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Mustafa

/mus-TA-fa/Somali & Swahili · a boy’s name

“Arabic-derived: the chosen one; selected.”

In Somali

How to say it
mus-TA-fa
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MustafaMustaf

From the same family

01Mustafaa“Somali/Arabic spelling of Mustafa, meaning “the chosen one” or “selected.””Somalimale→︎02Mustafe“Somali form of Mustafa, from Arabic: “the chosen one” or “selected.””Somalimale→︎

In Swahili

How to say it
moos-TAH-fah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
very common · also a surname

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MustafaMustaphaMostafa

From the same family

01Mustaqim““Upright,” “straight,” or steadfast on the right path.”Swahilimale→︎