At a Glance
- Meaning
- Bird
- Origin
- Hebrew via Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- sah-FOO-rah
Safura is a Hebrew via Arabic girl's name meaning “bird”. It appears in our list of 200+ Muslim Baby Girl Names — Beautiful, Meaningful, and Timeless.
Meaning & Origin of Safura
Meaning: Bird.
Origin: Hebrew via Arabic.
A common claim: The wife of Musa Actually: While Safura is recognized as the wife of Musa in Islamic tradition, the name itself derives from Hebrew Zipporah, meaning bird.
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Safura
sah-FOO-rahIPA /saːˈfuːra/
Popularity of Safura
Safura 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.
Lists That Include Safura
Similar Names
Sawda · Bilqis · Karima · Hawwa · Rafida · Rufaida
