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Altaf Surname Meaning

Muslim: from the Arabic personal name Alṭāf from the plural form of luṭf ‘kindness, grace’.

From the Arabic personal name Alṭaf from alṭaf ‘very kind’ an elative of laṭīf ‘kind’ (see Latif).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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