Mujtabaa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mujtabaa

What is the meaning of the name Mujtabaa ?

The baby name Mujtabaa is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /mudʒ.taː.baː/ (muj-TAH-baa).

Mujtabaa is Arabic in Origin.

Mujtabaa is an Arabic masculine name from mujtaba (مُجْتَبَى), the passive participle of ijtaba “to choose, select.” It signifies “the chosen, the elect,” often taken as “one singled out by God.” The doubled final “a” marks the long ā sound of the original Arabic.

Al-Mujtabā was the honorific of al-Hasan ibn ʿAlī, the Prophet’s grandson and second Imam in Shiʿa Islam, anchoring the name in Muslim usage and reverence. From Arabic it passed into Persian and Urdu, and appears in Turkish as Mücteba. Variants and transliterations include Mujtaba (standard), Mujtabaa (English rendering), Mojtaba (Iranian), and the compound al-Mujtaba. Primarily a male given name, feminine forms are rare. In meaning and tone it parallels Mustafa (“chosen”) yet remains distinct in etymology and historical association, making Mujtabaa a name that conveys spiritual favor and dignified selection.