Meaning, origin and history of the name Moussa

Gender Masculine

Scripts موسى(Arabic)

Pronounced Pron. MOO-sa(Arabic) [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Alternate transcription of Arabic موسى (see Musa), as well as the form commonly used in West Africa.

VariantsMousa, Musa(Arabic)

Other Languages & CulturesMoses(Biblical) Mose(Biblical German) Mouses(Biblical Greek) Moshe(Biblical Hebrew) Mosè(Biblical Italian) Moses, Moyses(Biblical Latin) Moisés(Biblical Portuguese) Moisés(Biblical Spanish) Mozes, Moos(Dutch) Moses, Moss(English) Moïse(French) Musa(Hausa) Moshe(Hebrew) Mózes(Hungarian) Mosè(Italian) Moses, Moss(Jewish) Mousa(Persian) Moisés(Portuguese) Moisey(Russian) Moisés(Spanish) Musa(Turkish) Moishe(Yiddish)