Nafisa or also spelled as Nafesa and Nafisah is an Arabic feminine given name meaning valuable, precious, extremely desired. Its literal meaning is “something so good and valuable that people compete for it”, derived from the N-F-S root (to breathe, to compete), which is mentioned in many places in the
Quran.
People named Nafisa include:
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Nafisa Ali, Indian actor-politician
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Nafisa Joseph, Indian model
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Nafisa Shah (born 1968), Pakistani politician
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Nafisa Abdullahi
Nafisat Abdulrahman Abdullahi is a Nigerian actress, film producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects o ...
, (born 1991) Nigerian
Kannywood actress
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Nafisa Abdullaeva
Dr. Nafisa Abdullaeva is an Uzbek lawyer, business scholar, textbook author, writer, and poet. She was a consultant to the Uzbek Senate and was involved in legislative processes in Uzbekistan.
Education
Abdullaeva holds an MA in International Rel ...
(born 1978), Uzbekistan lawyer and business-coach
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Nafisah Ahmad Zen Shahab
Nafisah Ahmad Zen Shahab ( ar-at, نفیسه أحمد زين شهاب , Nafīsah ʾAḥmad Zayn Šahāb; ; born August 1, 1946) is an Indonesian batik trader from Palembang, South Sumatra. Nafisah is known as a mother who acts as the sole parent ...
, Indonesian businessperson
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Arabic feminine given names