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 36099th 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

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Moisés.

Proper noun

Moises

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

Latin

Pronunciation

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
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