Wafaa (name)

Wafaa is a common female given name in the Arab world.

Wafaa in the Arabic language is an adjective meaning "Faithfulness" or "Loyalty". It is spelled with a double a at the end to compensate for the letter "hamza" at the end of the name. Phonetically it is pronounced with a cut.

Wafaa may refer to:

• Wafaa Bilal (b. 1966), an Iraqi American artist
• Wafaa Lamrani (b. 1960), a Moroccan poet
• Wafaa El-Sadr, director of the International Center for AIDS Care and Treatment Programs
• Wafaa Abed Al Razzaq (b. 1952), an Iraqi poet and writer