Safi (given name)
Safi is a name of Arabic origin meaning "pure." It is a common surname in Levantine countries such as Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. It is also employed by Afghans as a "last name" to refer to their tribal lineage within the Safi tribe, a sub-tribe based in north-eastern Afghanistan.
The surname has the highest density in the State of Palestine, and is most prevalent in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Notable people with the name include:
- Safi of Persia, Safavid shah of Iran
- Safi Ahmed, Indian cricketer
- Safi Al-Zaqrati, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Safi Asfia, Iranian technocrat and politician
- Safi Bahcall, American physicist, businessman and writer
- Safi Darashah, Indian cricketer
- Safi Faye, Senegalese film director and ethnologist
- Safi Khan Lezgi, Safavid Iranian politician
- Safi Lakhnavi, Indian poet
- Safi N'Diaye, French rugby union player
- Safi Nyembo, Congolese footballer
- Safi Qureshey, Pakistani-American businessman
- Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Indian Islamic scholar
- Safi Rauf, Afghan-American activist
- Safi Saïd, Tunisian journalist, writer and politician
- Safi Taha, Lebanese wrestler
- Safi, a fictional character from the animated film ''Wish''