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Mustafa

مُصْطَفى/ mus-ta-fa /

The chosen one — picked out and set apart.

Root
صفو

Where it grows from

From ص·ف·و, purity and selection; a title of the Prophet, al-Mustafa.

From the same root

  • صَفِيّةSafiya

Names that mean Purity

  • مَرْيَمMaryam
  • مَلاكMalak
  • صَفِيّةSafiya
  • سالِمSalem
  • صالِحSaleh

Names that travel

  • نُورNoor
  • مُحَمَّدMohammed
  • عُمَرOmar
  • عَلِيّAli
  • يُوسُفYusuf
  • ليلىLayla
  • أَحْمَدAhmad
  • فاطِمةFatima

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From the book
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Popularity
Quietly popular
Travels in English
Yes
Variants
Moustafa, Mostafa
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