Wafi, Wafiya

Wafi وَافِي is derived from the Arabic root W-F-Y meaning “faithful; loyal.”

In the Ismaili branch of Islam, it was borne by Ahmad al-Wafi, the 8th Ismaili Iman (766-822 CE).

Another form is the Turkish Vâfî.

Wafia and Wafiyaوفيّة  is the feminine form.

Sources

• https://www.behindthename.com/name/wafi
• https://quranicnames.com/wafi/
• https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/wafi/