- Meaning
- Purity, clarity
- Arabic
- صفا
- Say it
- SA-faa
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah (2:158)
About the meaning
Al-Safa is the hill in Mecca where the walk of hajj and umrah begins (2:158). In Turkey Safa is a boy's name.
Other spellings
Safaa, Sefa
Names from the same root (ص ف و)
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Questions about Safa
What does Safa mean?
Safa means: Purity, clarity. Al-Safa is the hill in Mecca where the walk of hajj and umrah begins (2:158). In Turkey Safa is a boy's name.
Is Safa in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Baqarah (2:158).
Is Safa a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Safa is used for boys and for girls.
How do you write Safa in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Safa is written صفا.