hafza as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of hafza

What is the meaning of the name hafza ?

The baby name hafza is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈhæf.zə/; Arabic: /ħaf.sa/; respelling: HAF-zah.

hafza is Arabic in Origin.

Hafza is a less common transliteration of the Arabic feminine name Hafsa/Hafsah (حفصة), from the root ḥ‑f‑ṣ. Classical lexicons define hafṣ as “a young lion” or “lion‑cub,” giving the name the sense “young lioness” or “little lioness.” Some modern name guides also gloss it as “gathering/bundle,” though classical usage favors the leonine meaning. Variants include Hafsa, Hafsah, Hafsaa, and the Turkish form Hafsa; the related masculine name is Hafs. The spelling Hafza appears in South Asian and diaspora contexts as a phonetic transliteration.

The name is anchored in early Islam through Hafsa bint ʿUmar (d. 665), wife of the Prophet Muhammad and “Mother of the Believers,” associated with safeguarding the written collection (muṣḥaf) of the Qur’an. Ottoman prominence - especially Hafsa Sultan, mother of Süleyman the Magnificent - helped spread it in Turkey and the Balkans. Today, Hafza/Hafsa is widely used across the Arab world, Turkey, South Asia, and East Africa.

⚙ hafza is a rare name. It doesn't appear in any of the major national birth registries we track; we found only 119 recorded uses across 18 countries. Expect very few children to share this name.