Elif (name)
Elif is a name that is most commonly given to females in Turkey, but is also popular in other countries such as the Netherlands. In Greece, it is associated with the name Nefeli. It originates from the Arabic word for the first letter of the Ottoman Turkish alphabet. Like the shape of the letter, it is thus taken to mean 'slender or upright'.
Given name
Notable Turkish people with this name include:- Begünhan Elif Ünsal, Turkish archer
- Elif Ağca Yarar,Turkish retired volleyball player
- Ayliva, German singer and musician
- Elif Altınkaynak, Turkish archer
- Elif Sıla Aydın,Turkish handball player
- Elif Batuman, American author, academic, journalist
- Elif Bayram, Turkish basketball player
- Elif Berra Gökkır, Turkish archer
- Elif Beyza Aşık, Turkish sports shooter
- Elif Celep, Turkish gymnast
- Elif Ceren Çolak, Turkish trampoline gymnast
- Elif Çomoğlu Ülgen, Turkish diplomat
- Elif Demirezer, German-Turkish pop singer and songwriter
- Elif Deniz, Turkish footballer
- Elif Doğan, Turkish actress
- Elif Doğan Türkmen, Turkish politician
- Elif Ekşi, Turkish archer
- İlayda Elif Elhih, Turkish actress
- Elif Elmas, Macedonian footballer from North Macedonia
- Elif Gülbayrak, Turkish volleyball player
- Elif Gülşen, Turkish judoka
- Elif Güneri, Turkish boxer
- Elif Keskin, Turkish women's footballer
- Elif Kızılkaya, Turkish curler
- Elif Köroğlu, Turkish football referee
- Elif Naci, Turkish journalist, painter, writer and curator
- Elif Nur Turhan, Turkish boxer
- Elif Shafak, Turkish-British writer and activist
- Elif Şahin, Turkish volleyball player
- Elif Sözen-Kohl, Turkish banker
- Elif Uysal, Turkish electrical engineer
- Elif Jale Yeşilırmak, Turkish wrestler of Russian origin
- Elif Yıldırım, Turkish middle-distance runner
Middle name
- Eylem Elif Maviş, Turkish mountaineer