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[ 2 syll. (s)ha-kir, sh-ak-ir ] The boy name Shakir is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is SHAEKihR †. Shakir's origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic language. Derived literally from the element 'shakir' which means thankful. The name Shakira (Arabic) is the female form of Shakir. Shakir is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Shakir include Saagar (Indian), Sachar (Russian), Sagar (Indian), Sawyer (English), Seasar (English), Sekar (Indian), Serhiy (Russian), Sezar (English), Shiro, Shukri (Arabic), Shura (Russian), Sieffre (Welsh), Siro (Greek and Italian), Sorley (English and Irish), Sorrie, Caesar (English), Ceri (Welsh), Cesar (English, German, and Spanish), Cezar (Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Slavic), and César (French, Portuguese, and Spanish).
† English pronunciation for Shakir: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"   |
