Mustafa

Ottoman sultan name

Mustafa is an Arabic male given name meaning "chosen" or "the chosen one," one of the names traditionally attributed to the Prophet Muhammad.

Common throughout the Muslim world, it appears in Turkish, Arabic, Persian, and South Asian communities: Mustafa was named after his grandfather.

The name has many spelling variants including Mustapha and Mostafa.

etymology

chosen

Selected from alternatives

preferred · appointed · anointed · designated · purified · cleansed · Arabic · Turkish · given name · personal identity

Ottoman

sultan

Muslim royal ruler

Topkapi · Anatolia · caliphate · Osman · Balkans · dynasty · throne · reign · court · vizier

Islamic

prophet

Divinely inspired messenger

  • QuranIslam's central scripture
  • MeccaIslam's most sacred city
  • MedinaSacred Arabian burial site

Muhammad · Hadith · Sunnah · messenger · Allah · chosen one · praise · blessing · honorific · epithet

lion

Aslan

  • prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
  • maneNeck hair, horse/lion
  • roarLoud, deep animal cry

savannah · predator · king · feline · strength · majestic · courage · bravery · nobility · cub

Categories
Opposites
gender of name

MustafaFatima

Common Arabic female name

Aisha · Khadija · Maryam · Leyla

cultural/religious naming tradition

MustafaJohn

Common male name

William · Patrick · Giovanni · Pierre · Chen

Phrases
Family

mustard

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