Malay Names · Boy
Shakir name meaning
“one who is grateful”
- Letters
- 6
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptشاكر
6
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Shakir
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Shakir is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'one who is grateful'.
What does Shakir mean?
About the name Shakir
Shakir is the Arabic word shākir, the active participle of shakara 'to thank', from the root sh-k-r. Its feminine form is Shakira. Spellings such as Syakir and Sakir are also used in Malaysia.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ش ك ر · sh-k-r |
| Syllables | Sha-kir |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with S |
| Arabic script | شاكر |
|---|
Compound names with Shakir
Sources
- Wiktionary: شاكر · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Ahmad♂Most praiseworthy
- Hamid♂Praiseworthy
- Mahmud♂Praised
- Shukri♂Thankful
- Hamdan♂Related to praise
- Shukor♂Gratitude
- Hamdi♂Praise
- Abdul Shukor♂Servant · gratitude · thankfulness
- Ahmad Shakir♂Most praiseworthy · one who is grateful
- Ahmad Shukri♂Most praiseworthy · thankful
- Muhammad Hamdan♂Praised · related to praise
- Muhammad Hamdi♂Praised · commendable · praise
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