Hafsa (name) explained

Hafsa or Hafsah
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /ar/
Gender:	female
Meaning:	Young lioness
Origin:	Arabic
Related Names:	Hafza, Hafiza

Hafsa or Hafsah (Arabic: حفصة; which is very 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.

People

• Hafsat Abiola (b. 1974), a 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 (d. 1190/91), Andalusian poet
• Hafsa bint Umar, daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and wife of Muhammad
• Hafsa Sultan (d. 1534), Ottoman Sultan Selim I's consort and the mother of Süleyman the Magnificent
• Hafsa Sultan (d. 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 (b.651 – d.719), female scholar of Islam and sister of Muhammad ibn Sirin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Origin & Meaning of the Name Hafsa . WeddingVendors.com . 29 July 2018.
2. Web site: Hafsa - حفصة . nameArabic.com . 29 July 2018 . 29 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729081615/https://www.namearabic.com/en/product/thuluth/hafsa . dead .