Yafa

Hebrew

"beautiful"

Yafa Origin and Meaning

The name Yafa is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "beautiful".

Derived from the Hebrew word for beauty, Yafa (also written as Yaffa), is an equivalent to the Yiddish Shayna. Familiar in Israel, it may also be used in Palestine, likely in honor the city of Jaffa (also (also called Yāfā Yāfō, and Japho), which became part of Israel after 1948 Palestine War.

Sources are divided on how the city got its name, but theories include that it was named for either the Biblical Noah's son Japheth after the flood, or for the Greek mythological figures Cassiopeia and Antiopa), meaning "expansion", "cassia juice", and "confronting" respectively.

Famous People Named Yafa

• Yafa Yarkoni Israeli singer