Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Nazif

Nazif /naˈzif/

“clean, pure”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
N
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6As a first name
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Nazif?

Nazif

IPA /naˈzif/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Nazif mean?

Nazif comes from Arabic naẓīf ‘clean, pure’, the adjective of the verb naẓafa ‘to be clean’. It was used for ‘clean’ in Ottoman Turkish and lives on mainly as a male given name; nezafet ‘cleanliness’ is from the same root.1

What is Nazif made of?

Nazif is a single root: nazif (nazif: clean, pure).

Nazif root nazif nazif: clean, pure ARABIC naẓīf “clean, pure” Nazif nazif root nazif: clean, pure naẓīf ARABIC “clean, pure”
Nazif: parts and root words
  • naẓīf Arabic — clean, pure1

How was the name Nazif formed?

Nazif belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Nazif?

  1. Süleyman Nazif politician 1870–1927
  2. Mehmet Nazif Bey calligrapher 1846–1913

People surnamed Nazif as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Nazif also a first name?

Yes. Nazif is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “clean, pure”.

Nazif as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: nazif accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Nazif accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Nazif

Q1

What does the surname Nazif mean?

Nazif comes from Arabic naẓīf ‘clean, pure’, the adjective of the verb naẓafa ‘to be clean’. It was used for ‘clean’ in Ottoman Turkish and lives on mainly as a male given name; nezafet ‘cleanliness’ is from the same root.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Nazif?

The root word of Nazif is naẓīf (Arabic): “clean, pure”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Nazif?

Na·zif, 2 syllables; IPA: /naˈzif/.