Safiya
Look up صفية, Safiya in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [sˤafija] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language | Arabic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Pure; Sincere Friend |
| Region of origin | Arab world |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Saffiyah, Safia, Safya, Safie, Safeia, Safieh |
| Variant form | Safiye |
Safiya (Arabic: صفية, romanized: Ṣafiyya) is an Arab name, meaning "pure."[1][2] Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia, etc.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Medieval
- Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (late 560s–c. 640), Sahaba and a prominent person in Islamic history
- Safiyya bint Huyayy (c. 610–c. 670), one of the wives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Safiyyah bint Abi al-As, daughter of Abu al-As ibn Umayyah
- Safiye Sultan (wife of Murad III), Ottoman Valide sultan
- Safiye Sultan (daughter of Mustafa II) (1696–1778), the daughter of Ottoman sultan Mustafa II
Modern
- Safia Abdi Haase (born 1959), Somali nurse and women's rights activist
- Safia Abukar Hussein (born 1981), Somali sprinter
- Safia Ahmed-jan (1941–2006), Afghan women's rights advocate and critic of the Taliban
- Safia Bengueddoudj (born 1986), French–Algerian footballer
- Safia Boukhima (born 1991) Algerian volleyball player
- Safia El Emari (born 1949), Egyptian actress
- Safia Farkash (born 1952), Libyan wife of Muammar Gaddafi
- Safia Middleton-Patel (born 2004), Welsh footballer
- Safia Minney (born 1964), British social entrepreneur and author
- Safia Shah (born 1966), British writer, editor and television news producer
- Safia Taleb Ali al-Suhail (born 1965) Iraqi politician
- Safia Tarzi, Afghan fashion designer.
- Safiya Abdel Rahman, Egyptian active in girl guiding and scouting
- Safiya George, U.S. Virgin Islands nurse practitioner and academic administrator
- Safiya Henderson-Holmes (1950–2001), African-American poet
- Safiya Hussaini (born 1967), Nigerian condemned to death for adultery, later acquitted
- Safiya Nygaard (born 1992), American YouTuber
- Safiya Songhai (born 1984), American film director
- Safiya Zaghloul (1876–1946), Egyptian political activist
- Sfia Bouarfa (born 1950), Moroccan-Belgian politician
- Siti Safiyah, Malaysian ten-pin bowler
Fictional characters
- Safie, a character in Frankenstein
- Safiya fon Hasstrell, a character from Susan Dennard’s Witchlands series
- Safiya Llewellyn-Fayyad, a character from Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Safiyah Sohail, a DC comics character
See also
- Safiye, Turkish form
References
This page or section lists people that share the same given name.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Content Disclaimer
Informasi ini disarikan dari Wikipedia dan disajikan kembali untuk tujuan edukasi. Konten tersedia di bawah lisensi CC BY-SA 3.0. Kami tidak bertanggung jawab atas ketidakakuratan data yang bersumber dari kontribusi publik tersebut.
- The information displayed on this website is sourced in part or in whole from Wikipedia and has been adapted for the purpose of restating it. We strive to provide accurate and relevant information, however:
- There is no guarantee of absolute accuracy. Wikipedia is an open, collaborative project that can be edited by anyone, so information is subject to change.
- It is not intended to constitute professional advice. The content displayed is for informational and educational purposes only. For important decisions (e.g., medical, legal, or financial), please consult a professional.
- Content copyright. Wikipedia is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (CC BY-SA). This means that content may be reused with appropriate attribution and shared under a similar license.
- Responsible use. Any risk arising from the use of information from this website is entirely the responsibility of the user.