Lateef
English
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf, “gentle, kind”).
Proper noun
editLateef
- A male given name from Arabic
- A surname from Arabic.
Usage notes
edit- Lateef is one of the 99 names of God (اَللَّطِيف (al-laṭīf, “the All-gentle”)). Accordingly some people prefer to use عَبْدُ اللَطِيف (ʕabdu l-laṭīf, “servant of the All-gentle”) (Abdulateef, Abdullateef).