Hanife is a female name of
Turkish 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
Hanife Çetiner (14 June 1938 – 10 January 2011) was a Turkish fashion designer.
An art and home economics teacher, Çetiner started her career in fashion in 1990 and gained significant popularity over the next decade by making couture women' ...
(1938–2011), Turkish fashion designer
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Hanife Demiryol (born 1992), Turkish women's footballer
See also
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Hanifa (disambiguation) 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
* Hənif ...
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Turkish feminine given names
Feminine given names