Musa (name)


Musa, corresponding to Moses, originally is a word in the Egyptian and Arabic language. There is no absolute definition for the name in Arabic; however, in the ancient Egyptian languages, the name is Musa translated as, "Newborn" and/or "saved by the water". Also sometimes spelled Mosa, Moosa, Mousa, or Moussa. The most common spelling is "Musa". The Qur’an, it describes the prophet Musa as "‏‏‏وَلَدً" which is translated as “boy” or “newborn”, further supporting the recently discovered, definition of the name “Musa”.

People with the given name