Safiya
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| Pronunciation | Arabic: [sˤafija] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Pure, Sincere Friend |
| Region of origin | Arabia |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Saffiyah, Safia |
| Variant form(s) | Safiye |
Safiyyah (Template:Lang-ar) is an Arabic feminine given name, meaning "pure".[1][2] Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safya, Sophie etc.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Medieval
- Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (late 560s–c. 640) Sahaba and a prominent person in Islamic history
- Safiyya bint Huyayy (c. 610–c. 670) one of the wives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Safiyyah bint Abi al-As, daughter of Abu al-As ibn Umayyah
Modern
- Safiya Zaghloul (1876–1946), Egyptian political activist
- Safia Ahmed-jan (1941–2006), Afghan women's rights advocate and critic of the Taliban
- Safia El Emari (born 1949), Egyptian actress
- Sfia Bouarfa (born 1950), Moroccan-Belgian politician
- Safiya Henderson-Holmes (1950–2001), African-American poet
- Safia Farkash (born 1952), Libyan wife of Muammar Gaddafi
- Safia Abdi Haase (born 1959), Somali nurse and women's rights activist
- Safia Minney (born 1964), British social entrepreneur and author
- Safia Taleb Ali al-Suhail (born 1965) Iraqi politician
- Safia Shah (born 1966), British writer, editor and television news producer
- Safiya Hussaini (born 1967), Nigerian condemned to death for adultery, later acquitted
- Safia Abukar Hussein (born 1981), Somali sprinter
- Safiya Songhai (born 1984), American film director
- Safia Monney (born 1985), French-German actress
- Safia Boukhima (born 1991) Algerian volleyball player
- Siti Safiyah, Malaysian ten-pin bowler
- Safiya Abdel Rahman
See also
- Safiye, Turkish form
- Sophia (name) (unrelated Greek name)
References
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