"Moe" meaning in English

See Moe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /məʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /moʊ/ [US]
Rhymes: -əʊ, -oʊ Etymology: Clipping. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Moe
  1. A surname, possibly formed by abbreviation of Moses or another name beginning with "Mo-".
    Sense id: en-Moe-en-name-6Tag76c2 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English surnames Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 26 29 30 Disambiguation of English surnames: 33 32 33 3
  2. A male given name; Diminutive of Moses and Maurice Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English diminutives of male given names
    Sense id: en-Moe-en-name-pNBKWpr8 Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 4 50 42 5 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English surnames Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 26 29 30 Disambiguation of English surnames: 33 32 33 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Japanese Moe (Moe); もえ (“moé”) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|Moe}} Japanese Moe (Moe), {{m|ja|もえ|gloss=moé}} もえ (“moé”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Moe
  1. A female given name from Japanese Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of male given names
    Sense id: en-Moe-en-name-KILwlIzn Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 4 50 42 5 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English surnames Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 26 29 30 Disambiguation of English surnames: 33 32 33 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /ˈməʊ.i/
Rhymes: -əʊi Etymology templates: {{wp|Moe, Victoria}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Moe
  1. A town in Victoria, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Towns in Australia, Towns in Victoria
    Sense id: en-Moe-en-name-cNSrTYy9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 24 24 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 26 29 30
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for Moe meaning in English (5.9kB)

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