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Safi

/SAH-fee/Fulani & Lingala · a girl’s name

“Pure or clear; often used regionally as a feminine short form related to Safiya/Safiatou.”

In Fulani

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

From the same family

01Safiatou“West African feminine form of Safiyya: pure, sincere, or chosen.”Fulanifemale→︎02Safiya“Pure, sincere, or chosen; also associated with a close or chosen friend.”Fulanifemale→︎03Safiyya“Pure, sincere, or chosen; also associated with a close or chosen friend.”Fulanifemale→︎

In Lingala

How to say it
SAH-fee
Given to
Girls
Used in
DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville
How common
rare

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SafiSaffiSafiye