Shifa

/SH-IH-F-AA/

Girl Muslim Urdu origin IndianPakistani

Healing and cure, a restoration to wholeness, from the Arabic shifa. The Quran calls itself a shifa, a healing for what is in the hearts, anchoring the name to spiritual as well as bodily mending, so the bearer carries the gentle work of making broken things whole again.

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Yes — Shifa is a Muslim girl name of Urdu origin, meaning “Healing and cure, a restoration to wholeness, from the Arabic shifa. The Quran calls itself a shifa, a healing for what is in the hearts, anchoring the name to spiritual as well as bodily mending, so the bearer carries the gentle work of making broken things whole again.”.

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Meaning & origin

Shifa is a girl's name of Urdu origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Healing and cure, a restoration to wholeness, from the Arabic shifa. The Quran calls itself a shifa, a healing for what is in the hearts, anchoring the name to spiritual as well as bodily mending, so the bearer carries the gentle work of making broken things whole again." and belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.

Common among Indian, Pakistani, American, British, Bangladeshi families, Shifa carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

What would a baby named Shifa look like?

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What does Shifa's numerology say?

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Shifa resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean

introspection and spiritual wisdom

Chaldean

compassion and humanitarian service

Shifa's destiny number is 7 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Shifa's full reading →

Does Shifa go with your family's names?

Shifa breaks into 4 sounds: /SH-IH-F-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Shifa sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Shifa beside your family's names →

Names similar to Shifa

If Shifa resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Muslim girl names, common in Indian families

Aisha

Alive, living, she who thrives — Aisha was the beloved wife of Prophet Muhammad, renowned for her sharp intellect, her mastery of hadith, and her role as one of Islam's foremost scholars

Fatima

She who abstains, the shining one — Fatima al-Zahra is the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad and the mother of his grandsons Hasan and Husayn. Revered across all branches of Islam as the foremost woman of paradise, her name carries maternal devotion, spiritual purity, and the luminous grace of one called 'the Radiant' by her own father

Maryam

The exalted one, the only woman named in the Quran — Maryam mother of Isa is honoured in an entire surah bearing her name, praised as the woman chosen above all women of all worlds. Her name bridges Islam and Christianity with shared reverence, carrying purity, miraculous grace, and the courage of a mother who bore her child alone beneath a palm tree

Khadija

The premature child who thrives, the early-born who surpasses all expectations — Khadija bint Khuwaylid was the first wife of Prophet Muhammad, a successful merchant and the first person to accept Islam. Her name carries entrepreneurial strength, unwavering loyalty, and the pioneering spirit of a woman who believed before anyone else dared to

Sharing the same meaning

Other Muslim girl names from the Peace cluster

Emine

Trustworthy, safe, dependable, the Turkish form of Arabic Amina, from a root meaning security and faithfulness. It names one in whom others may safely place their trust, a long-standing and still-familiar Turkish women's name carrying the warmth of loyalty and steadfast reliability.

Azra

Untouched, pure, maidenly, a name widely used among Turkish Muslim families and read as one of unblemished purity. It carries gentle senses of innocence, modesty, and delicacy, and has long been a soft, graceful choice in the Turkish naming tradition.

Roya

Dream, vision — from Persian roʼyā, ‘a dream seen in sleep,’ sharing its root with Arabic ruʼyā, the visionary dream named in the Quran. A soft, literary Persian feminine name evoking the dreaming imagination.

Names that sound similar

Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Shifa

Shirinbanu

Sweet lady — from Persian, Shirinbanu is one of those names whose core meaning remains immediately understood across cultural boundaries

Syifa

The Quran describes itself as a shifa, a healing for what is in the hearts, and parents who name daughters Syifa are expressing the hope that she will be a source of healing in the world

Şeyma

Distinctively marked, one bearing a beauty spot or mole that sets her apart. This is the Turkish spelling of the classical Arabic Shayma, the name of a foster-sister of the Prophet Muhammad in early Islamic memory, where the mark was read as a sign of singular grace rather than mere ornament.

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Common questions about Shifa

What does the name Shifa mean?

Shifa means "Healing and cure, a restoration to wholeness, from the Arabic shifa. The Quran calls itself a shifa, a healing for what is in the hearts, anchoring the name to spiritual as well as bodily mending, so the bearer carries the gentle work of making broken things whole again.." It is a girl name of Urdu origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Shifa a boy or girl name?

Shifa is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Shifa?

Shifa is of Urdu origin, used in Muslim tradition, commonly among Indian, Pakistani, American families.

Is Shifa a Muslim name?

Yes. Shifa is a girl name traditionally used in Muslim families, of Urdu origin.

What does Shifa mean in Urdu?

Shifa originates from Urdu, where it means "Healing and cure, a restoration to wholeness, from the Arabic shifa. The Quran calls itself a shifa, a healing for what is in the hearts, anchoring the name to spiritual as well as bodily mending, so the bearer carries the gentle work of making broken things whole again.."

What is the numerology of Shifa?

Shifa has a Pythagorean destiny number of 7 — introspection and spiritual wisdom.

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