Safiyah - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Safiyah \s(a)-fi-

is pronounced sa-FEE-ah. It is of Arabic, Hindi and Swahili origin, and its meaning is "friend; pure".

Safiyah has 2 variant forms: Safia and Safiya.

Baby names that sound like Safiyah are Sofiah, Sofia and Sofya.

Safiyah 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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