Shafika

A Quranic Name for Girls

Meaning: Kind, Compassionate and Tenderhearted

Shafika is variant of Shafiqa and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Shafika or Shafiqa, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Shafiqa.

Full Meaning of Shafika

Shafika is an indirect Quranic name for girls that means “compassionate”, “sympathetic”, ‘eager to do good”. It is derived from the SH-F-Q (pity, twilight) root which is used in many places in the Quran.

I swear by the afterglow of sunset… (Quran 84:16)