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Safa

/SAH-fah/Fulani & Hausa & Somali · a girl’s name

Purity and sincere devotion, recalling the sacred Islamic place of Safa

In Fulani

How to say it
SAH-fah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SafaSafaou

In Hausa

How to say it
SAH-fah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SafaSafaa

In Somali

How to say it
SAH-fa
Given to
Girls
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon