Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Latifah Name Meaning in Islam
Gentle.
- Meaning
- Gentle. South Asian/Western spelling
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ل-ط-ف
- Urdu
- لطیفہ
- Pronunciation
- la-TI-fah
- Lucky number
- 8
Is Latifah an Islamic name? Yes. Latifah is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Gentle. South Asian/Western spelling. It was carried by Queen Latifah. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ل-ط-ف. South Asian / Western transliteration of Laṭīfa. Same root l-ṭ-f.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Latifah joins fire to earth, the will that decides with the patience that lasts. This is a name that asks its bearer to burn steadily rather than in bursts, and to plant what the fire has cleared. Running through the reading is Al-Latif, the Gracious, carried as an unshowy kindness that reaches the tender parts, and beside it Al-Tawwab, the Relenting, adding the readiness to return and be returned to. A person named Latifah is the kind of person a village grows around.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Gentle. South Asian h-ending spelling. Queen Latifah (born Dana Owens) chose this Arabic name, bringing it to global recognition. Al-Latif is a divine name. Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and Western Muslim girls use this spelling.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Queen Latifah . American Muslim rapper, singer and actress, Academy Award nominee for 'Chicago' (2002); born Dana Owens, took the Arabic name Latifah at age eight
How to Pronounce Latifah
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Variants of this name
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Names sharing the ل Lam influence
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Latifah
What does the name Latifah mean?
The letters that build Latifah each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about Latifah? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Latifah? →
Is Latifah mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Latifah mean in Urdu?
The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Latifah. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Latifah a good Islamic name?
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Is Latifah a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Latifah in Ilm ul Huroof?
The reading comes from Ilm ul Huroof, the letter-science Ibn Arabi taught. Each letter in Latifah carries an ontological role. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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