Meaning and Origin of: Musa

Musa is of Old French origin and means "A ballad."

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Old French : A ballad

Girl name variations

Musetta
Musette
Muse

Family name origins & meanings

  • Muslim : from the Arabic personal name Musa (the Biblical Moses). The Qur’an says (19:51): ‘He was specially chosen, and he was a Messenger and a Prophet.’
  • Southern Italian : habitational name from a place called Musa, particularly the one in Melito di Porto Salvo in Reggio Calabria, and the one in Nissorìa in Enna province, Sicily.