Moses

Moses é um sobrenome derivado do Moses Bíblico. Pode ser de origem judaica, galesa ou inglesa. A forma hebraica do nome, Moshe, provavelmente é de origem egípcia, de uma forma abreviada de vários nomes pessoais egípcios antigos, como Ramesses e Tutmose, significando "concebido por (um certo deus)". A forma árabe do nome é Musa. No entanto, muito cedo em sua história adquiriu uma etimologia popular, sendo tomada como derivada do verbo raiz hebraico mšh, "tirar (algo da água", uma referência à história do bebê Moses sendo descoberto entre os juncos pela filha do Faraó (Exodus 2:1-10). Como um sobrenome galês, foi adotado entre famílias Dissenter nos séculos XVIII e XIX. Como um sobrenome norte-americano, foi uma anglicização de formas estrangeiras do nome, como Moise, Moshe ou Mozes. Pessoas com este nome A. Dirk Moses (b. 1967), Australian historian Albert Moses (1937–2017), Sri Lankan-born British actor Alfred Moses (politician) (1977–2022), Canadian politician Alfred H. Moses (b. 1929), American attorney and diplomat Alfred Huger Moses (1840–1918), American banker and investor Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860–1961), "Grandma Moses", American folk artist and painter Anthony John Moses (b. 1942), Welsh scientist Bob Moses (activist) (1935–2021), American civil rights activist Bob Moses (musician) (b. 1948), American jazz drummer Bob Moses (rugby league) (1940–2017), Australian rugby league footballer Brian Moses (b. 1950), English poet Burke Moses (b. 1959), American actor Carl E. Moses (1929–2014), American businessman and politician from Alaska Charles Moses (1900–1988), English head of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Charles Moses (athlete) (b. 1954), Ghanaian sprinter Charles L. Moses (1856–1910), American politician Dan Mozes (b. 1983), American football player Daniel David Moses (1952–2020), Canadian poet David Moses (–1999), Welsh rugby union, and rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s David Lokonga Moses (contemporary), Sudanese politician, governor of Yei River State, South Sudan Dylan Moses (born 1998), American football player Ed Moses (artist) (1926–2018), American artist Ed Moses (physicist) (contemporary), American physicist Ed Moses (swimmer) (b. 1980), American swimmer Edwin Moses (b. 1955), American track and field athlete Franklin J. Moses Jr. (1838–1906), American politician Franklin J. Moses Sr.