Moss

Where Moss comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Moss.

Moss through the years
  1. 1891
    First appearance
    #963 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1901
    Peak, #943
    6 babies named Moss, its best rank.
  3. 1902
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1904
    Moss Hart born
    American playwright, librettist, and theatre director
  5. 1981
    Moss Burmester born
    Olympic Swimmer
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Moss Hart · American playwright, librettist, and theatre director, 1904–1961
  • Moss Burmester · Olympic Swimmer, born 1981
  • Moss Cass · Australian politician, 1927–2022
  • Moss Mabry · American costume designer, 1918–2006
  • Moss Keane · Irish rugby union player, 1948–2010

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.