Tawfik

Tawfiq
Pronunciation	Arabic: [ˈtawˌfiːq, ˈtoː-, ˈtu-]; Turkish: [ˈtevfiq]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	successful, fortunate
Other names
Alternative spelling	Tewfik, Taoufic, Tawfiq, Tawfeeq, Toufic, Thoufeeq, Thoufeeque, among many other alterations in the Latin alphabet.
Short form(s)	TFQ

Tawfik (Arabic: توفيق), or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (و-ف-ق), which means to agree or to reconcile. Tawfik translates to, "the ability or opportunity to achieve success". A spelling of Tewfik or Toufic is used more among French speakers. Tawfik can be used as a given name or surname. Since it is considered a "neutral" name in the Arabic language, many Arabic-speaking Christians as well as Muslims are named Tawfik. The Turkish equivalent is Tevfik, the Azerbaijani equivalent is Tofig or Tofiq, the Albanian equivalent is Tefik, the Bosnian equivalent is Teufik. Taoufik and Toufic are common in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria). Thoufeeque, Thoufeeq and Thoufeek are common in India. A phonetically similar Jewish name is Tovik or Tuvik (תוביק), actually a Yiddish diminutive of the Biblical Hebrew name Toviyah, which led to the Greek equivalent Tobias (Τοβίας).

Given name

Taoufik

Taoufik Baccar (born 1950), Tunisian politician
Taoufik Belbouli (born 1954), Tunisian boxer
Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), Tunisian journalist
Taoufik Ben Othman (born 1939), Tunisian footballer
Taoufik Bouachrine (born 1969), Moroccan journalist
Taoufik Charfeddine (born 1968), Tunisian politician
Taoufik Chobba (born 1982), Tunisian boxer
Taoufik Djemail (born 1948), Tunisian handball player
Taoufik Hicheri (born 1965), Tunisian footballer
Taoufik Maaouia (born 1959), Tunisian weightlifter
Taoufik Makhloufi (born 1988), Algerian athlete
Taoufik Mehedhebi (born 1965), Tunisian footballer
Taoufik Rouabah (born 1970), Algerian football manager
Taoufik Salhi (born 1979), Tunisian footballer

Tawfik

Tawfiq Ali (born 1990), Palestinian footballer
Tawfik Abu Al-Huda, also known as Tawfik Pasha Abul-Huda) (1894–1956), Jordanian politician, served several terms as Prime Minister of Jordan
Tawfik Hamid (born 1961), Egyptian author
Tawfik Jaber (died 2008), Palestinian chief of police in Gaza
Tawfik Khatib (born 1954), Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset
Tawfik Toubi (1922–2011), Israeli Arab communist politician

Taufic

Taufic Guarch (born 1991), Mexican footballer of Lebanese descent

Taufik

Taufik Akbar (born 1951), Indonesian engineer and former astronaut candidate
Taufik Batisah (born 1981), Singaporean singer
Taufik Hidayat (born 1981), Indonesian badminton player
Taufik Hidayat (footballer, born 1993) (born 1993), Indonesian footballer
Taufik Hidayat (footballer, born 1999) (born 1999), Indonesian footballer

Taufeeq

Taufeeq Umar (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer

Taufiq

Taufiq Ahmed (cricketer), Pakistani cricketer for the Pakistan Air Force
Taufiq Ismail (born 1935), Indonesian poet, activist and the editor
Taufiq Kiemas (1942–2013), Indonesian Speaker of the People's Consultative Assembly of Indonesia from 2009 to 2013
Taufiq Qureshi (born 1962), Indian classical musician
Taufiq Wahby (1891–1984), Kurdish writer, linguist and politician

Tawfiq

Tawfiq Bay or Sayyid Ahmad Tawfiq Bay Sharif Efendi or Tevfik Pasha, Syrian Arab traveler
Tawfiq Canaan (1882–1964), Palestinian physician, medical researcher, ethnographer, and Palestinian nationalist
Tawfiq al-Hakim (1898–1987), Egyptian writer and visionary
Tawfiq Al-Nimri (1918–2011), Jordanian singer and composer
Tawfiq Sayigh (1923–1971), Palestinian academic, writer and journalist
Tawfiq al-Suwaidi (1892–1968), Iraqi politician who served as 5th Prime Minister of Iraq on three occasions stretching from 1929 to 1950
Tawfiq Ziad (1929–1994), Palestinian politician well known for his "poetry of protest"

Teufik

Servet Teufik Agaj, Albanian footballer (1930s)

