Lateef

From Arabic لَطِيف (laṭīf, “gentle, kind”).

Lateef

1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.

• Lateef is one of the 99 names of God (اَللَّطِيف (al-laṭīf, “the All-gentle”)). Accordingly some people prefer to use عَبْدُ اللَطِيف (ʕabdu l-laṭīf, “servant of the All-gentle”) (Abdulateef, Abdullateef).

• fatele, leafet