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משה

“drawn out [of water]”

משה (moshé) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.

Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Moyshe.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

משה goes back to a word meaning “drawn out [of water].”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

משה’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, משה has a later derivative in Moishe. In Hebrew usage, משה has a transliteration in alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor. In Yiddish usage, משה has a conventional equivalent in the French form Moïse.

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משה has relatives in 5 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 2

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Across languages 28

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