Mustafa

Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Urdu
Scripts مصطفى(Arabic) مصطفی(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. MOOS-ta-fa(Arabic) moo-sta-FA(Turkish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "the chosen one" in Arabic, an epithet of Muhammad. This was the name of four Ottoman sultans. Another famous bearer was Mustafa Kemal (1881-1938), also known as Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.

Related Names

VariantsMoustafa, Mustapha(Arabic)
DiminutiveMujo(Bosnian)
Other Languages & CulturesMistefa(Kurdish) Mostafa(Persian) Moustapha(Western African)

Popularity

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Categories

Chocolatier characters, Fire Emblem characters, folk heroes, greatness, Magnificent Century characters, Magnificent Century Kosem characters, Ottoman royalty, Ottoman sultans, sultans, top 10 in Bosnia-Herzegovina, top 10 in Egypt, top 10 in Northern Cyprus, top 10 in Turkey, Turkish presidents, world leaders, Ys characters, Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Entry updated April 25, 2021