Safiya

Gender:girl

Meaning:purity

Origin:Arabic

Pronunciation:sah fee yah

Variations:Safia, Safiyah, Safiyya, Safiyyah

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Safiya is an alternative spelling for Safiyah, and is a feminine name of Arabic origin. The name is said to mean ‘Purity’. It is mostly found to originate from Arabic and Swahili speaking countries, but it is also popular in America and Britain with Muslim and Afro-American parents.

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