Moisei as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moisei

What is the meaning of the name Moisei ?

The baby name Moisei is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced moy-SAY (IPA: /mɔɪˈseɪ/).

Moisei is Hebrew in Origin.

Moisei is the East Slavic form of Moses, from Hebrew Moshe, mediated by Greek Mōusēs and Latin/Church Slavonic tradition. The name is commonly explained from Hebrew mashah, “to draw out,” recalling the biblical story of being drawn from the Nile; some scholars note a possible Egyptian root ms/mes, “born of/child,” found in names like Thutmose.

Used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian contexts (Моисей/Мойсей), it appears in Orthodox calendars and monastic usage and was also widespread among Jews within the Russian Empire as a Russified counterpart to Yiddish Moyshe. Bearers include Moisei Ostrogorsky (political scientist), Moisei Ginzburg (architect), and Moisei Uritsky (statesman). The name declined in Soviet decades but sees occasional modern revival, often for its biblical gravitas. Variants and transliterations include Moisey, Moysey; related forms are Moses (English), Moïse (French), Moisés (Spanish/Portuguese), Mojsije (South Slavic), Moshe (Hebrew), Mojżesz (Polish), and Moise (Romanian).