هَيْفَاء
Haifa: meaning of the name
Girl Arabic origin Hayfāʾ
“Slender, slim-waisted”
Meaning of the name Haifa
Hayfaʾ is the feminine of ahyaf: a slim-waisted, slender woman, an image of grace for Arab poets (hayaf, “slenderness of the waist”, root h-y-f). The name is common in the Middle East and the Gulf. It should not be confused with the city of Hayfa (Haifa) in Palestine, written differently in Arabic.
- In Arabic
- هَيْفَاء هيفاء
- Transliteration
- Hayfāʾ
- Root
- ه ي ف
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Haifa in the Quran?
No: neither the name Haifa nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Haifa in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Haifa in each language
- French
- Haïfa, Haifa, Hayfa
- English
- Haifa, Hayfa, Haifaa
- Spanish
- Haifa
- Turkish
- Hayfa
- Arabic
- هَيْفَاء