Hanife is a female name of
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
origin.
It is the Turkish form of the Arabic name
Hanifa Hanifa (حنيفة) is an Arabic given name, the feminine form of Hanif, which means "incline" (to the right religion, i.e. Islam). It may refer to:
* Abu Hanifa, founder of Hanafi school of jurisprudence
* V. M. C. Haneefa, Indian actor
* Həni ...
, the feminine form of
Hanif
In Islam, a ( ar, حنيف, ḥanīf; plural: , ), meaning "renunciate", is someone who maintains the pure monotheism of the patriarch Abraham. More specifically, in Islamic thought, renunciates were the people who, during the pre-Islamic perio ...
, which means "bend" (to the right religion).
Given name
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Hanife Çetiner (1938–2011), Turkish fashion designer
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Hanife Demiryol
Hanife Demiryol (born September 19, 1992) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's Second Football League for Akdeniz Nurçelik Spor with jersey number 91. She was a member of the Turkish women's nationa ...
(born 1992), Turkish women's footballer
See also
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Hanifa (disambiguation)
References
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Turkish feminine given names
Feminine given names