Kif as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kif

What is the meaning of the name Kif ?

The baby name Kif is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /kɪf/ (rhymes with "if").

Kif is in Origin.

Kif is a rare, modern given name with layered roots. In Arabic kayf (kīf) denotes well-being, ease, and enjoyment; through Maghrebi usage it became kif, a word that also traveled into Hebrew as kef (“fun”) and South African slang as kief/kiff (“cool”). As a personal name, Kif can likewise serve as a clipped form of Eritrean and Ethiopian Tigrinya names built on kifl “portion, share,” such as Kifle, Kiflom, or Kifle‑Mariam (“portion of Mary”). Depending on source, Kif carries senses of “delight, ease” or “one’s share.”

As a given name in English it is very uncommon, surfacing in the late twentieth century and gaining pop-culture visibility via Futurama’s character Kif Kroker. Variant spellings include Kief, Keef, and Kiff; Hebrew Kef is a cognate. Note that kif/kief also names a North African cannabis preparation, an association that may color the name’s reception.