Safia - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Safia \s(a)-fia\ is a variant of Safiyah (Arabic, Hindi, Swahili), and the meaning of Safia is "friend; pure".

The baby name Safia sounds like Safiya and Sofia. Other similar baby names are Sadia, Samia and Safira.

Safia is an uncommon first name for women and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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