- Meaning
- Pure, chosen, a sincere friend
- Arabic
- صفية
- Say it
- sa-FEE-ya
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Not in the Quran
Famous people with this name
- Safiyya bint Huyayy, wife of the Prophet
- Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib, aunt of the Prophet
Other spellings
Safia, Safiya, Saphia, Safiye
Names from the same root (ص ف و)
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Questions about Safiyya
What does Safiyya mean?
Safiyya means: Pure, chosen, a sincere friend.
Is Safiyya in the Quran?
No. But a name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good.
Is Safiyya a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Safiyya is a girl’s name.
How do you write Safiyya in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Safiyya is written صفية.