At a Glance: Name: Safiya – Meaning: pure; close/chosen friend – Origin: Arabic (widely used in Swahili-speaking East Africa) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: sah-FEE-yah
Safiya is an Arabic (widely used in Swahili-speaking East Africa) girl's name meaning “pure; close/chosen friend”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Girl Names — Beautiful, Meaningful, and Timeless.
Meaning & Origin of Safiya
Meaning: Pure; close/chosen friend.
Origin: Arabic (widely used in Swahili-speaking East Africa).
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Safiya
Phonetic: sah-FEE-yah IPA: /sɑːˈfiːjə/
Popularity of Safiya
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1973–2024.
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