- Meaning
- The chosen one
- Arabic
- مصطفى
- Say it
- mus-TA-faa
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
About the meaning
A title of the Prophet Muhammad.
Other spellings
Mustapha, Moustafa, Mostafa
Names from the same root (ص ف و)
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Questions about Mustafa
What does Mustafa mean?
Mustafa means: The chosen one. A title of the Prophet Muhammad.
Is Mustafa in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Mustafa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Mustafa is a boy’s name.
How do you write Mustafa in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Mustafa is written مصطفى.