نَايِف
Nayef: meaning of the name
Boy Arabic origin Nāyif
“Lofty, eminent”, rising above
Meaning of the name Nayef
Nayif comes from the root n-w-f of height: nafa, “to rise, to tower, to exceed”; a mountain is said to be munif, “towering”, and nayyif means “a little more than” (nayyif wa-ʿishrun, “twenty-odd”). The name expresses eminence and high rank. It is widely borne in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan.
- In Arabic
- نَايِف نايف
- Transliteration
- Nāyif
- Root
- ن و ف
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
Is Nayef in the Quran?
No: neither the name Nayef nor its root appears in the Quran. A name can be beautiful and permissible without coming from the Quran.
Is this name permissible?
No text or scholarly opinion concerns the name Nayef in particular: the general rules of Islam apply.
Read the rules for choosing a name
This page is an aid to reflection, not a fatwa. For a personal case, ask a person of knowledge.
Writing Nayef in each language
- French
- Nayef, Naïf, Nayif
- English
- Nayef, Naif
- Spanish
- Nayef, Naif
- Turkish
- Nayif
- Arabic
- نَايِف
Similar names
Same root (ن و ف)
- Nawafنَوَّاف “Very lofty, towering”, from nafa, “to rise”
- Noufنَوْف “Elevation, the highest point”, that which towers above