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

Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib Safiyyah bint Abd al-Muttalib (; ; 53 BH to 18 AH) was a companion and aunt of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Early life Safiyya was the daughter of Abd al-Muttalib ibn Hashim and Halah bint Wuhayb ibn Abd Manaf ibn Zuhrah,Muhammad ibn Saad. '' ...

(late 560s–c. 640), Sahaba and a prominent person in Islamic history *

Safiyya bint Huyayy Safiyya bint Huyayy ( ) was a Jewish convert to Islam from the Banu Nadir tribe. After the Battle of Khaybar in 628, she was widowed and taken captive by the early Muslims and subsequently became Muhammad's tenth wife. Like all other wome ...

(c. 610–c. 670), one of the wives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad *

Safiyyah bint Abi al-As Ṣafiyyah bint Abī al-ʿĀṣ () was the daughter of Abu al-As ibn Umayya. She was a wife of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (her cousin). She had at least two daughters with him: Ramlah, who would later adopt Islam and marry Muhammad Muhammad (8 ...

, daughter of Abu al-As ibn Umayyah *

Safiye Sultan (wife of Murad III) Safiye Sultan (; 1550 – ''post'' 1619) was the Haseki Sultan of the Ottoman Sultan Murad III and Valide Sultan as the mother of Mehmed III. Safiye was one of the eminent figures during the era known as the Sultanate of Women. She lived in the ...

, Ottoman

Valide sultan Valide Sultan (, lit. "Sultana mother") was the title held by the mother of a ruling sultan of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans first formally used the title in the 16th century as an epithet of Hafsa Sultan (died 1534), mother of Sultan Suleima ...

Safiye Sultan (daughter of Mustafa II) Safiye Sultan (; "''the pure one''"; 13 October 1696 – 15 May 1778) was an Ottoman princess, daughter of Sultan Mustafa II, and half-sister of Sultans Mahmud I and Osman III of the Ottoman Empire. Life Birth Safiye Sultan was born on 13 Octob ...

(1696–1778), the daughter of Ottoman sultan

Mustafa II Mustafa II (; ''Muṣṭafā-yi sānī''; 6 February 1664 – 29 December 1703) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703. Early life He was born at Edirne Palace on 6 February 1664. He was the son of Sultan Mehmed IV (1648–87 ...

Modern

Safiya Zaghloul Safiya Zaghloul ( / ; ; 1878–12 January 1946) was an Egyptian political activist. She was among the early leaders of the Wafd Party. Background Zaghloul was born in 1878. Her father, Mostafa Fahmy Pasha, was the seventh prime minister of Eg ...

(1876–1946), Egyptian political activist * Safia Ahmed-jan (1941–2006), Afghan women's rights advocate and critic of the Taliban * Safia Tarzi, Afghan fashion designer. *

Safia El Emari Safia El Emari (), (born Safia Mustafa Mohamed Omari, October 20, 1949, in El-Mahalla El-Kubra) is an Egyptian actress. Biography She was appointed as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations in 1997, she resigned in 2006 in protest of the ...

(born 1949), Egyptian actress * Sfia Bouarfa (born 1950), Moroccan-Belgian politician * Safiya Henderson-Holmes (1950–2001), African-American poet *

Safia Farkash Safia Farkash Gaddafi (; ; born 2 May 1952) is a Libyan businesswoman. As the widow of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, she is the former First Lady of Libya and Representative of Sirte, and the mother of seven of Gaddafi's eight biologic ...

(born 1952), Libyan wife of Muammar Gaddafi *

Safiya George Safiya George (formerly Dalmida) is a U.S. Virgin Islands nurse practitioner and academic administrator specialized in holistic health, spirituality, and HIV. She is the president of the University of the Virgin Islands. George served as the dean ...

, U.S. Virgin Islands nurse practitioner and academic administrator * Safia Abdi Haase (born 1959), Somali nurse and women's rights activist *

Safia Middleton-Patel Safia Middleton-Patel (born 21 September 2004) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United of the Women's Super League, and the Wales national team. Club career Manchester United Having made five appearan ...

(born 2004), Welsh footballer * Safia Minney (born 1964), British social entrepreneur and author *

Safiya Nygaard Safiya Nygaard (born July 16, 1992) is an American YouTuber. She gained prominence through her work with BuzzFeed, creating the series ''LadyLike''. She is now known for her solo YouTube channel, containing content such as her Bad Makeup Science ...

(born 1992), American YouTuber *

Safia Taleb Ali al-Suhail Safia Taleb Ali al-Suhail is an Iraqi politician who currently serves as an Ambassador of Iraq to Saudi Arabia, having previously served as the ambassador to Italy and Jordan. She was appointed the first female ambassador of Iraq in Oman in 2004, ...

(born 1965) Iraqi politician *

Safia Shah Safia Thomas (born Safia Nafisa Shah on 16 November 1966; , ) is a British writer, editor, television news producer and member of the Afghan-Indian Shah family. She and her husband Ian also founded and ran a respected traditional delicatessen ...

(born 1966), British writer, editor and television news producer *

Safiya Hussaini Safiya Hussaini Tungar Tudu (born 1967) is a Nigerian woman condemned to death for adultery in 2002. She gave birth to a child as a single woman in Sokoto, a Nigerian state under Sharia law. She was sentenced to be stoned, but was acquitted of a ...

(born 1967), Nigerian condemned to death for adultery, later acquitted *

Safia Abukar Hussein Safia Abukar Hussein (born 1 January 1981) is a sprinter who competed internationally for Somalia. Hussein was the first Somali female to compete at the Olympics for her country when she competed in the 400 metres at the 2000 Summer Olympics in S ...

(born 1981), Somali sprinter *

Safiya Songhai Safiya Songhai, is an American Film Director, University Professor, Television Anchor/Reporter and beauty queen. Biography Family Songhai was born in Philadelphia to Dwight Lamont Hendricks and Tamara Pierce. Songhai's parents met at the Phila ...

(born 1984), American film director *

Safia Boukhima Safia Boukhima (; born 10 January 1991 in Béjaïa Béjaïa ( ; , , ), formerly known as Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean seaport, port city and communes of Algeria, commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa ...

(born 1991) Algerian volleyball player *

Siti Safiyah Siti Safiyah Amirah is a Malaysian ten-pin bowler Tenpin bowling is a type of bowling in which a bowler rolls a bowling ball down a wood or synthetic lane toward ten pins positioned evenly in four rows in an equilateral triangle. The ...

, Malaysian ten-pin bowler *

Safiya Abdel Rahman Safiya Abdel Rahman () was a notable member of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides and was extremely active in sports for girls in Egypt. She was a recipient of the Silver Fish Award The Silver Fish Award is the highest adult ...

, Egyptian active in girl guiding and scouting

Fictional characters

Safiyah Sohail Sabbac Vic Sage Salem the Witch Girl Salem the Witch Girl (Salem Nader) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the sidekick and apprentice of the original Doctor Fate, Kent Nelson. In ''Fl ...

, a DC comics character * Safie, a character ''

Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 Gothic novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a Sapience, sapient Frankenstein's monster, crea ...

'' *Safiya fon Hasstrell, a character from Susan Dennard’sbr>Witchlands
series

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