Akif

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	akif	update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	akif	added (from user-submitted name 116119)
3/25/2020, 11:27 PM	HL	116119
7/5/2018, 9:02 AM	Evil	116119
7/5/2018, 9:02 AM	Evil	116119
4/14/2017, 8:36 PM	Evil	116119
7/9/2011, 12:13 AM	anonymous

Gender Masculine

Usage Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu

Scripts عاكف(Arabic) عاکف(Urdu)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈʕaː.kif/(Arabic) /aː.ˈcif/(Turkish)

Note In Turkish and Azerbaijani this name is written with a dotted İ. It appears as AKİF in uppercase and akif in lowercase.

Meaning & History

Means "devoted, focused" in Arabic. It refers to one who practices اعتكاف (iʿtikāf), which is seclusion inside a mosque for a period of time to worship.