Names Like Moses — Find Similar Baby Names
Moses is a 5-letter Hebrew boys' name meaning “Saved From The Water”. This page collects 113 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Mames and Maahes, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -ses like Moises and Ramses, and names sharing the “saved” concept like Adina and Andromeda.
For the full Moses profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Moses page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Moses
24 baby names that differ from Moses by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mames | 2 | Unisexual Name Meaning "Sweet; Kind." | Chamoru | Female |
| Maahes | 3 | Lion | Egyptian | Male |
| Mabel | 3 | Lovable MADONNA | Latin | Female |
| Mace | 3 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Macee | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macen | 3 | "Protector, Guardian." | English | Male |
| Macey | 3 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macsen | 3 | Variant Of Maximus. Meaning | Welsh | Male |
| Madel | 3 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Mads | 3 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Mae | 3 | "Kinswoman." | Anglo | Female |
| Maed | 3 | From The Meadow | English | Male |
| Magee | 3 | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Mahek | 3 | Fragrance. | Indian | Female |
| Maher | 3 | Skilful | Arabic | Male |
| Makis | 3 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Mane | 3 | Great | Irish | Male |
| Manus | 3 | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Mare | 3 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Maree | 3 | Variant Of Latin Mary Bitter | French | Female |
| Marek | 3 | Warlike | English | Male |
| Maren | 3 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Mareo | 3 | Rare; Uncommon | Japanese | Male |
| Maris | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Moses’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
5-Letter M-Names Like Moses
24 names that share Moses's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Moses's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Moses
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Moses.
Names That Rhyme with Moses
8 baby names that share Moses's last 3 letters — -ses. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moises | Spanish Form Of Moses From The Water | Spanish | Male |
| Ramses | Name Of A Pharaoh | Egyptian | Male |
| Ulises | Variant Of The Greek Name Odysseus. Ulysses Was The Clever And Reso... | Spanish | Male |
| Chryses | Myth Name (A Priest Of Apollo) | Greek | Male |
| Eulises | Spanish | Male | |
| Ulysses | Wrathful | Greek | Male |
| Anchises | Myth Name (Father Of Aeneas) | Greek | Male |
| Manasses | Forgetful | Hebrew | Male |
Names That Start Like Moses
9 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Moses — Mos-. Good for parents who like Moses's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosi | Swahili Name Meaning "First Born." | African | Male |
| Moss | Medieval Form Of Moses Saved From The Water. | English | Male |
| Moshe | Form Of Moses Saved From The Water. | Hebrew | Male |
| Mosegi | Tailor | Egyptian | Male |
| Mosheh | Saved From The Water | Hebrew | Male |
| Moswen | White | Egyptian | Female |
| Moselle | From The Water | Hebrew | Female |
| Mostafa | The Chosen One. | Arabic | Male |
| Moshoeshoe | Sesotho Name. Meaning Unknown. | African | Male |