Arabic · Boy name
Latif
“kind, gentle”
About the name Latif
Latif is derived from Arabic latif, meaning kind or gentle, and can also mean ‘subtle’. In Islamic texts al-Latif, ‘the Subtle’ or ‘the Gentle’, is one of the names describing God’s attributes. As a given name it is often used in compound form as Abdul Latif, ‘servant of the Gentle’. The name is common in South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai was an eighteenth-century Sufi poet of Sindh.
- Meaning
- kind, gentle
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- lah-TEEF(2 syl.)
Middle names for Latif
- Latif Ali
- Latif Hussein
- Latif Zaid
- Latif Omar
- Latif Khalil
Questions about Latif
- What does Latif mean?
- Latif is an Arabic name meaning "kind, gentle".
- How do you pronounce Latif?
- Latif is pronounced lah-TEEF, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Latif?
- Variants of Latif include Lateef, Latief.
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