Moise is a given name and surname, with differing spellings in its French and Romanian origins, both of which originate from the name
Moses
Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...
: Moïse is the French spelling of Moses, while Moise is the Romanian spelling. As a surname, Moisè and Mosè are Italian spellings of Moses.
Given name
Moise
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Moise of Wallachia
Moise (died 29 August 1530) was a Voivode (Prince) of Wallachia from January or March 1529 to June 1530, son of Vladislav III. His rule marks the willingness of the boyars to compromise, in order to prevent rules like that of Basarab VI - in wh ...
(died 1530), Romanian prince
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Moise Crăciun (born 1927), Romanian skier
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Moise Fokou
Moise Fokou ( "Moses"; born August 28, 1985) is a former Cameroon-born American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. ...
(born 1985), American football linebacker
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Moise Movilă
Moise Movilă ( pl, Mojżesz Mohyła) (1596–1661) was Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia twice: between April 28, 1630 and November 1631, and between July 2, 1633 – April 1634. Of the Movileşti boyar and princely family, Moise was Simion Movilă' ...
(1596–1661), Prince of Moldavia
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Moise Poida
Moise Poida (born 2 April 1979) is a Vanuatuan Association football, football Association football manager, manager and former player. He manages the Vanuatu national football team, Vanuatu men's national team and has been a former manager of clu ...
(born 1978), Vanuatuan footballer
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Moise Pomaney (born 1945), Ghanaian long-jumper
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Moise Safra
Moise Jacob Safra ( ar, موسى يَعْقُوب صفرا ; April 5, 1934 – June 15, 2014) was a Brazilian businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded Banco Safra with his brothers Edmond Safra and Joseph Safra.
Early life
Moise Safra wa ...
(1935–2014), Brazilian businessman and founder of Banco Safra
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Moise Kean (born 2000), Italian footballer
Moïse
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Moïse Amyraut
Moïse Amyraut, Latin Moyses Amyraldus (September 1596 – 8 January 1664), in English texts often Moses Amyraut, was a French Huguenot, Reformed theologian and metaphysician. He was the architect of Amyraldism, a Calvinist doctrine that made m ...
(1596–1664), French theologian
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Moïse Brou Apanga (born 1982), Côte d'Ivoire born Gabonese footballer
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Moïse Bambara (born 1984), German-Burkinabé footballer
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Moïse de Camondo
Count Moïse de Camondo (15 March 1860 – 14 November 1935) was an Ottoman Empire-born French banker and art collector.
He was a member of the prominent Camondo family.
Biography
As a child, Camondo moved with his family from their home in Cons ...
(1860–1935), French banker
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Moïse Fortier
Moïse (Moyse) Fortier (November 6, 1815 – October 17, 1877) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Yamaska from 1867 to 1872.
He was born in Saint-Léon in 1815 ...
(1815–1877), Quebec businessman
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Moïse Houde (1811–1885), Quebec politician
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Moise Joseph
Moise Joseph (born 27 December 1981 in Florida, United States) is a Haitian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters.
He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, placing sixth in his heat and getting eliminated. He competed a ...
(born 1981), Haitian middle-distance runner
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Moïse Kandé (born 1978), Mauritanian footballer
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Moïse Katumbi
Moïse Katumbi Chapwe (; born 28 December 1964) is a Congolese businessman and politician. He was Governor of Katanga Province, located in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from 2007 to September 2015. He was a member of t ...
(born 1964), governor of the Katanga province in the DRC
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Moïse Kisling
Moïse Kisling (born Mojżesz Kisling; 22 January 1891 – 29 April 1953) was a Polish-born French painter. He moved to Paris in 1910 at the age of 19, and became a French citizen in 1915, after serving and being wounded with the French Foreign ...
(1891–1953), Polish-Jewish French painter
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Moïse Lévy de Benzion
Moïse Lévy de Benzion (1873–1943) was an Egyptian department store owner who built an important collection of art and antiquities. The collection was plundered by the Nazis in France during the Second World War and nearly 1000 items seized.
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(1873–1943), Egyptian Jewish department store owner and art collector
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Moïse Plante (1830–1892), Quebec merchant and politician
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Moïse Rahmani
Moïse Rahmani (29 August 1944 – 18 September 2016) was a Belgian Sephardic author, editor, and publisher of ''Los Muestros'' ( Ladino-French-English language) magazine.
Biography
Rahmani was born in Cairo, Egypt into a Jewish family. His J ...
