Moyse as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moyse

What is the meaning of the name Moyse ?

The baby name Moyse is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /mɔɪz/ (English: "MOYZ"); /mɔ.iz/ (French: "Mo-ïse").

Moyse is Hebrew in Origin.

From the Hebrew Mosheh, Moyse is the archaic French and Judeo-French form of Moses. The name is linked to the biblical leader drawn from the Nile; Hebrew tradition derives it from mashah, “to draw out,” while many scholars note an Egyptian root ms/mes, “born of” or “son.” Via the Latin Vulgate spelling Moyses, the form Moyse circulated in Old and Middle French and in francophone Jewish communities.

In medieval and early modern records across France, Wallonia, and among Huguenot exiles, Moyse appears as both a given name and, later, a hereditary surname; it survives most visibly today as a family name. As a given name it is now rare, largely supplanted in French by Moïse. Cognates and variants include Moses (English/German/Dutch), Moïse (modern French), Moise (Romanian/Italian), Moisés (Spanish/Portuguese), Moshe (Hebrew), Moyshe/Moishe (Yiddish), Moisey (Russian), and Mojżesz (Polish).

⚙ Moyse is a genuine rarity. We count just 22 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 12 countries.