Tawfik

Tewfik (Arabic: توفيق‎‎), or Tawfik, is an Arabic name given to males. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf (و-ف-ق), which means to agree or to reconcile. Tewfik translates to, "the ability and opportunity to achieve success". Tewfik 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 Tewfik. The Turkish equivalent is Tevfik, while the Hebrew equivalent is Tovik or Tuvik (תוביק). Tewfik also has a similar meaning to the Greek Tobias (Τοβίας).

Given name

• Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn
• Taufic Guarch
• Joseph Toufik Merhi
• Walid Toufic
• Ehab Tawfik
• Tufi Duek
• Toufik Zerara
• Toufik El Hibri
• Tawfik Toubi
• Jalal Toufic
• Toufic Farroukh
• L’Emir Mageed Toufic Arslan
• Tawfiq Ali
• Tefik Osmani
• Tawfiq Canaan
• Taufik Hidayat
• Taufik Batisah
• Taufik Ismail
• Taufik Akbar
• Tefik Mborja
• Taufeeq Umar
• Tawfik Abu al-Huda
• Tawfik Alolo
• Tawfik Hamid
• Tawfik Jaber
• Tawfik Khatib (born 1954), a former Israeli Arab politician who served as a member of the Knesset
• Tawfik Toubi (born 1922), a retired Israeli Arab communist politician
• Toufik Benamokrane
• Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), a Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan. Commonly known as 'the Russian linesman' in England due to the 1966 World Cup Final.
• Tofig Guliyev
• Tofig Gasimov
• Tofik Bahramov
• Tofig Zulfugarov
• Tofig Bakikhanov
• Tofig Ismayilov (disambiguation)
• Tofig Abbasguliyev
• Tawfiq Bay
• Tawfiq Canaan
• Tawfiq el-Hakim
• Tawfiq Il-Nimri
• Tawfiq al-Suwaidi
• Tawfiq Ziad
• Tewfik Pasha
• Taufiq Wahby
• Taufiq Qureshi
• Taufiq Kiemas
• Taufiq Ahmed (disambiguation)
• Taufiq Ismail
• Ahmed Tewfik El Madani (1899–1983), an 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
• Servet Teufik Agaj, a former Albanian football player
• Tewfik Allal (born 1947), a Moroccan writer and a prominent political figure
• Tewfik Pasha (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 (born 1896), Egyptian footballer
• Taoufik Makhloufi, Algerian track and field icon
• 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 (born 1934), Turkish wrestler
• Tevfik Odabaşı (born 1981), Turkish wrestler
• Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883-1972), Turkish politician

Surname

• Abdel Nasser Tawfik (born 1967), an Egyptian physicist
• Abdelaziz Tawfik (born 1986), an Egyptian footballer
• Ahmed Tawfik, an Egyptian footballer
• Anwar Tawfik (born 1914), an Egyptian Olympic fencer
• Ehab Tawfik, (born 1966), a famous Egyptian singer
• Hassan Hosni Tawfik (born 1911), an Egyptian Olympic fencer
• Samira Tewfik (born 1944), Lebanese singer
• Pervez Taufiq

See also

• Port Tewfik, the old name of Suez Port
• Port Tewfik Memorial (Indian War Memorial) was originally situated at Port Tewfik on the Suez Canal