The name of a Biblical prophet, two 4th C saints, a 5th C Armenian saint, an 8th C Shiite Imam, and an 11th C Hungarian saint. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Moises, Moyses. Sagradas Escrituras (1569): Moisés.
The name was popular among Jews during the Middle Ages, and was not commonly used by non-Jews until the 16th C.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Moyses (nom) GASurv p. 236;
1194 Moyses (nom) RotCur-vol1 p. 3;
1279–80 Mosseus (nom) WaHR-SK p. 32
- Dutch
- ● 1572 Moijses AuFr Trijon,
Moses ibid. Grave,
Moyses ibid. Baen;
1573 Moses ibid. Muelenare;
1574 Moses ibid. Angelee;
1578 Moses ibid. Lammans;
1580 Moses ibid. Kleijmans;
1585 Moses ibid. Bossche;
1587 Moses ibid. Grave;
1589 Moijses ibid. Pifferoen;
1591 Moses ibid. Grove;
1592 Moses ibid. Pelsenare,
Moyses ibid. Neckere;
1593 Moses ibid. True;
1594 Moses ibid. Necker,
Moyses ibid. p. 91;
1596 Moses ibid. Snijders;
1597 Moses ibid. Pont
- Early Modern English
- ● 1560 Moyses CAmar-vol1 p. 1;
1572 Moyeses RegBisham p. 3;
1583/4 Moyses SurMus p. 42;
1587 Moyses bruton1 p. 117;
1591 Moyses ibid. p. 10;
1592 Moyses ibid. p. 51;
1596 Moyses ibid. p. 55;
1597 Moyses ibid. p. 123
- Middle French
- ● 1570 Moise WCS p. 40;
1572 Moise ibid. p. 41;
1580 Moise ibid. p. 16;
1593 Moyse ibid. p. 50;
1595 Moyse ibid. p. 51;
1597 Moise ibid. p. 52,
Moyse ibid. p. 52;
1598 Moyse ibid. p. 52
- Walloon
- ● 1583/4 Moyse RWC p. 8;
1590 Moyse ibid. p. 14;
1591 Moyse ibid. p. 18;
1592 Moyse ibid. p. 21;
1593/4 Moyse ibid. p. 31;
1594 Moyse ibid. p. 31
- Finland
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- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1582 Moisze (nom) Audén1980 p. 172
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1563 Moyse RegPCC-1 p. 34;
1566 Moyse ibid. p. 265;
1588 Moïse raymond1588 p. 567
- Germany
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- Latin
- ◑ 1322 Mosseke (nom) VFBStralsund 71,
Mosseken (abl) ibid. 71
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 959 Moise (nom) RegSAp 1,
Moisen (gen) ibid. 1
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Moses". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Moses.