Muscat: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Muscat – Meaning: anchorage, or place of falling – Origin: Arabic – Pronunciation: MUSS-kat


Muscat is an Arabic name meaning “anchorage, or place of falling”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.

Meaning & Origin of Muscat

Meaning: Anchorage, or place of falling.

Origin: Arabic.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Muscat

Phonetic: MUSS-kat   IPA: /ˈmʌskæt/

Popularity of Muscat

Muscat doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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