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The distinguished and ancient German surname Moos is derived from the German word "Moos," meaning "moss." This name is given to over two hundred "flurnamen," or parcels of land, located throughout Swabia (modern Baden-Württemburg) and Bavaria, all denoting swamp areas; thus, the progenitor of the surname Moos may have been someone who hailed from one of these regions. "Moos" is also an element found in the names of many German cities, such as Moosau, Moosbach, and Moosberg; in this instance, it is likely that the name was first borne by a native of one of these cities.
To properly pronounce our last name, you do NOT use the English "oo" sound like in Moo, Moose, mouse.. trust me most of us will have been teased our whole life on this.😒
It instead it is pronounce with a tight lip, with a low sound, "o" shaped mouth, sound closely in reference to the word Mo(w). Or the other sound from the word Mos(t). Try it but drop off the w and t of course.
Mmmm o ss (JUST SAY "OH")
(if I could leave a voice clip, I would).😅 and NOT MOSS.
Hope that helps you out a bit.
Happy heritage researching, to my fellow Hunters of family history ❤️.
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To properly pronounce our last name, you do NOT use the English "oo" sound like in Moo, Moose, mouse.. trust me most of us will have been teased our whole life on this.😒
It instead it is pronounce with a tight lip, with a low sound, "o" shaped mouth, sound closely in reference to the word Mo(w). Or the other sound from the word Mos(t). Try it but drop off the w and t of course.
Mmmm o ss (JUST SAY "OH")
(if I could leave a voice clip, I would).😅 and NOT MOSS.
Hope that helps you out a bit.
Happy heritage researching, to my fellow Hunters of family history ❤️.
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In addition to looking like moo, it also looks like moose. Not a fan of it.
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Pronunciation is probably like MOHSS rhymes with gross, but in English it looks like the cow Moos.
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Fun fact for Dutch and Belgian people: in Limburgish (a minority language in your countries), Moos means "moes" (both are properly translated to "mush" in English).
As such, the Dutch words appelmoes ("apple mush") and wortelmoes ("carrot mush") become appelmoos and moeremoos in Limburgish! :)
Oh, and yes, the Limburgish word for "carrot" is moer (the plural is moere). It is equivalent to the German word Möhre meaning "carrot".
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As such, the Dutch words appelmoes ("apple mush") and wortelmoes ("carrot mush") become appelmoos and moeremoos in Limburgish! :)
Oh, and yes, the Limburgish word for "carrot" is moer (the plural is moere). It is equivalent to the German word Möhre meaning "carrot".
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HAHAHA I laughed like crazy when I saw this name! *Moo*
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I think I see the 'moo' in it.
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So, the simplified pronunciation is MOS, which should correspond to /ˈmoːs/ in IPA.
For audio of the pronunciation of Moos, please see 3:36 of this (Dutch) holiday-themed YouTube video dedicated to two young children:
https://youtu.be/o7RdVvwUML4 (in Dutch; the video is from 5 December 2023) [noted -ed]