Given name · also Turkish

Aqif

Aqif is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Albanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Aqif comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish عاكف (Âkif), from Arabic عَاكِف.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

People named Aqif

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