Safa

A Quranic Name for Girls

Safa is variant of Safaa and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Safa or Safaa, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Safaa.

Full Meaning of Safa

Safa is an Arabic name for girls that means “purity”, “innocence”. If spelled slightly differently in Arabic (but pronounced the same in English), it can also refer to a hill in Mecca, and its relation to Islam is due to the importance of this hill to the Hajj proceedings, which commemorate Hajar when she ran between the two hills searching for water for her son Ismaeel (alaihuma salam). It is mentioned once in the Quran:

Indeed, the Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. So whoever makes Hajj to the House or performs ‘umrah – there is no blame upon him for walking between them. And whoever volunteers good – then indeed, Allah is appreciative and Knowing. {2:158}

The word Safa which means “purity” is written as صفاء in Arabic, while the name of the hill in Mecca is written as صفا.