Meaning: Slender, upright; the first letter
The story
Elif takes its name from alif, the first Arabic letter. Its upright written shape is associated with slenderness in Turkish naming.
Spellings & variants
- Alif
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Elif comes from Turkish and Arabic.
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