Elif (name)

Elif (Turkish pronunciation: [elif]) is a name that is most commonly given to females in Turkey, but is also popular in other countries such as the Netherlands. In Greece it is associated with the name Nefeli. [1][2] It originates from the Arabic word for the first letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Like the shape of the letter, it is thus taken to mean 'slender or upright'.[3][1]

Given name

Notable Turkish people (unless otherwise mentioned) with this name include:

• Begünhan Elif Ünsal (born 1993), Turkish archer
• Elif Ağca Yarar (born 1984),Turkish retired volleyball player
• Elif Sıla Aydın (born 1996),Turkish handball player
• Elif Batuman (born 1977), American author, academic, journalist
• Elif Bayram (born 2001), Turkish basketball player
• Elif Beyza Aşık (born 1994), Turkish sports shooter
• Elif Ceren Çolak (born 2005), Turkish trampoline gymnast
• Elif Demirezer (born 1992), German-Turkish pop singer and songwriter
• Elif Deniz (born 1993),Turkish footballer
• İlayda Elif Elhih, Turkish actress
• Elif Elmas (born 1999), Macedonian footballer from North Macedonia
• Elif Gülbayrak (born 1988), Turkish volleyball player
• Elif Keskin (born 2002), Turkish women's footballer
• Elif Kızılkaya (born 1991), curler
• Elif Köroğlu, Turkish football referee
• Elif Shafak (born 1971), Turkish-British writer and activist
• Elif Şahin (born 2001), Turkish volleyball player
• Elif Jale Yeşilırmak (born 1986), Turkish wrestler of Russian origin
• Elif Yıldırım (born 1990), Turkish middle-distance runner.

See also

• Aleph – First letter of many Semitic abjads
• Alpha (name)
• All pages with titles beginning with Elif
• All pages with titles containing Elif
• Elif (disambiguation)

References

1. Nameberry (n.d.). "Elif - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity". Nameberry. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
2. Campbell, Mike (25 April 2021) [added 1 July 2008]. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Elif". Behind the Name. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. Tureng Translation, ed. (n.d.). "elif". Tureng Turkish English Dictionary. Retrieved 13 May 2022.