Imvelaphi yegama Elif ivela kuTestamente Elidala, bheka u-Aleph, Alpha no-A, ngezansi ukuthola okuningi. Kuwuphawu oluvula imibhalo eminingi yakudala yenkolo ka-Abraham. Ngesikhathi sempi yezinguquko eTurkey, eyaqala ngo-1919, u- Atatürk waqala ukubhekisa kubantu besifazane abanesibindi abavikela phambili kwekhaya njengo "Elifs".Ngokushesha ngemuva kwempi, abesifazane banikezwa ilungelo lokuvota yiRiphabhulikhi yaseTurkey encane futhi entsha, ngo-1923, phambili kwezinye izizwe.Leli gama laduma eminyakeni eyalandela ukusungulwa kweTurkey entsha, ekhombisa ubungcweti obabuhlanganisa futhi buhlonipha okwedlule. U-Elif igama lamantombazane elivamile (ikakhulukazi eTurkey ) kanti u-Aleph igama lamagama abafana abangamaHeberu. Kuvamise ukuthi kukhonjwe ngephutha kuphawu olulodwa noma incazelo, yize inemvelaphi ehlukahlukene. Igama Elif livame ukusetshenziswa njengegama lamantombazane.Ngonyaka odlule  ibekwe ku-2,636th ohlwini lwama-US Social Security Administration lwamagama amantombazane athandwa kakhulu.