(mō′zis, -ziz; Ger., Sw. mō′ses)
A masculine personal name. [<Egyptian, child, son]
—Moses
In the Old Testament, the younger son of Amram and Jochebed, who led the Israelites out of Egypt into the Promised Land, received the Ten Commandments from God, and gave laws to the people; hence, a leader; legislator.

(mō′zis, -ziz), Anna Mary,
1860–1961, U. S. painter: called “Grandma Moses.”