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Latif

/la-TEEF/Fulani & Hausa & Swahili · a boy’s name

Gentle, kind, and gracious

In Fulani

How to say it
la-TEEF
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea, Mali
How common
uncommon · also a surname
For a girl
Latifa

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LatifLateef

From the same family

In Hausa

How to say it
lah-TEEF
Given to
Boys
Used in
Nigeria, Niger
How common
common

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LatifLateef

From the same family

In Swahili

How to say it
la-TEEF
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

LatifLateef

From the same family