Mozes

Meaning of Mozes

Mozes is the Dutch and Yiddish form of the ancient Hebrew name Moses—literally “drawn from the water”—and it carries all the storytelling power of the baby-in-the-basket who grew into a fearless liberator. In today’s nurseries, Mozes feels both time-tested and delightfully off-beat: just a handful of boys (fewer than a dozen most years) receive the name in the United States, so your little one is likely to be the only Mozes at preschool roll-call. Parents are drawn to its gentle, flowing sound—moh-ZES—yet it still conjures images of strength, principled leadership, and the parting-of-the-Red-Sea kind of perseverance. If you’re looking for a name that marries legendary roots with modern rarity, Mozes might be the small miracle you’ve been waiting to discover.

Pronunciation

Hebrew

• Pronunced as moh-ZES (/moˈzɛz/)

• Moses
• Moises
• Mose
• Moise
• Moshe
• Mosi