At a Glance: Name: Mose – Meaning: drawn out (traditional); possibly Egyptian 'born of' – Origin: Hebrew (variant of Moses); Egyptian origin debated – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: MOHZ
Mose is a Hebrew (variant of Moses); Egyptian origin debated boy's name meaning “drawn out (traditional); possibly Egyptian 'born of'”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Mose
Meaning: Drawn out (traditional); possibly Egyptian 'born of'.
Origin: Hebrew (variant of Moses); Egyptian origin debated.
A common claim: Drawn out Actually: Usually said to simply mean 'drawn out' per the Exodus narrative, but many scholars favor an Egyptian derivation, mose 'born of/son of' (as in Thutmose, Ramesses), with 'drawn out' regarded as a biblical folk etymology.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mose
Phonetic: MOHZ IPA: /moʊz/
Popularity of Mose
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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