(1944–2016), Egyptian-born Belgian-Congo then Belgian Jewish author
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Moïse Schwab
Moïse Schwab (Paris, 18 September 1839 – 8 February 1918) was a French librarian and author.
Life
He was educated at the Jewish school and the Talmud Torah at Strasburg. From 1857 to 1866 he was secretary to Salomon Munk; then for a year he ...
(1839–1918), French librarian
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Moïse Tshombe
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe (sometimes written Tshombé) (10 November 1919 – 29 June 1969) was a Congolese businessman and politician. He served as the president of the secessionist State of Katanga from 1960 to 1963 and as prime minister of the Re ...
(1919–1969), president of Katanga and prime minister of the DRC
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Moïse Vauquelin
Moïse Vauquelin or Moses Vanclein (fl. 1650–1670) was a 17th-century French buccaneer. During his four-year career as a pirate, he served as an officer under l'Ollonais and formed a brief partnership with Pierre Le Picard. He and Philippe Beq ...
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fl. 1650–1670), French buccaneer
Surname
Moise
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Cilibi Moise
Cilibi Moise or Cilibi Moisi (born Froim Moise; 1812 – January 31, 1870) was a Moldavian-born Wallachian and Romanian peddler, humorist, aphorist, and raconteur. He is best known for the aphorisms and anecdotes attributed to him, which, alt ...
(1812–1870), Romanian Jewish humorist
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Edwin E. Moise (1918–1988), American mathematician
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Patty Moise
Patricia Moise-Sawyer () is a former NASCAR driver. She drove in five Winston Cup races from 1987 to 1989, and 133 Busch Series races from 1986 to 1998. She is the wife of former fellow NASCAR driver Elton Sawyer.
Racing career
Moise began rac ...
(born 1960), American NASCAR driver
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Romario Moise
Romario Florin Moise (born 21 September 1996) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Beroe.
Personal life
His name is Romario because his father, who is named Beckenbauer after ...
(born 1996), Romanian footballer
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Rudy Moise
Rudolph Moise (born September 22, 1954) is the owner and medical director of Comprehensive Medical Aesthetics in Miami. Prior to becoming a physician, he served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force for more than 21 years, earning th ...
(born 1954), retired colonel in the United States Air Force, doctor, lawyer, politician, entrepreneur and actor
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William Moise
William Moise (1922–1980) was a visual artist, primarily an Abstract impressionism, abstract impressionist painter, working in a Regionalism (art), regionalist style.
In his art, Moise’s favorite subject was the landscape around him, i ...
(1922–1980), American painter
Moïse
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Edwin Warren Moïse (1810–1868), Jewish-American physician and Judge in the Confederate States of America of French-Haitian descent
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Edwin Warren Moïse (born 1832)
Edwin Warren Moïse (May 21, 1832 – December 8, 1902) was a Jewish-American lawyer, Confederate officer, and Adjutant-General from South Carolina.
Early life
Moïse was born on May 21, 1832, in Charleston, South Carolina. His aunt was poet ...
(1832–1902), Jewish-American lawyer, politician, and military officer of the Confederate States Army
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Jean-Charles Moïse
Jean-Charles Moïse (born 20 April 1967) is a Haitian politician. He is the Secretary General of the Pitit Desalin political party, and was a candidate for President of Haiti in 2015, and again in 2016, when the presidential elections were re ...
(born 1967), Haitian politician
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Jovenel Moïse
Jovenel Moïse (; ; 26 June 1968 – 7 July 2021) was a Haitian entrepreneur and politician, who served as the 43rd President of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021. He was sworn in as president in February 2017 after winning the ...
(1968–2021), Haitian politician and president of Haiti
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Lenelle Moïse (born 1980), Haitian actress
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Martine Moïse
Martine Marie Étienne Moïse (née Joseph; born 5 June 1974) is the former First Lady of Haiti and the widow of President Jovenel Moïse. She served as the country's first lady from February 2017 until the assassination of her husband on 7 Ju ...
(born 1974), first lady of Haiti
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Penina Moïse (1797–1880), American poet of French-Jewish descent
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Teri Moïse
Teri Moïse (March 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California – May 7, 2013 in Madrid, Spain) was a Haitian-American French singer.
Her parents emigrated from Haiti to South Central, Los Angeles. After high school she studied economics at the Unive ...
(1970–2013), Haitian-American singer
Others
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Roch Thériault (1947–2011), Canadian cult leader and convicted murderer, self-proclaimed prophet under the name Moïse
See also
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Moyse, a given name and surname
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French-language surnames
French masculine given names
Romanian-language surnames
Romanian masculine given names