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Mustafaa

/moos-TAH-faa/Somali · a boy’s name

“Somali/Arabic spelling of Mustafa, meaning “the chosen one” or “selected.””

How to say it: moos-TAH-faa
Given to: Boys
Used in: Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common: common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

MustafaaMustapha

Nicknames & short forms

From the same family

01Mustafa“Arabic-derived: the chosen one; selected.”Somalimale→︎02Mustafe“Somali form of Mustafa, from Arabic: “the chosen one” or “selected.””Somalimale→︎