Safiya () is an Arab name, meaning "pure." Alternative transliterations include Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safie, Safia, Safija, Safya, Safiyah, Safeia, etc.
Notable bearers of the name include:
Medieval
Modern
- Safiya Zaghloul (1876âÂÂ1946), Egyptian political activist
- Safia Ahmed-jan (1941âÂÂ2006), Afghan women's rights advocate and critic of the Taliban
- Safia Tarzi, Afghan fashion designer.
- Safia El Emari (born 1949), Egyptian actress
- Sfia Bouarfa (born 1950), Moroccan-Belgian politician
- Safiya Henderson-Holmes (1950âÂÂ2001), African-American poet
- Safia Farkash (born 1952), Libyan wife of Muammar Gaddafi
- Safiya George, U.S. Virgin Islands nurse practitioner and academic administrator
- Safia Abdi Haase (born 1959), Somali nurse and women's rights activist
- Safia Middleton-Patel (born 2004), Welsh footballer
- Safia Minney (born 1964), British social entrepreneur and author
- Safiya Nygaard (born 1992), American YouTuber
- Safia Taleb Ali al-Suhail (born 1965) Iraqi politician
- Safia Shah (born 1966), British writer, editor and television news producer
- Safiya Hussaini (born 1967), Nigerian condemned to death for adultery, later acquitted
- Safia Abukar Hussein (born 1981), Somali sprinter
- Safiya Songhai (born 1984), American film director
- Safia Boukhima (born 1991) Algerian volleyball player
- Siti Safiyah, Malaysian ten-pin bowler
- Safiya Abdel Rahman, Egyptian active in girl guiding and scouting
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