Moustafa
/muːˈstæf.ə/noun
A masculine given name and spelling variant of Mustafa, an Arabic epithet meaning “the chosen one.”
Did you know?Muṣṭafā is an honorific traditionally applied to Muhammad in Islamic culture, meaning “the chosen” or “the selected.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
ṣ-f-w
“A reconstructed root associated with purity, clarity, or being selected”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ṣafā / ṣafwa
“Purity, clearness, or the select portion”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
iṣṭafā
“To choose, select, or single out; a derived verb from the ṣ-f-w root”
Qur’anic Arabic
Arabic
muṣṭafā
“Chosen, selected, or specially favored”
Medieval Islamic usage
Arabic
al-Muṣṭafā
““The Chosen One,” an honorific for Muhammad”
Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish
Mustafa
“A widespread personal name derived from the Arabic honorific”
Modern English
English
Moustafa
“A transliteration variant of the Arabic name Mustafa”