What are your opinions on the name Safiya?

[Willowson]

Hello,

Safiya is the top contender for our baby girl.

What do you think?

Thanks :)

Sounds like Sophia being pronounced with an accent. Not keen.

Are you Arabic/Muslim?

Love it. It's Arabic isn't it? It's very pretty.

It's nice.

It's pretty

It's lovely. I know someone with this name with this pronunciation. If you love it, use it.

Yes :) thank you

I think it's beautiful.

I don't like it because it looks like a 'yooneek' spelling of Sophia or Sapphire, but if it works in your country/language/culture go for it.

Gorgeous! I love it.

It's lovely - think I prefer it spelt Saffiyah. Love the nn Saffi too.

It's not to my taste, but if there's a cultural or meaningful link for you, then go for it.

I love it.

I think it's lovely. I may be biased because it's the name of the cool, brave, young woman (Saffiyah Khan) whose photo went viral recently when she stood up to the EDL as they demonstrated in Birmingham.

Apparently it means Lion's share; pure; best friend; untroubled. I'd go for it!

Lovely

My first thought was Chariot. Chariot Safiya.

To me it sounds like Sapphire, which I neither like as a name nor jewel.
I understand it is an Arabic name but I think to many it would come across as though you were trying to be quirky with your spelling of Sapphire or Sophia as someone mentioned up thred.
As someone with an unusual name (at least on this side of the Irish Sea) I would stay away from a name that leaves the child answering the following questions for the rest of her life
"How do you spell THAT?"
"How do you pronounce it?"
"Where are you from?"
"Was your mother high?"
"I bet you get fed up of spelling out your name, don't you?
And the classic "OH THATS ERRRM UNUSUAL, do you like it?"

I really hate having to spell my name and explain it after every time I introduce myself.
(I want to move back to Ireland just so people know how to say my name )

I went to high school with an Arabic girl named Safia, very pretty. She was nn Saffi/Saf

Pretty common round here, no one would consider it 'try hard'

It's a lovely name

I like it. I also went to secondary with a girl called that.

I think it's pretty. Lovely to say out loud.

Beautiful

It never ceases to amaze me how offensive some people on mumsnet can be when names outside the white middle class arena are mentioned. " chariots Safiya"? I think some of you needto get out into the big wide world where not everyone is called William and Sophie.

Anyway. I like Safiya its beautiful.

I think it's lovely.