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Shaquille - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Shaquille
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. (s)ha-qui-(l)le, sh-aqui-lle ] The boy name Shaquille is pronounced SHahKIYL KEY. Shaquille's language of origin is Arabic and it is also used mainly in the Arabic language. Derived literally from the element shaquille which means 'handsome'. A variation of Shaquille is the Arabic Shakil.

Shaquille is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1993 with 0.086% of baby boys being given the name Shaquille. It ranked at #180 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is of only irregular use now. Among all boy names in its group, Shaquille was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Shaquille include the Hebrew Sha'ul, the English and Hebrew Shilo, the English and Hebrew Shiloh, the English and Hebrew Solly, the English Cecil, the Polish Cecyl, the French Cécile, the English Sal, the English, German, and Hungarian Saul, the Welsh Sawyl, the Arabic Shakil, the English and Hebrew Sol, the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Celio, and the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cecilio.

KEY: English pronunciation for Shaquille: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"


A famous person named Shaquille is Basketball Player, Shaquille O'Neal, born Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, 6 March 1972, Newark, New Jersey.

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