name
Safia
SAH-fee-ah
/ˈsɑːfiːɑː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
safia
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Somali (Somalia); from Arabic Safiya
- Meaning
- Pure; serene; untroubled; the clear-minded one
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Safiya, Safiyya
Common mispronunciations
Saying sah-FEE-ah with stress on the second syllable; stress falls on the first
Pronunciation tips
Three syllables; stress the first; Safiyya bint Huyayy was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad; the name is widely used across Muslim East Africa
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