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Latifa name meaning

لطيفة

Latifa · la-TEE-fah

Gentle and kind in her dealings.

Gender
Girl
Origin
Arabic
Arabic root
ل ط ف
Pronunciation
la-TEE-fah
Other spellings
Latifah

About the name Latifa

Latifa comes from the root l-t-f, gentleness and subtlety. Al-Latif, the Subtle and Kind, is one of the names of God. The name is common in the Gulf, Morocco and Egypt. English spellings include Latifa and Latifah. The masculine form Latif is used for boys, often in the compound Abdullatif, "servant of the Kind". The stress falls on the second syllable, with a long "ee".

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What is the origin of the name Latifa?

Latifa (لطيفة) is an Arabic name, from the Arabic root ل ط ف. Gentle and kind in her dealings.

How do you write Latifa in Arabic?

In Arabic script it is written لطيفة. In English it is also spelled Latifah.