Girl's name · Arabic name with a good meaning
Nafisah: meaning and origin
نفيسة- Meaning
- Precious, valuable
- Arabic
- نفيسة
- Say it
- na-FEE-sa
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Arabic name with a good meaning
- Also spelled
- Nafisa, Nafeesa
About the name
Sayyidah Nafisah, a scholar from the Prophet's ﷺ family in Egypt, carried the name.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the name Nafisah mean?
Precious, valuable.
How do you pronounce Nafisah?
Say it as na-FEE-sa; capitals mark the stressed syllable. In Arabic it is written نفيسة.
Is Nafisah in the Quran?
No. Nafisah is a classical Arabic name with a good meaning; it is not itself a word from the Quran.
Is Nafisah a boy's or girl's name?
Nafisah is a girl's name.
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