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صَفَا
Safa
SA-fah
“Purity, clarity, serenity.”
About Safa
Safa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "purity, clarity, serenity" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ص-ف-و meaning 'to be pure, clear'. Also the name of al-Safa, one of the two hills in Mecca between which pilgrims walk during Hajj and Umrah.
Common across the Arab world and South Asia; often paired with Marwa in family naming.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Safaa, Saffa
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Safa is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Safa
- What does the name Safa mean?
- Safa (صَفَا) means "Purity, clarity, serenity". From the Arabic root ص-ف-و meaning 'to be pure, clear'. Also the name of al-Safa, one of the two hills in Mecca between which pilgrims walk during Hajj and Umrah.
- Is Safa a name from the Qur'an?
- Safa does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Safa a boy or a girl name?
- Safa is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Safa come from?
- Safa is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṣ-F-W. Common across the Arab world and South Asia; often paired with Marwa in family naming.
- How is Safa spelled?
- Safa is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (صَفَا) is also written Safaa and Saffa. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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