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Nafisa

نفيسةIn Arabic

Meaning
Precious, highly prized
About the name
Sayyida Nafisa (died 208 AH / 824), a descendant of the Prophet, settled in Cairo and taught hadith. Wikipedia reports that the Imam al-Shafi'i was among her students; a mosque in Cairo bears her name.
For
A girl
Origin
Arabic
Other spellings
Nafeesa, Nafisah, Nafissa, Nefissa

Islamic naming guidance

  • Permissible

Draft: not yet reviewed by a scholar. This is not a fatwa.

Good meaning, nothing against it in the sources

Confidence: high

Sources

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