Elif (name) explained

Elif (pronounced as /tr/) 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 Turkish 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]

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 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

• • Alpha (name)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nameberry . n.d. . Elif - Baby Name Meaning, Origin, and Popularity . 13 May 2022 . Nameberry . en.
2. Web site: Campbell . Mike . 25 April 2021 . added 1 July 2008 . Meaning, origin and history of the name Elif . 13 May 2022 . Behind the Name . en.
3. elif . . 13 May 2022 . n.d. . Tureng Translation.