1) African girl name 2) Arabic feminine given name 
Safiya is an African name for girls. The meaning is `friend, pure` The name Safiya is most commonly given to Belgian girls. (16 times more often than to American girls.) The name sounds like: Safia, Sofia, Sofya Similar names are: Safira, Savina, Samya, Saroya, Sacoya, Siliya, Zakiya, Sefira