Given name · also Turkish

Hanife

Hanife is a feminine given name from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Turkish and Albanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Hanife comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish حنیفه (Hanife), from Arabic حَنِيفَة; its root is Arabic ح ن ف.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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