Musa
PronunciationArabic pronunciation: [muːsaː]
GenderMale
Origin
Language(s)Hebrew
MeaningSee "Moses" for hypotheses
Other names
Alternative spellingMosa, Moosa, Mousa, Moussa
See alsoMoses in Islam also Zulu meaning grace

Musa is a male given name of Semitic origin.

People with the given name

People with the surname

  • Ahmed Musa (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
  • Antonius Musa, Roman botanist and physician
  • Balkisu Musa (born 1970), Nigerian weightlifter
  • Banū Mūsā, 9th century Persian family of scholars
  • Igor Musa (born 1973), Croatian footballer
  • Isaac Musa (died 2008), Liberian military official and politician
  • Mansa Musa (born 1280), political figure, 10th mansa of the Mali empire (reign 1312–1337)
  • Mírzá Músá (died 1887), surnamed Áqáy-i-Kalím, was the brother of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith
  • Quintus Pomponius Musa, first-century Roman banker and moneyer
  • Said Musa (born 1944), Prime Minister of Belize from 1996 to 2008
  • Sunusi Musa (born 1978), Nigerian politician

Derived name

Umm Musa is a female name of Semitic origin. It meaning is mother of Musa.

See also

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