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Tawfiq
PronunciationArabic: [ˈtawˌfiːq, ˈtoː-, ˈtu-]
Turkish: [ˈtevfiq]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic
Meaningsuccessful, fortunate
Other names
Alternative spellingTewfik, Taoufic, Tawfiq, Tawfeeq, Toufic among many other alterations in the Latin alphabet.

Tawfik (Template:Lang-ar), or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (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. The Hebrew equivalent is Tovik or Tuvik (תוביק). Tawfik has a similar meaning to the Greek Tobias (Τοβίας). Taoufik and Toufic are common in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria).

Given name

Taoufik

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

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 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"

Tewfik

  • Tewfik Pasha (1852–1892), also known as Tawfiq of Egypt, Khedive of Egypt and the Sudan between 1879 and 1892 and the sixth ruler from the Muhammad Ali Dynasty
  • Ahmed Tewfik El Madani (1899–1983), Algerian nationalist leader and a minister of the GPRA
  • Mohammed Ali Tewfik (1875–1955), the heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan from 1892–99 and 1936–1952
  • Tewfik Allal (born 1947), Moroccan writer and a prominent political figure
  • Tewfik Pasha (Tawfiq of Egypt) (1852–1892), Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892
  • Tewfik Saleh (1926–2013), Egyptian film director and writer
  • Tewfik Mishlawi (1935–2012), Lebanese journalist
  • Tewfik Allal (born 1947), Moroccan writer and political figure
  • Tewfik Abdullah (born 1896), Egyptian footballer

Toufic

  • Toufic Aboukhater (born 1934), Monaco-based Palestinian/Lebanese billionaire businessman
  • Toufic El Bacha (1924–2005), Lebanese composer and musician
  • Toufic Farroukh, Lebanese jazz composer, working in France
  • Toufic El Hajj, Lebanon international rugby league footballer
  • Majid Toufic Arslan, titled Emir Majid Arslan (1908–1983), Lebanese Druze leader, politician, Mp and minister and head of the Arslan feudal Druze ruling family

Toufik

Tefik

Tevfik

Tofig

Tofiq

  • Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan

Toufic

Others

Surname

Taoufik

Tawfik

Tawfiq

Toufic

Tewfik

Taufiq

  • Pervez Taufiq (born 1974), American vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band Living syndication

Toufic

See also

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