The baby name Faïza is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced fah-EE-zah.
Faïza is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Faïza is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced fah-EE-zah.
Faïza is Arabic in Origin.
Faïza is the French-style spelling of Arabic Fāʾizah, written فائزة. The name belongs to the Semitic root f-ʾ-z, whose verbal sense in Arabic is to win, succeed, or attain deliverance; the noun fawz denotes triumph or salvation. Morphologically, Fāʾizah is the feminine active participle of fāʾiz, with the feminine ending -ah, so its literal sense is the victorious woman or she who succeeds.
The name is established across Arabic-speaking North Africa and the Middle East, and appears in Muslim communities of South Asia and West Africa. In French-influenced Maghrebi usage, especially Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, the diaeresis in Faïza marks the separate vowel, while English and South Asian contexts usually write Faiza or Fayza. The root’s Qur’anic vocabulary of success and salvation supports its religious resonance without making the name sectarian. A notable secular association is Faïza, the Tunisian women’s magazine founded in 1959.
| Faïza Guène Faïza Guène is a French writer and director best known for her novels Kiffe kiffe demain and Du rêve pour les oufs. She has also directed several short films, including Rien que des mots (2004). |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #387 | 19 | 3,185 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #525 | 16 | 11,671 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| TN | 0 | #799 | 31 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,145 | 32 | 20,130 |
Faïza is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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