In This Article Origin, Meaning, And History Of Naif Naif is a gentle masculine name with Arabic roots. It is derived from the word nafa, which means ‘to exceed,’‘to surpass,’ and ‘to go over.’ It possibly carries other meanings such as ‘elevated,’‘high,’ and ‘towering’ ...
“though every wave roll’d menacing to fill, and present peril all before surpass’d, they grieved for those who perished with the cutter and also for the biscuit-casks and butter.” (‘don juan – canto ii (1819)’ by lord byron) example 2: in the following example from doctor ...