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Mustapha
/moo-STAH-fah/
Hausa
· a boy’s name
“Arabic-derived; chosen, selected, or favored”
How to say it
moo-STAH-fah
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
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common
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The name & its alternative spellings
Mustapha
Mustafa
Moustapha