Masuma

Masuma (معصومة; 増実) is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, which translates to "innocent"; as well as a masculine name with Japanese origin, which translates to "increase, kindness".

Most notably this name was applied to Masuma e Qum, known more commonly as Fatimah bint Musa (c. 790 AD–816 AD), daughter of the seventh Twelver Shia Imam, Musa al-Kazim.

People with the given name Masuma

 * Masuma Anwar, Pakistani singer-songwriter, pediatric doctor, and musician
 * Masuma Begum (1902–1990), Indian politician, social worker, and feminist
 * Masuma Esmati-Wardak, Afghan writer and politician
 * Masuma Hasan, Pakistani diplomat, chairperson of Pakistan Institute of International Affairs
 * Masuma Rahman Nabila (born 1985), Bangladeshi television presenter, model and actress
 * Masuma Sultan Begum (?–c. 1509), the Queen consort of Ferghana Valley and Samarkand as the fourth wife of Emperor Babur
 * Masuma Sultan Begum (daughter of Babur) (c. 1508–?), Mughal princess and the daughter of the first Mughal emperor, Babur

Other uses

 * Masuma Dam, a gravity dam located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan