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مَوْزَة
Moza
MO-zah
“A traditional Gulf name.”
About Moza
Moza is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "a traditional gulf name" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
A traditional Emirati and Qatari name whose lexical origin is not settled, and this entry does not guess at one. Borne by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar.
Distinctively Emirati and Qatari.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Mouza, Mozah, Mawza
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Moza is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Moza before.
- Sheikha Moza bint Nasser (b. 1959), Qatari public figure and educationalist
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Moza
- What does the name Moza mean?
- Moza (مَوْزَة) means "A traditional Gulf name". A traditional Emirati and Qatari name whose lexical origin is not settled, and this entry does not guess at one. Borne by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar.
- Is Moza a name from the Qur'an?
- Moza does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Moza a boy or a girl name?
- Moza is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Moza come from?
- Moza is an Arabic name, built on the root letters —. Distinctively Emirati and Qatari.
- How is Moza spelled?
- Moza is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (مَوْزَة) is also written Mouza, Mozah, and Mawza. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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