Hafsa
| Hifsa or Hafsah | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ħaːfsˁa] |
| Gender | female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | young lioness |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hafza, Hafiza |
Hafsah or Hafsa (Arabic: حفصة; which is very often confused with Hafza and Hafiza, but all three of them are different names) is an Arabic female given name. It means "young lioness".[1][2] It is popular name among Sunni Muslims.
People
- Hafsat Abiola (b. 1974), a Nigerian human rights, civil rights and democracy activist
- Hafsa Bekri (Hafsa Bekri-Lamrani), Iraqi-Moroccan poet
- Hafsa Bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya (d. 1190/91), Andalusian poet
- Hafsa bint Umar, daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Muhammad
- Hafsa Sultan (1479–1534), Ottoman Sultan Selim I's wife and the mother of Süleyman the Magnificent
- Hafsa Şeyda Burucu (born 1991), Turkish karateka
References
- ↑ "Origin & Meaning of the Name Hafsa". WeddingVendors.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ↑ "Hafsa - حفصة". nameArabic.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
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