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وَفَاء

Wafa

wa-FAA

Loyalty, faithfulness.”

About Wafa

Wafa is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "loyalty, faithfulness" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root و-ف-ي meaning 'to fulfill, to be faithful'.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

و ف يW-F-Y

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Wafa is one such word.

How to say it

wa·FAA

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Wafa: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud