWritten in Armenian script. In English: Moses.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Մովսէս comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Μωσῆς, from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
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Մովսէս’s family of names
In Old Armenian usage, Մովսէս has a conventional equivalent in the English form Moses. In Old Armenian usage, Մովսէս was borrowed from the Ancient Greek form Μωσῆς.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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