Lateef
English edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf, “gentle, kind”).
Proper noun edit
Lateef
- 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).