Qusai
Barely present in Poland: only about ten men carry it, and no boys have been given it this century. An Arabic name meaning "distant".
Qusai Pronunciation
What Qusai means
Where Qusai comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Qusai reaches Polish registers by way of Arabic, written Qusayy in older sources. The root behind it points to distance, and the short meaning kept on the name is "distant." No diminutive or variant travels with it into Polish.
The name has a documented bearer far back in the record. Qusai ibn Kilab led the Quraysh in Mecca and stands as an ancestor of the Prophet Muhammad. One tradition explains the name through his childhood: he was carried off to distant Syrian lands and grew up away from his kin. Whether that account is history or later gloss, it fits the sense of remoteness the root already holds.
The name is rare here. A teacher reading Qusai from a Polish class register meets four letters with a long history behind them. The form stays as it arrived, Qusai, meaning distant.
How many people are named Qusai
1 in 2134619 men in Poland is named Qusai. 10 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #16485 among male names.