Elif

Where Elif comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Elif.

Elif through the years
  1. 1977
    First appearance
    #8,444 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2024
    Peak, #1,753
    115 babies named Elif, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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