Mozes

The first name Mozes is a Dutch and Hungarian variant of the biblical name Moses.

What does the name Mozes mean?

The name Mozes, a Dutch and Hungarian form of the biblical name Moses, translates to 'the son of', 'the son', 'the child', or 'the drawn-out-of-water'. Its roots trace back to Ancient Egyptian, derived from the term mosis, meaning 'the son', as well as the elements mo for 'the water' and uses for 'to secure'. The name may also be a short form of titles of ancient Egyptian pharaohs, such as Ra-mosis (Ramses) or Thut-mosis. In Hungary, the name is written as Mózes. Other variants include Musa, Mussa, Musah, Moises (Spanish), Mosa (Danish), Moose, Mooses, Mosa, Muoses, Muoso (Finnish), Mouses, Moysis (Greek), Moshe, Mosheh (Hebrew), Moisey (Russian), and Moishe (Yiddish).

Where does the name Mozes come from?

The first name Mozes has its origins in Ancient Egyptian and means 'the son' or 'the drawn-out-of-water'.

How do you pronounce Mozes?

Mozes is pronounced like 'Moses', with a long 'o' and a sharp 's'.

When is the name day of Mozes?

The name day for Mozes is celebrated on February 7 and September 4.

Popularity

In Germany, Mozes is considered a rare name. It has not yet appeared in the German name popularity lists. In Austria, the name reached its highest ranking in 2018 at 1,764th place in the name charts. In the last ten years, Mozes has been given less than 10 times there, resulting in a 4,431st place in the ten-year statistics. For the period from 1984 to 2024, it ranks 6,220th in Austria.