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 western Africa.

VariantsMousa, Musa(Arabic)

Other Languages & CulturesMoses(Biblical) Mose(Biblical German) Mouses(Biblical Greek) Moshe(Biblical Hebrew) Moses, Moyses(Biblical Latin) 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)