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Moustapha

/moos-TAH-fah/Fulani & Wolof · a boy’s name

Chosen and greatly honored; an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad

In Fulani

How to say it
moos-TAH-fah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MoustaphaMustaphaMoustafa

From the same family

In Wolof

How to say it
moos-TAH-fah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Senegal, Gambia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MoustaphaMustaphaMoustafa

Nicknames & short forms

Mous

From the same family