Elif

eh-lif

Turkish and Arabic

"first letter in the alphabet, slender"

Elif Origin and Meaning

The name Elif is a boy's name of Turkish, Arab origin meaning "first letter in the alphabet, slender".

This is the Turkish form of Alif, the name of the first letter of the Arabic alphabet. Actor Natalie Portman gave another spelling to her son, Aleph. Elif can also mean "slender", from the Turkish phrase elif gibi, literally "shaped like Elif."

Elif Popularity

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