Given name & surname · also Turkish
Şefik
“compassionate”
Şefik is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Şefik goes back to Arabic شَفِيق, meaning “compassionate.”
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Where it comes from
Şefik comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish شفيق (Şefik), from Arabic شَفِيق (“compassionate”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Şefik’s family of names
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Şefik
- Şefik AbalıTurkish-Austrian association football player (born 2002)
- Şefik AkerTurkish military officer and statesperson (1877–1964)
- Şefik BirkiyeTurkish-Belgian architect (born 1954)
- Şefik Avni ÖzüdoğruTurkish statesperson (1884–1960)
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