Moses

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Too much..? 😅My DH and I both (surprisingly) agree that we quite like it.

I love it. My boy has another ‘M’ name (not a bible name) that over the years has been nicknamed/shortened into a variety of pet names, one of which is Moses. I find that if I call him that inadvertently in public, people often comment what a lovely name.

I love Moses! It’s on my list for a boy. I know a baby Moses

I do quite like it although wouldn't have used it personally.

It's a good name. More commonly used in other countries than in the UK I think. My friend is married to a Moses.

Know loads so I don’t think it’s too out there (the ones I know are all African)

My first instinct that is that it is a bit much, but I knew a grown man name Moses once and it didn't feel that way when interacting with him. He was lovely. Go for it if you love it.

It's awful. It's such an unattractive name.

I knew one, he went by Mo ir skmetimes Mose (Moze) which suited him well- his whole name did feel a bit much.

You know I actually really like it. There are definitely weirder and more out there names. My friend is a maternity ward nurse and she regularly regales us with the ridiculous names people choose, I don't think Moses is that out there at all.

Also Mo is very cute as a nn for a little one I think.

I actually love it. Strong name and not overused.

I love it

Unusual but I like it... Chris Martin & Gwyneth Paltrow's son is called Moses 🙂

20 years ago I'd have been surprised to meet a Noah. People are always combing the bible for lesser used names. Moses is both well known and little used, so may go the way of Noah. I like it.

Unfortunately we mentioned it to DD, and she's now going round telling everyone that's his name 😱I know it sounds silly, but I kind of want the name to be a surprise - guess we should just feed her another random name, heh.

(It sounds so cute when she says it, point in its favour.) I guess there are a LOT of Mos around

I'm starting too many threads btw, sorry! Glad to see the fairly positive repose to Moses though, thank you 😄

Not a fan of Moses, but then I'm not a fan of (the very MN popular names) Jacob, Thomas, Samuel and the like... the sound of them makes me squirm.

I don't like many biblical names actually - hate Noah.

i love Omri though

Moses is delightful.
My favourite book was Moses in the Bullrushes as a kid. Miriam is a great name for his sister.

Thanks!

Alas, his sister is not called Miriam - that'd be cute though! If very on the nose

The only Moses's I have known/known of have been from Africa or American. it is a nice name.

I like Moses. I also like Miriam, but not together.

It’s quite A Lot, but not necessarily Too Much. And you can always call him Mo