Atif
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ʕaːtˤɪf] Egyptian Arabic: [ʕɑːtˤef] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Origin | |
Meaning | "Kind one" |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Aatef, Aatif |
Atif (also spelled Atef, Arabic: عاطف) is a masculine Arabic name generally used in the Muslim world, it means "the kind one".
Given name
- Atef Adwan, Minister of Refugees in the Palestinian Authority
- Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer
- Atif Bashir, German footballer
- Atef Bseiso, Palestine Liberation Organization head of intelligence
- Atif Dudaković, Bosnian army general
- Atef Ebeid, Prime Minister of Egypt from October 1999 to July 2004
- Atef Maoua, Tunisian basketball player
- Atef El-Tayeb, Arab Egyptian film director
Surname
- Mahmoud Omar Mohammed Bin Atef, Yemeni extrajudicial prisoner of the United States