Elif (Turkish pronunciation: [Elif]) is a name that is most commonly given to females in Turkey, but is also popular in other countries such as the Netherlands.[1][2] It originates from the Turkish word for the first letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Like the shape of the letter, it is thus taken to mean 'slender or upright'.[3][1]
List of people
Notable Turkish people (unless otherwise mentioned) with this name include:
- Begünhan Elif Ünsal (born 1993), Turkish archer
- Elif Ağca Yarar (born 1984),Turkish retired volleyball player
- Elif Sıla Aydın (born 1996),Turkish handball player
- Elif Batuman (born 1977), American author, academic, journalist
- Elif Bayram (born 2001), Turkish basketball player
- Elif Demirezer (born 1992), German-Turkish pop singer and songwriter
- Elif Deniz (born 1993),Turkish footballer
- İlayda Elif Elhih, Turkish actress
- Elif Elmas (born 1999), Macedonian footballer from North Macedonia
- Elif Gülbayrak (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player
- Elif Keskin (born 2002), Turkish women's footballer
- Elif Kızılkaya (born 1991), curler
- Elif Köroğlu, Turkish football referee
- Elif Shafak (born 1971), Turkish-British writer and activist
- Elif Şahin (born 2001), Turkish volleyball player
- Elif Jale Yeşilırmak (born 1986), Turkish wrestler of Russian origin
- Elif Yıldırım (born 1990), Turkish middle-distance runner.
See also
- Aleph – First letter of many Semitic abjads
- Alpha (name)
- All pages with titles beginning with Elif
- All pages with titles containing Elif
- Elif (disambiguation)
References
- 1 2 Nameberry (n.d.). "Elif - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity". Nameberry. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ Campbell, Mike (25 April 2021) [added 1 July 2008]. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Elif". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ Tureng Translation, ed. (n.d.). "elif". Tureng Turkish English Dictionary. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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