Safiya - name meaning, origin

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

The baby name Safiya sounds like Safia, Sofia and Sofya. Other similar baby names are Safira, Savina, Samya, Saroya, Sacoya, Siliya, Zakiya and Sefira.

Safiya 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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