Maimonides suna ne da ke nufin Moses ben Maimon, wani malamin falsafa na Bayahude kuma malami wanda ya rayu a ƙarni na 12. An kuma san shi da gajarta Rambam, wanda ke nufin Rabbi Moses ben Maimon. Ya shahara da ayyukansa a kan dokar Yahudawa, ɗabi'a, da falsafa, gami da sharhinsa a kan Mishnah, Jagora ga masu ruɗani, da Attaura Mishneh. Sunan "Maimonides" ya samo asali ne daga sunan mahaifinsa, Maimon, da kalmar Helenanci "eidos," wanda ke nufin "kama."