Meaning
Narrator
Linguistic Origin
Arabic
Islamic Classification
General Muslim usage
Regional Usage
Worldwide Muslim usage
Global Spellings
Arabic
الدافية
Urdu
دافیہ
Persian
دفیه
Bengali
দাফিয়াহ
Pashto
دافعیه
Alternate Spellings
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Dafiyah comes from the same Arabic root d-f-' as Dafi, meaning "one who repels" harm.
While popular in Arabic regions, Dafiyah has a modern appeal that transcends borders. It is an excellent choice for a modern Muslim family honoring tradition.
Dafiyah comes from the same Arabic root d-f-' as Dafi, meaning "one who repels" harm.
Reference Profile
Etymology
Related to the Arabic root د-ف-ع or روي (narration) context; described in some regional usage as 'narrator.'
Notable Historical Usage
The name is recorded in the biographical literature of hadith transmission, the discipline that catalogued narrators by their teachers, their students and their reliability. Those dictionaries are why names of otherwise obscure early Muslims survive at all.
Cultural / Regional Usage
A less commonly used given name, found across various Muslim-majority regions.