Tawfik

Tawfik, or Tewfik, is an Arabic masculine given name. The name is derived from the Arabic root: waaw-faa-qaaf, 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. The Hebrew equivalent is Tovik or Tuvik. Tawfik has a similar meaning to the Greek Tobias. Taoufik and Toufic are common in North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria). Thoufeeq and Thoufeek are common in India.
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), Indonesian footballer
Taufik Hidayat (footballer, born 1999), Indonesian footballer
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"
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 (born 1896), Egyptian footballer
Toufic
Majid Toufic Arslan, titled Emir Majid Arslan (1908–1983), Lebanese Druze leader and politician
Toufic Aboukhater (born 1934), 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 (born 1934), Turkish wrestler
Tevfik Odabaşı (born 1981), Turkish wrestler
Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883–1972), Turkish politician
Neyzen Tevfik (1879–1953), Turkish poet
Tofig
Tofig Bakikhanov, 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, Azerbaijani politician and government minister
Tofiq
Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), Soviet footballer and football referee from Azerbaijan
Others
Toufik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn (born 1952), Benny Hinn, Israeli Christian pastor and revivalist
Tufi Duek (born 1954), Brazilian fashion designer
Taufeeq Umar (born 1981), Pakistani cricketer
Servet Teufik Agaj, Albanian footballer
Taoufik Makhloufi (born 1988), Algerian track and field athlete
Surname
Taoufik
Sami Taoufik, 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, Egyptian footballer
Ahmed Tawfik (basketball) (born 1987), Egyptian basketball player
Ahmed Khaled Tawfik (born 1962), Egyptian SF, horror and medical thriller writer
Anwar Tawfik (born 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
See also
Tawfiq (magazine), weekly satirical magazine published between 1922 and 1971 in Iran
Port Tewfik, the old name of Suez Port
Port Tewfik Memorial (Indian War Memorial) was originally situated at Port Tewfik on the Suez Canal
SV Toufic El Rahman, Syrian sailing ship sunk by the German submarine U-77, east of Cape Greco, Crete
Toufic H. Kalil House, structure built by Frank Lloyd Wright in Manchester, New Hampshire
Arabic-language masculine given names
Masculine given names
Arabic-language surnames