Meaning and background
The story behind Moses
Moses has an etymology that should retain its uncertainty. Behind the Name favours an Egyptian element meaning son behind Hebrew Moshe, while treating the Biblical drawn-out explanation as a story-based etymology. The familiar narrative of rescue from the Nile is therefore distinct from the most likely linguistic route. For an owner choosing a Biblical dog name, preserving both the narrative association and the qualified origin gives a more accurate account.
- Origin
- From Hebrew Moshe, most likely connected with Egyptian mes, son; the Biblical drawn-out explanation is distinguished as a narrative etymology. Source
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About Moses
Recorded as a dog’s name
Moses appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/moʊzəs/
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
/moʊzəs/ · primary stress on syllable 1M OW1 Z AH0 S
/moʊzɪs/ · primary stress on syllable 1M OW1 Z IH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- 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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