What does Safiyah mean?

Safiyah as a girls' name is pronounced sa-FEE-ah. It is of Arabic, Hindi and Swahili origin, and the meaning of Safiyah is "friend; pure".

STARTS WITH Sa-

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, pure (virgin)

Variations

VARIANTS Safia, Safiya

How popular is Safiyah?

Safiyah is an uncommonly occurring given name for females. Safiyah is an equivalently unusual last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Safiyah is pronounced similarly to Sofia▲, Sofiah and Sofya. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aaliyah▲, Aliyah▲, Ariyah▲, Chaniyah, Daliah, Daliyah, Datiah (see Datya), Dayah, Galilah, Giliyah, Habibah, Haibah, Halimah, Haninah, Haniyah, Hanniyah, Hanyah, Havivah, Jaliyah▲, Jamilah, Kamilah▲, Karimah, Kefirah, Laliah, Latifah▼, Maiah, Maiyah, Majidah, Nadirah, Nailah▲, Naimah, Natifah, Rainah, Raziah, Sabah, Sabrah, Sacoya, Sadah, Saffran, Safira, Saharah, Saira, Sairah, Salimah, Salina▼, Salmah, Samia, Samirah, Sannah, Sariah▲, Sarika, Sarina, Sarita, Satina, Sebinah, Selimah, Shadiya, Shainah, Shamirah, Sharayah, Shilah, Shirah, Siliya, Taimah, Taliah, Taoimah (see Taima), Umniyah, Yaffah, Yaminah, Zahirah, Zakiah and Zariah▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Safiyah.