Given name · also Turkish
Atıf
“compassionate”
Atıf is a masculine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Atıf goes back to Arabic عَاطِف, meaning “compassionate.”
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Where it comes from
Atıf comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish عاطف (Âtıf), from Arabic عَاطِف (“compassionate”); its root is Arabic ع ط ف.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Atıf’s family of names
In Turkish usage, Atıf continues an earlier form in عاطف.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Atıf
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