"Variant of Khalif"
The name Kalif is commonly a male name from the "Arabic" origin.
Kalif is a spelling variant of Khalif, an English transliteration of the Arabic word khalifa, meaning successor or deputy, which also gives the historical title caliph. Transliteration of the Arabic initial consonant varies between kh and k, so Kalif and Khalif represent the same name.
Khalif means "King".
The pronunciation of Kalif is kuh-LEEF.
