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Massinissa

ماسينيساIn ArabicⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵙⵙⴰIn Tifinagh

Meaning
First king of Numidia (c. 238-148 BC); his name is read as 'their lord'
About the name
Numidian king (c. 238-148 BC) who sided with Rome in the Second Punic War, fought at Zama in 202 BC and united the eastern and western Numidian tribes in one kingdom. His tomb inscription gives MSNSN, read Masensen, 'their lord'; Massinissa is the Latin form.
For
A boy
Origin
Amazigh
Other spellings
Masensen, Masinisa, Masinissa, Massinisa

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Read as 'their lord' or 'their master': Berber mas is an ordinary word for master or sir, not a divine title.

Confidence: medium

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