Moises

See also: moisés, Moisés, Moisès, and moïses

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Moises and Spanish Moisés.

Proper noun

Moises (countable and uncountable, plural Moiseses)

1. A male given name.
2. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Moises is the 36099^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Moises is most common among Hispanic/Latino (44.44%), Asian/Pacific Islander (36.71%) and White (11.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moises”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 605.

Anagrams

• Mossie, mioses, mosies, mossie, seismo-

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Moisés.

Proper noun

Moises

1. (biblical) Moses
2. a male given name from Spanish

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.i.seːs/, [ˈmoɪs̠eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.i.ses/, [ˈmɔːis̬es]

Proper noun

Moisēs m sg (genitive Moisis); third declension

1. Alternative form of Mōsēs

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Moisēs
Genitive	Moisis
Dative	Moisī
Accusative	Moisem
Ablative	Moise
Vocative	Moisēs

Descendants

• → Spanish: Moisés

Old English

Etymology

From Latin Mōsēs, Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.i.ses/

Proper noun

Moises m

1. Moses (Biblical character)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Moisés.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmojses/ [ˈmoɪ̯.sɛs]
• Rhymes: -ojses
• Syllabification: Moi‧ses

Proper noun

Moises (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (biblical) Moses
2. a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Moses

Further reading

• “Moises”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018