Meaning & Origin
A male given name from Yiddish.
Moishe is a boy's baby name of Hebrew origin, the Yiddish form of Moses, from the Hebrew Moshe, meaning 'drawn out of the water' — referring to the infant Moses drawn from the Nile by Pharaoh's daughter. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt in the Hebrew Bible.
Moishe is deeply embedded in Ashkenazi Jewish cultural memory — it's the name of great-grandfathers and beloved community figures across Eastern Europe and its diaspora. For families honoring that heritage, choosing Moishe is both a name and a declaration: we remember where we came from.