Hafsa (name)
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Pronunciation | Arabic: [ħaːfsˤa] |
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Gender | female |
Origin | |
Word/name | Arabic |
Meaning | Young lioness |
Other names | |
Related names | Hafza, Hafiza |
Hafsa or Hafsah (Arabic: حفصة (often confused with Hafza and Hafiza, but all three of them are different names) is an Arabic female given name.[1][2] It originated from Hafsa, the fourth wife of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and daughter of second Muslim caliph Umar. It is a popular name among Sunni Muslims.
Notable people with the name include:
- Hafsat Abiola (born 1974), Nigerian human rights, civil rights and democracy activist
- Hafsa Ahmed, academic and community worker in New Zealand
- Hafsa Bekri (Hafsa Bekri-Lamrani), Iraqi-Moroccan poet
- Hafsa Bint al-Hajj al-Rukuniyya (died 1190/91), Andalusian poet
- Hafsa bint Umar, daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Muhammad
- Hafsa Sultan (died 1534), Ottoman Sultan Selim I's consort and the mother of Süleyman the Magnificent
- Hafsa Sultan (died 1538), Ottoman Sultan Selim I's daughter
- Hafsa Hatun, Ottoman Sultan Bayezid I's consort
- Hafsa Şeyda Burucu (born 1991), Turkish karate champion
- Hafsa Bint Sirin (651–719), female scholar of Islam and sister of Muhammad ibn Sirin
References
[edit]- ^ "Origin & Meaning of the Name Hafsa". WeddingVendors.com. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Hafsa - حفصة". nameArabic.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.