Tewfik

Ahmed Tewfik El Madani (1899–1983), Algerian nationalist leader and a minister of the GPRA
Mohammed Ali Tewfik (1875–1955), the heir presumptive of Egypt and Sudan from 1892–99 and 1936–1952
Tewfik Allal (born 1947), Moroccan writer and a prominent political figure
Tewfik Pasha (or Tawfiq of Egypt, 1852–1892), Khedive of Egypt and Sudan between 1879 and 1892
Tewfik Saleh (1926–2013), Egyptian film director and writer
Tewfik Mishlawi (1935–2012), Lebanese journalist
Tewfik Allal (born 1947), Moroccan writer and political figure
Tewfik Abdullah (1896-1963), Egyptian footballer

Toufic

Majid Toufic Arslan, titled Emir Majid Arslan (1908–1983), Lebanese Druze leader and politician
Toufic Aboukhater (1934-2020), Monaco-based Palestinian/Lebanese businessman
Toufic Ali (born 1989), Palestinian footballer
Toufic El Bacha (1924–2005), Lebanese composer and musician
Toufic Barbir (fl. 1939–1941), Lebanese footballer
Toufic Farroukh (born 1958), Lebanese jazz composer, working in France
Toufic El Hajj, Lebanon international rugby league footballer
Toufic Jaber (born 1962), Lebanese diplomat
Toufic Maatouk, Lebanese orchestra conductor

Toufik

Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn (born 1952), Israeli-born Christian televangelist
Toufik Benamokrane (born 1980), Algerian footballer
Toufik el-Hibri (1869–1954), Lebanese Muslim cleric, one of the primary founders of the Scout movement in Lebanon
Toufik Zerara (born 1986), Algerian footballer

Tefik

Tefik Mborja (1891–1954), Albanian politician and lawyer
Tefik Osmani (born 1985), Albanian footballer

Tevfik

Tevfik Akbaşlı (born 1962), Turkish composer
Tevfik Altındağ (born 1988), Turkish footballer
Tevfik Başer (born 1951), Turkish-German film director and screenwriter
Tevfik Esenç (1904–1992), last known speaker of the Ubykh language
Tevfik Fikret (1867–1915), Turkish poet
Tevfik Gelenbe (1931–2004), Turkish actor
Tevfik Köse (born 1988), Turkish footballer
Tevfik Kış (1934-2019), Turkish wrestler
Tevfik Odabaşı (born 1981), Turkish wrestler
Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883–1972), Turkish politician
Neyzen Tevfik (1879–1953), Turkish poet

Tofig

Tofig Bakikhanov (born 1930), Azerbaijani composer
Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000), Azerbaijani composer, pianist, conductor
Tofig Gasimov (1938–2020), Azerbaijani politician and diplomat
Tofig Huseynzade (1946–2006), Azerbaijani philologist, folklorist, journalist and poet
Tofig Ismayilov (film director) (1939–2016), Azerbaijani film director, screenwriter and film scholar
Tofig Ismayilov (politician) (1933–1991), Azerbaijani politician, administrator, first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan
Tofig Zulfugarov (born 1959), Azerbaijani politician and government minister

Tofiq

Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan

Tufi

Tufi Duek (born 1954), Brazilian fashion designer

Surname

Taoufik

Sami Taoufik (born 2002), Moroccan racing driver

Taufiq

Pervez Taufiq (born 1974), American vocalist and songwriter for the hard rock band Living syndication

Tawfik

Abdel Nasser Tawfik (born 1967), Egyptian physicist
Abdelaziz Tawfik (born 1986), Egyptian footballer
Ahmed Tawfik (born 1991), Egyptian footballer
Ahmed Tawfik (basketball) (born 1987), Egyptian basketball player
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik (born 1962), Egyptian SF, horror and medical thriller writer
Anwar Tawfik (1914-?), Egyptian Olympic fencer
Ehab Tawfik (born 1966), Egyptian singer
Hassan Hosni Tawfik (1911–2005), Egyptian Olympic fencer

Tawfiq

Hisham Tawfiq (born 1970), American actor

Tewfik

Samira Tewfik (born 1944), Lebanese singer

Toufic

Jalal Toufic, Lebanese artist, filmmaker, and author
Walid Toufic (born 1954), Lebanese singer and actor

Places

Tawafiq, Syria, village in the southern Golan Heights^{[citation needed]}
Port Tewfik, the old name of Suez Port
- Port Tewfik Memorial, Indian War Memorial originally situated at Port Tewfik on the Suez Canal

Given name

Taoufik

Tawfik

Taufic

Taufik

Taufeeq

Taufiq

Tawfiq

Teufik

Tewfik

Toufic

Toufik

Tefik

Tevfik

Tofig

Tofiq

Tufi

Surname

Taoufik

Taufiq

Tawfik

Tawfiq

Tewfik

Toufic

Places

See also