Elif
Elif is a Turkish female given name of Arabic origin, derived from Alif ( Arabic ا), the first letter of the Arabic alphabet, and with the meaning "rank" or "slim" like this letter:
| No. | Surname | pronunciation | Final | Medial | Initial | Isolated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alif | Long a or Hamzaträger at the beginning of the word without its own sound value | ـﺎ | ـﺎ* | آ* | آ´ |
Name bearers
First name
- Elif Aşkın (* 1988), Turkish biathlete
- Elif Batuman (* 1977), American author
- Elif Güneri (* 1987), Turkish boxer
- Elif Özmen (* 1974), German philosopher and university professor
- Elif Senel (* 1978), German presenter
- Elif Shafak (* 1971), Turkish writer
- Elif Turan (* 1984), Turkish musician and pop singer
stage name
- Elif Demirezer (* 1992), German-Turkish pop singer Elif
additional
- Monumental tombs in Elif, Hisar and Hasanoğlu , Roman monumental tombs in the Turkish province of Gaziantep
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elif on www.vornamen-weltweit.de
- ↑ Elif in the dictionary of names (Turkish)
- ↑ Elif on www.behindthename.com (English)