- Origin: Arabic لَطِيْف
- Meaning: “gentle; kind; benevolent.”
Latif is a masculine given-name which comes directly from the Arabic word لَطِيف (gentle; kind; benevolent). In Islam, Al-Latif لطيف, (the Kind; the Benevolent) is one of the 99 names of Allah (God). It’s feminine form is Latifa.
Latif & Latifa are commonly used throughout the Islamic world.
A notable American bearer is actress & singer, Queen Latifah.
Other forms include:
- Latıif (m), Latıifa (f) (Avar)
- Lətif (m), Lətife (f) (Azeri)
- Latheef, Latheefa (Dhivehi)
- Latifah (f) (Indonesian, Malaysian)
- Letîf (m), Letîfe (f) (Kurdish)
- Lәtyjif (m), Lәtyjifә (f) (Tatar)
- Letife (f) (Turkish)
- Lateef لطیف, Lateefa(h) (Urdu)
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