Given name
Moab
“who is your father?”·“water of a father”
Moab is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.
Original Hebrewמואב
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Moab means “who is your father?” or “water of a father.”
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Where it comes from
Moab is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ab (אב), “father.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Moab appears in Genesis 19:37, Deuteronomy 2:29.
- Genesis 19:37
- Deuteronomy 2:29
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Moab’s family of names
See also 37
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Abigailshares a root
- Abramshares a root
- Abnershares a root
- Abielshares a root
- Jobshares a root
- Abimaelshares a root
- Abishaishares a root
- Abbashares a root
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- Abijahshares a root
- Abishares a root
- Abinershares a root
- Abiahshares a root
- Absalomshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Abiramshares a root
- Abinadabshares a root
- Abiashares a root
- Abihailshares a root
- Abiezershares a root
- Abidanshares a root
- Abidashares a root
- Mezahabshares a root
- Abitubshares a root
- Abitalshares a root
- Abishurshares a root
- Abishuashares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
- Abishagshares a root
- Abinoamshares a root
- Abimelechshares a root
- Abijamshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
- Abihushares a root
- Abiatharshares a root
- Abiasaphshares a root
- Abi-Albonshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
Similar names
If you love Moab, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Molid
“begetter” · “begetting”
>99% boys
Mickaël
“who” · “like”
>99% boys
Melkko
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Mushi
“touchy” · “ambulant”
>99% boys
Magog
“place of gog” · “agent of gog”
>99% boys
Hobab
“serpent”
>99% boys
Meshech
“departed” · “drawn out”
75% boys · 25% girls