Girl names

Haifa name meaning

هيفاء

Haifa · HAY-fah

Slender-waisted.

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Arabic root
ه ي ف
Pronunciation
HAY-fah
Other spellings
Haifaa

About the name Haifa

Haifa describes a woman with a slim waist, a classical ideal of beauty in Arabic poetry. It is popular in Saudi Arabia, the Levant and Egypt. It is different from Haifa, the city in Palestine, whose name is written differently in Arabic. Spellings include Haifa and Haifaa. The stress falls on the first syllable.

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What is the origin of the name Haifa?

Haifa (هيفاء) is an Arabic name, from the Arabic root ه ي ف. Slender-waisted.

How do you write Haifa in Arabic?

In Arabic script it is written هيفاء. In English it is also spelled Haifaa.