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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Moises and Spanish Moisés.
Proper noun
Moises (countable and uncountable, plural Moiseses)
- A male given name.
- 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.
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Cebuano
Etymology
From Spanish Moisés.
Proper noun
Moises
- (biblical) Moses
- a male given name from Spanish
Latin
Etymology
A variant of Mō̆ȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωϋσῆς (Mōüsês), from earlier Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mō̆īsēs m sg (genitive Mō̆īsī or Mō̆īsēī or Mō̆īsis or Mō̆īsēn or Mō̆īseōs); irregular
- (biblical) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Moses
Declension
Irregular noun, singular only.
Derived terms
Descendants
Old English
Etymology
From Latin Mōsēs, Mōȳsēs, from Ancient Greek Μωυσῆς (Mōusês), from Biblical Hebrew מֹשֶׁה (mōšê).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moises m
- Moses (Biblical character)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Moisés.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Moises (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜌ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔)
- (biblical) Moses
- a male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Moses
Further reading
- “Moises”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018