Tawfik

Tawfik (Arabic: توفيق‎), or Tewfik, 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. 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 Teufik, and the Hebrew equivalent is Tovik or Tuvik (תוביק). Tawfik 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
• Ahmed Tawfik (basketball) (born 1987), Egyptian basketball player
• Ahmed Khaled Tawfik (born 1962), Egyptian SF, horror and medical thriller writer
• 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