- Origin: Arabic شِفَاء
- Meaning: “cure, remedy; healing.”
- Gender: feminine
The name comes from the Arabic الشفاء (al-Shifaa), meaning, “cure, remedy, healing.”
Al-Shifaa bint Abdullah, nee Layla, was a companion of the prophet Muhammed. She was known as a healer, which is how she ended up with the sobriquet, Al-Shifaa, and is said to have taught literacy to the population of Medina.
A Maghrebi transliteration is Chifa.
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