Hanif

See also: hanif

English

Alternative forms

(surname): Haniff

Etymology

From Arabic حَنِيف (ḥanīf, “true believer, righteous (person)”).

Proper noun

Hanif (plural Hanifs)

A male given name from Arabic
A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Hanif is the 20382^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1304 individuals. Hanif is most common among Black/African American (71.93%) individuals.

Noun

Hanif (plural Hanifs)

Alternative letter-case form of hanif

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanif”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.

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