Meaning and background
The story behind Moishe
Moishe is specifically the Yiddish form of Moses, a useful distinction from related forms written in Hebrew, French or other languages. The reference supports that relationship but does not supply a pronunciation guide in this entry, so a confident owner-specific reading should not be invented from the Roman letters. If a dog is named after a person, their pronunciation and spelling provide the practical guide. The cultural connection deserves to remain explicit rather than treating Moishe as an arbitrary variation of a more familiar English name.
- Origin
- Yiddish form of Moses. Source
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About Moishe
Recorded as a dog’s name
Moishe appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/moʊʃɛ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/moʊʃɛ/ · primary stress on syllable 1M OW1 SH EH0
/mɔɪʃɪ/ · primary stress on syllable 1M OY1 SH IH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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