Tawfik Explained
| Tawfiq |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ar/
pronounced as /tr/ |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | successful, fortunate |
| Origin: | Arabic |
| Alternative Spelling: | Tewfik, Taoufic, Tawfiq, Tawfeeq, Toufic, Thoufeeq, Thoufeeque, among many other alterations in the Latin alphabet. |
| Shortform: | TFQ |
Tawfik (Arabic: توفيق), or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (Arabic: [[و]]-[[ف]]-[[ق]]), which means to agree or to reconcile. Tawfik translates to, "the ability or opportunity to achieve success". A spelling of Tewfik or Toufic is used more among French speakers. Tawfik can be used as a given name or surname. Since it is considered a "neutral" name in the Arabic language, many Arabic-speaking Christians as well as Muslims are named Tawfik. The Turkish equivalent is Tevfik, the Azerbaijani equivalent is Tofig or Tofiq, the Albanian equivalent is Tefik, the Bosnian equivalent is Teufik. Taoufik and Toufic are common in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria). Thoufeeque, Thoufeeq and Thoufeek are common in India. A phonetically similar Jewish name is Tovik or Tuvik (Hebrew: תוביק), actually a Yiddish diminutive of the Biblical Hebrew name Toviyah, which led to the Greek equivalent Tobias (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Τοβίας).
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Given name
Taoufik
- Taoufik Baccar (born 1950), Tunisian politician
- Taoufik Belbouli (born 1954), Tunisian boxer
- Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), Tunisian journalist
- Taoufik Ben Othman (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
- Taoufik Bouachrine (born 1969), Moroccan journalist
- Taoufik Charfeddine (born 1968), Tunisian politician
- Taoufik Chobba (born 1982), Tunisian boxer
- Taoufik Djemail (born 1948), Tunisian handball player
- Taoufik Hicheri (born 1965), Tunisian footballer
- Taoufik Maaouia (born 1959), Tunisian weightlifter
- Taoufik Makhloufi (born 1988), Algerian athlete
- Taoufik Mehedhebi (born 1965), Tunisian footballer
- Taoufik Rouabah (born 1970), Algerian football manager
- Taoufik Salhi (born 1979), Tunisian footballer
Tawfik
- Tawfiq Ali (born 1990), Palestinian footballer
- Tawfik Abu Al-Huda, also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894–1956), Jordanian politician, served several terms as Prime Minister of Jordan
- Tawfik Hamid (born 1961), Egyptian author
- Tawfik Jaber (died 2008), Palestinian chief of police in Gaza
- Tawfik Khatib (born 1954), Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset
- Tawfik Toubi (1922–2011), Israeli Arab communist politician
Taufic
- Taufic Guarch (born 1991), Mexican footballer of Lebanese descent
Taufik
Taufeeq
Taufiq
Tawfiq
- Tawfiq Bay or Sayyid Ahmad Tawfiq Bay Sharif Efendi or Tevfik Pasha, Syrian Arab traveler
- Tawfiq Canaan (1882–1964), Palestinian physician, medical researcher, ethnographer, and Palestinian nationalist
- Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987), Egyptian writer and visionary
- Tawfiq Al-Nimri (1918–2011), Jordanian singer and composer
- Tawfiq Sayigh (1923–1971), Palestinian academic, writer and journalist
- Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1892–1968), Iraqi politician who served as 5th Prime Minister of Iraq on three occasions stretching from 1929 to 1950
- Tawfiq Ziad (1929–1994), Palestinian politician well known for his "poetry of protest"
Teufik
Tewfik
Toufic
- Majid Toufic Arslan, titled Emir Majid Arslan (1908–1983), Lebanese Druze leader and politician
- Toufic Aboukhater (born 1934), Monaco-based Palestinian/Lebanese businessman
- Toufic Ali (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
- Toufic El Bacha (1924–2005), Lebanese composer and musician
- Toufic Barbir (fl. 1939–1941), Lebanese footballer
- Toufic Farroukh (born 1958), Lebanese jazz composer, working in France
- Toufic El Hajj, Lebanon international rugby league footballer
- Toufic Jaber (born 1962), Lebanese diplomat
- Toufic Maatouk, Lebanese orchestra conductor
Toufik
Tefik
Tevfik
- Tevfik Akbaşlı (born 1962), Turkish composer
- Tevfik Altındağ (born 1988), Turkish footballer
- Tevfik Başer (born 1951), Turkish-German film director and screenwriter
- Tevfik Esenç (1904–1992), last known speaker of the Ubykh language
- Tevfik Fikret (1867–1915), Turkish poet
- Tevfik Gelenbe (1931–2004), Turkish actor
- Tevfik Köse (born 1988), Turkish footballer
- Tevfik Kış (born 1934), Turkish wrestler
- Tevfik Odabaşı (born 1981), Turkish wrestler
- Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883–1972), Turkish politician
- Neyzen Tevfik (1879–1953), Turkish poet
Tofig
- Tofig Bakikhanov, Azerbaijani composer
- Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000), Azerbaijani composer, pianist, conductor
- Tofig Gasimov (1938–2020), Azerbaijani politician and diplomat
- Tofig Huseynzade (1946–2006), Azerbaijani philologist, folklorist, journalist and poet
- Tofig Ismayilov (film director) (1939–2016), Azerbaijani film director, screenwriter and film scholar
- Tofig Ismayilov (politician) (1933–1991), Azerbaijani politician, administrator, first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan
- Tofig Zulfugarov, Azerbaijani politician and government minister
Tofiq
- Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan
Tufi
- Tufi Duek (born 1954), Brazilian fashion designer
Surname
Taoufik
Taufiq
- Pervez Taufiq (born 1974), American vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band Living syndication
Tawfik
Tawfiq
Tewfik
Toufic
Places
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