Moisés as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moisés

What is the meaning of the name Moisés ?

The baby name Moisés is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /mo.iˈses/ (mo-ee-SEHS).

Moisés is Hebrew in Origin.

Moisés is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Moses, from Hebrew Mosheh. In Exodus it is linked to mashah, “to draw out,” because the infant is drawn from the Nile; many scholars, however, point to an Egyptian root ms/mes (“born, child of”), seen in names like Ramesses and Thutmose. The name thus carries layered meanings of birth and deliverance, with longstanding associations of leadership and lawgiving.

Used throughout the Iberian world since Christianization and maintained strongly in Sephardic and Latin American communities, Moisés also appears in Lusophone countries and among Hispanic diasporas. It remains familiar across faiths because Moses is revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Variants include Moses (English), Moshe (Hebrew), Moïse (French), Mosè (Italian), Moisey (Russian), and Musa (Arabic/Turkish). Short forms and colloquial nicknames include Moi and Mo; the unaccented spelling Moises is common in English contexts.