Hafsa
Hafsa is a girls' name of Arabic origin meaning “gathering, young lioness.” Hafsa was the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and a wife of Prophet Muhammad who was entrusted with the first compiled…
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HAHF-sah
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what does Hafsa mean?
The name Hafsa means “gathering, young lioness.” It comes from the Arabic language tradition.
Hafsa was the daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab and a wife of Prophet Muhammad who was entrusted with the first compiled copy of the Quran. Her role as guardian of the sacred text gave the name associations of scholarship, trust, and the preservation of divine knowledge.
where does the name Hafsa come from?
Wikipedia confirms Hafsa as an Arabic female given name that originated with Hafsa, the fourth wife of the Prophet Muhammad and daughter of the second caliph Umar — consistent with the wife-of-Muhammad and daughter-of-Umar details given elsewhere — though the source gives no word-derivation for gathering or young lioness, so that meaning isn't confirmed here.
the history of Hafsa
Wikipedia notes it remains a popular name among Sunni Muslims; the detail that Hafsa was entrusted with the first compiled copy of the Quran is not mentioned in the source retrieved, so that claim isn't repeated here.
what are the nicknames and variants of Hafsa?
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Hafsa?
- Hafsa bint Umar (wife of Prophet Muhammad, keeper of the first Quran manuscript)
- Hafsa Sultan (various Ottoman princesses)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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