Wafa
An Arabic name meaning "loyalty, faithfulness". Only 13 women in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one.
Wafa Pronunciation
Wafa is pronounced VAH-fah (/ˈvafa/).
What Wafa means
Where Wafa comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Wafa reaches Polish name lists with an Arabic association. The Arabic word wafā' (وفاء) means faithfulness, and that is the sense kept in the records: loyalty, faithfulness. Here the word and the meaning run together, a promise to keep faith with someone. The two readings hold to one sense. Nothing about it hides.
The name has no cluster of diminutives to lean on. It stands as a single form, Wafa, with no Polish softening and no boy's counterpart. That plainness shapes how people read it.
In a school class register, Wafa sits among longer Polish names and needs no second explaining. A teacher reads it once and keeps it. Four letters, one meaning. The name holds to loyalty, and to the one form, Wafa.
How many people are named Wafa
1 in 1734141 women in Poland is named Wafa. 13 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #13787 among female names.