Hafsah, name meaning in Islam

Hafsah (حَفْصَة) is an Arabic name for girls. It means young lioness.

Is Hafsah in the Quran?

No. Hafsah is not a word in the Quran. A name does not need to be in the Quran to be a good Muslim name: what matters is that its meaning is good. The Prophet ﷺ changed names with bad meanings and kept names with good ones.¹

How to say and write Hafsah

Say it HAF-sah. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Hafsa and Hafza. In Arabic it is written with 4 letters, from right to left: ح ḥa + ف fa + ص ṣad + ة ta marbuta.

Choosing Hafsah

Many parents choose Hafsah to name their child after someone from the early generations of Islam, hoping the child will grow up with the same qualities. With the father's name it becomes Hafsah bint (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.

Famous people named Hafsah

• Hafsah bint Umar, wife of the Prophet ﷺ, who kept the first written copy of the Quran

Names like Hafsah

• Aishah
• Safiyyah
• Asma

1. Sahih Muslim 2139, the Prophet ﷺ changing a name with a bad meaning.
2. Sahih Muslim 2315.
3. Sahih Muslim 2132.
4. Meanings follow classical Arabic usage and the standard name dictionaries; our teachers will check each one.

Our teachers will check the Arabic spelling and meaning on this page before launch.