Given name · also Turkish

Safije

“pure”

Safije is a feminine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Albanian.

Original TurkishSafiye

Meaning & origin

What it means

Safije goes back to Arabic صَفِيَّة, meaning “pure.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Safije comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish صفیه (Safiye), from Arabic صَفِيَّة (“pure”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Safije’s family of names

Safije shares a linguistic root with the Turkish form SAFIYE.

Walk Safije’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Sibling ideas

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