Malay Names · Boy
Mustapa name meaning
“chosen”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptمصطفى
4
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Mustapa
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Mustapa is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'chosen'; it is the Malay spelling of Mustafa.
What does Mustapa mean?
About the name Mustapa
Mustapa is the Malay spelling of Mustafa (مصطفى). Behind the Name gives the meaning as 'chosen' in Arabic, from iṣṭafā, 'to choose'. It is also an epithet of the Prophet Muhammad.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ص ف و · ṣ-f-w |
| Syllables | Mus-ta-pa |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | مصطفى |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Mustafa · behindthename.com · meaning
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