Safina, which means ‘ship or boat”, is an Arabic name which also occurs in Swahili and Somali. Due to its unique meaning and origins, this makes an excellent name choice for baby girls.

Dinara Safina was on an upward trajectory in 2005. The young Russian star won two titles at Prague and Berlin before upstaging a top 20 player at Wimbledon by taking one set off a top 20 player in the third round. Soon thereafter, Dinara Safina emerged as a dark horse to reach the US Open final – starting out strong by defeating Julia Goerges and Kaia Kanepi before meeting up with Serena Williams who proved too powerful for her to withstand. But her hopes eventually petered out as soon as Serena returned into her prime.

Safina lost in straight sets 6-3 6-2 and her ascent to stardom came to an abrupt halt. Although she did play some solid matches the following year – such as reaching a quarterfinal at US Open – Safina never found consistent form again.

Carl Safina is an award-winning author and conservationist whose nonfiction writing examines how humans are altering the natural world, how this impacts nonhuman species, and its consequences for humanity as a whole. A MacArthur, Pew, and Guggenheim Fellow; host of 10-part PBS series Saving the Ocean with Carl Safina; endowed chair at Stony Brook University’s nature and humanity department; Orion Lannan National Academies Literary Awards winner – Carl’s approach is transparent yet honest so as to engage his publics effectively — physically emotionally as well as economically.