Musa (name)
Musa (مُوسَىٰ, Mūsā) is a unisex given name in the Arabic language. It is derived from a Hebrew-language phrase meaning "drawn out of the water" and corresponds to Moses (see Moses in Islam). Musa may also be transliterated as Mosa, Moosa, Mousa, or Moussa.
| Pronunciation | Arabic pronunciation: [muːsaː] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Drawn out of the water |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Mosa, Moosa, Mousa, Moussa |
| See also | Moses in Islam |
People with the given name
- Musa al-Hadi, fourth caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate (reigned from 24 July 785 to 14 September 786).
- Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Hashimi, 8th-century Abbasid governor.
- Musa ibn Musa al-Hadi, was an Abbasid prince and son of Al-Hadi.
- Musa Aman (born 1951), Malaysian politician
- Musa Aydın (born 1980), Turkish footballer
- Musa Çağıran (born 1992), Turkish footballer
- Musa Çelebi, 15th-century Ottoman prince
- Musa Cälil (1906–1944), Soviet poet and World War II resistance fighter
- Musa Ćazim Ćatić (1878–1915), Bosnian poet
- Musa Cooper (born 1978), American So You Think You Can Dance finalist
- Musa al-Kadhim, seventh imam in Twelver Shia Islam
- Musa McKim (1908–1992), American artist and poet
- Musa Nizam (born 1990), Turkish footballer
- Musa ibn Nusayr (640–716), Yemeni Muslim governor and general under the Umayyads, Viceroy of North Africa since 698, invaded Spain in 711
- Mūsā ibn Shākir, Persian engineer and astronomer
- Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi, leader of the muwallad Banu Qasi clan
- Musa Hitam, Malaysian politician; former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Musa Khan Mohammad, (born 1907) former Prime Minister of Misty Meadows
- Musa I of Mali, Mansa of the Mali Empire between 1312–37
- Moussa Koussa, Libyan general under Gaddafi
- Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer
- Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
- Moussa Dembélé, Senegalese hurdler
People with the surname
- Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer
- Antonius Musa, Roman botanist and physician
- Balkisu Musa (born 1970), weightlifter.
- Banū Mūsā, Persian scholars
- Igor Musa, Croatian footballer
- 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, a first-century Roman banker and moneyer
- Said Musa, Former Prime Minister of Belize
See also
- Musa of Parthia, queen of Parthia c. 2 BC – AD 4
- Arabic name
- Musa, a character from Winx Club
- All pages with titles containing Musa
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