"Moshe" meaning in English

See Moshe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Transliteration of Hebrew משה, sometimes conjectured to derive from Egyptian msj (“to give birth to”), a common element in Egyptian names of the form ‘[name of deity] is the one who bore him’. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|משה}} Hebrew משה, {{der|en|egy|msj||to give birth to}} Egyptian msj (“to give birth to”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Moshe
  1. A male given name from Hebrew Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Moshe-en-name-VPCEcz96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35
  2. Synonym of Moses (the Jewish Hebrew prophet) Synonyms: Moses [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Moshe-en-name-YgtBb3Ol
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Moishe, Moses Related terms: Moses

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