Arabic/Turkish · Girl name
Elif
“slender, delicate”
About the name Elif
Elif is a girls’ name used in Arabic and Turkish, meaning ‘slender’ or ‘delicate’. It is derived from the Arabic letter ‘Alif’, the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, which is written as a single vertical stroke. Because of that shape, Ottoman poets compared a slender, upright figure to an alif, and the name is commonly used in Turkish literature and poetry. A well-known bearer is the Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak.
- Meaning
- slender, delicate
- Origin
- Arabic/Turkish
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- eh-LEEF(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Elif
- Elif Rose
- Elif Marie
- Elif Ayla
- Elif Sophie
- Elif Jade
Questions about Elif
- What does Elif mean?
- Elif is an Arabic name meaning "slender, delicate".
- How do you pronounce Elif?
- Elif is pronounced eh-LEEF, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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