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وَفِيَّة
Wafiya
wa-FEE-yah
“Loyal, faithful.”
About Wafiya
Wafiya is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "loyal, faithful" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root و-ف-ي meaning 'to keep faith, to fulfil a promise'. Wafiya is one who is true to her word and to those she loves.
Used across the Arab world and among African-American Muslim families.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Girl
Also spelled
Wafiyah, Wafiyya, Wafia
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 Wafiya is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Wafiya
- What does the name Wafiya mean?
- Wafiya (وَفِيَّة) means "Loyal, faithful". From the Arabic root و-ف-ي meaning 'to keep faith, to fulfil a promise'. Wafiya is one who is true to her word and to those she loves.
- Is Wafiya a name from the Qur'an?
- Wafiya 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 Wafiya a boy or a girl name?
- Wafiya is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Wafiya come from?
- Wafiya is an Arabic name, built on the root letters W-F-Y. Used across the Arab world and among African-American Muslim families.
- How is Wafiya spelled?
- Wafiya is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (وَفِيَّة) is also written Wafiyah, Wafiyya, and Wafia. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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