Mosse

Mosse may look like an alternative spelling to word name Moss, in the same vein as Foxe or Wolfe, and it may be used as such, however, it also has a number of different origins.

One one hand, Mosse is a Norwegian diminutive of Maria (or occasionally Margarita) that may be heard in Sweden, Denmark, and in Norway itself. Other similar forms include Mossa and Mossi. You might compare it to using Maisie, Molly, or Masha.

As an English and Germanic surname, it may mean "peat, bog, swamp" and was traditionally given to someone who lived near a swampy area, though it may additionally be linked to the Biblical Moses, meaning "delivered from the water", via its Catalan form (Mossé) or Medieval English variant (Moss).

Typically, it is pronounced with one syllable.

Pronounced MOSS.